Poor Dental Habits Increase Swine Flu Risk

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DENTAL NEWS: Bad dental hygiene could possibly increase the risk of swine flu as the UK's National Dental Survey reveals that the British failure to heed infection control advice could lead to more cases of the swine flu. The survey, which was conducted by the British Dental Health Foundation as part of National Smile Month, found that the British population's dreadful dental habits are helping spread germs as 40% of the British admit to picking their teeth with fingernails. Picking teeth with fingernails risks spreading germs from surfaces touched and dirty hands straight to the mouth and onwards to the rest of the body.

DENTAL VIEWS: As a child, I remember watching my father "floss his teeth" with a dollar bill he pulled out of his wallet. At the time, I really didn't think anything of it but now all I can think of is "Oh my God... those dollar bills could have been anywhere, in any one's hands doing God knows what".