{"id":12581,"date":"2018-02-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/apparently-south-aussies-have-pretty-much-the-worst-teeth-in-the-country\/"},"modified":"2018-02-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T00:00:00","slug":"apparently-south-aussies-have-pretty-much-the-worst-teeth-in-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/apparently-south-aussies-have-pretty-much-the-worst-teeth-in-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Apparently South Aussies Have Pretty Much The Worst Teeth In The Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>South Australians have the worst dental health in mainland Australia, according to the latest Medibank Better Health Index.<\/h3>\n<p>32.3 per cent of South Aussies have at least one dental issue, which is above the national average of 30.4. Only Tasmania has a higher rate.<\/p>\n<p>Also revealed in the report:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8211; 16 per cent of South Australians suffer tooth decay, above the national level of 14.7 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; And 15.4 per cent of South Australians have sensitive teeth, the highest rate in the country.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">South Australians have the worst dental health of the mainland states, new figures show. But who&#39;s to blame?<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gOAXnTVu7X\">https:\/\/t.co\/gOAXnTVu7X<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Advertiser (@theTiser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theTiser\/status\/962861059592761344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote>&#13;\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Australians have the worst dental health in mainland Australia, according to the latest Medibank Better Health Index. 32.3 per cent of South Aussies have at least one dental issue, which is above the national average of 30.4. Only Tasmania has a higher rate. 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