Treatment of preventable gum disease, caries and tooth loss totals 4.9% of global healthcare expenditure

‘Time to put your money where your mouth is: addressing inequalities in oral health’ is the new Economist Impact white paper published today, commissioned by the EFP (European Federation of Periodontology) with support from Haleon. The paper explores the escalating burden of periodontitis and caries, highlighting the critical associations between these two diseases, and proposing a combined approach to level up the population’s oral and systemic health outcomes.

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