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Teeth and Social Mobility.
Revisiting an old piece…
Nearly five years ago, I wrote piece on teeth and its effects on employability and social mobility.
The view that one’s pearly whites spoke to one’s employment prospects held true in America as it did in the UK, where folks were ridiculed for having ‘British teeth’ in times past.
At the time the article was published, this author was between jobs and extremely worried about having a dental emergency and not having the funds to pay for one.
While I have always paid special attention to my gnashers, my precarious economic circumstances made me slightly obsessive, as I had no problems paying for expensive toothpastes and forgoing meals to ensure that all was well.
But this isn’t necessarily the case for everyone in the United Kingdom.
Last week, it was revealed by the Rowntree foundation that 7.4 million people are having to do without the bare essentials such as tooth brush, tooth pastes, bathing soap, shampoo etc.
If you’re Nick Ferrari of the LBC radio station, it’s difficult to believe that there are people out there having to make the choice as to whether to go without toothpaste or forgo a meal.
