Making a big strike in oral and dental healthcare, Qatar scored the highest rank in dental health among more than 178 countries, according to a new survey by one of the UK’s largest dental suppliers.
Qatar topped as the most teeth-conscious country, with one of the lowest sugar consumption rates in the world, a low proportion of people smoking and a large number of dentists at the community’s disposal, according to Kent Express, the UK’s largest mail-order dental supplier. Oman was ranked second and Japan third.
In the ‘The Oral Health Index – The World’s Most ‘Teeth Conscious’ Countries’ survey, Qatar scored 80.8 points as the most teeth-conscious country. It has 6.2 dentists per 10,000 people in the country and people use only 607 teaspoons of sugar a year. Qatar has almost double the number of dentists available per 10,000 people when compared with Oman, which has 3.0.
The study also found that Oman consumes annually nine kilos or 2,252 teaspoons of sugar. It further noted that 9.6 percent of adults in Oman are tobacco users.
In contrast, Qatar had an annual sugar consumption of 2.4kg per capita or 607 teaspoons, and about 14 percent of adults use tobacco.
