Scottish Health Survey Shows Positive Steps Are Being Taken for Dental Health

The Scottish Health Survey has shown that the nation’s dental health could be improving as positive steps have been taken.

This shows that 75% of all Scottish adults rate their health to be either ‘very good’ or ‘good’ and just 7% claim it to be ‘bad’ or ‘very bad’.

Cabinet secretary for health and wellbeing, Nicola Sturgeon, commented on the figures, stating that Scotland has had a reputation for poor health, though these findings show that things are definitely improving.

In particular, Sturgeon commented that ‘positive steps’ are being made when it comes to dental health.

However, improvements still need to be made to ensure everyone has access to a dentist. Dental insurance can give peace of mind to many who want to be able to stay as healthy as possible.

The main health problem still lies in the area of drinking alcohol, where high consumption is an issue for a large percentage of the population.

Sturgeon stated that the Scottish Government is planning to invest nearly £120 million to help tackle the misuse of alcohol, as well as strong changes in policy to help break the Scottish relationship with alcohol.

The Scottish Health Survey is now run annually, where results will be published at the end of the year. The survey is meant to give results for NHS Board areas after 4 years of collecting data. This is the first report to be produced since a major review of the way the survey works.