WEF Article | Investing in Oral Health: Here’s Why the Time is Now

Almost half the world’s population – 3.5 billion people – are impacted by oral diseases that not only imperil their ability to eat or speak but also put them at greater risk of and from other systemic illnesses like diabetes, heart disease, stroke and some cancers. The resulting cost to the global economy is staggering, estimated at more than $710 billion for treatment costs plus productivity losses combined.

Read the article from the World Economic Forum, part of Centre for Health and Healthcare, written by:

Allison Neale, Vice President, Public Policy, Henry Schein; Dr. Maria Ryan, Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, Colgate-Palmolive Company; Marko Vujicic, Chief Economist and Vice President, Health Policy Institute, American Dental Association; and Shyam Bishen Head, Centre for Health and Healthcare; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum

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