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Dentists alert Australians to the link between neglected mouth health and diabetes

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Australian Dental Association
Australian Dental Association
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6 September 2023
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1 minute read
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  • In the media
The ADA's Submission to the Inquiry Into Diabetes by the Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport stresses that poor oral health not only contributes to the onset of Type 2 Diabetes, it can also make an existing Diabetes condition worse.

Failing to brush teeth twice a day and floss once a day can not only contribute to the onset of Type 2 Diabetes, it can also make an existing Diabetes condition worse, a fact very few Australians are aware of.

This is the key message in the Australian Dental Association’s (ADA) Submission to the Inquiry Into Diabetes by the Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport currently underway.

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