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... and an integral part of general health. According to the Council of European Chief Dental Officers, in the EU, the socio-economic burden of oral diseases is considerable: they affect the majority of school-aged children and adults and account for 5% of public health spending. Costs of traditional curative treatment have risen from €54bn in 2000 to €79bn in 2012 and are expected to rise up to €93b ...

Poor oral health has a detrimental effect on youth’s quality of life, their performance at school and their success in later life. Youth who suffer from poor oral health are 12 times more likely to have restricted-activity days than those who do not. European Ministers have asserted that the needs of EU citizens must be the centre of attention in the development of high quality health related inf ...