Tooth School

11/07/23 • 27 min

Toothbrushing is one of the most important things you can do for your oral health. Done right it takes just four minutes a day, can save endless pain, and thousands of dollars. Because let’s face it, the only thing that might worse than the excruciating, eye popping pain of a toothache is forking over an entire pay packet to the dentist...

On this episode of Consume This we take on the latest New Zealand Health Survey Data to understand where we are going wrong with our approach to oral health and what we’re doing about it.

Sophie Stewart is joined by:

NZ Dental Association Spokesperson Dr Rob Beaglehole
National Clinical Director Of Oral Health Dr Riana Clarke
And some of the team behind Auckland supervised toothbrushing project Niho Kura....

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On this episode of Consume This we take on the latest New Zealand Health Survey Data to understand where we are going wrong with our approach to oral health and what we’re doing about it.

Sophie Stewart is joined by:

NZ Dental Association Spokesperson Dr Rob Beaglehole
National Clinical Director Of Oral Health Dr Riana Clarke
And some of the team behind Auckland supervised toothbrushing project Niho Kura....

To become a member of Consumer NZ check out our website.

For updates follow us on Facebook, Instagram or sign up to our mailing list here. You can get in touch via [email protected].

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In 1947, the small west coast town of Greymouth came together to fight an increase in the price of beer. Their boycott of the local pubs lasted four and a half months, was ultimately a success, and became the first major consumer action in our history.

In this episode Jon Duffy & Sophie Stewart look back at the history of Consumer action in Aotearoa, unpick Consumer NZs role in it, and look towards our future.

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