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Country Statistics
Capital Bangkok
Area 513,115 sq Km
Population 62.8m (122.4 per sq Km)
Pop. Under 15 23.8%
Life Expectancy 68.5 yrs (M), 75 yrs (W)
Adult Lit 92.6%
GDP US$ 143bn (2,280 per head)
Health spending, % of GDP 4.4
Doctors per 1,000 pop. 0.3
Education spend, % of GDP 5.2
Clean water access, % of pop. 85
Foreign Debt US$ 51.8bn (41 as % of GDP)

 Source: The Economist, World in Figures 2008

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  • Can "Good Bacterium" cure...
    Monday, June 29, 2009 - 16:13
    Can "Good Bacterium" cure...

    Dr. Jeffrey Hillman is the creator of BCS3-L1, a genetically altered strain of the Streptococcus bacteria and contender in the dental caries vaccine race.   BCS3-L1 does not produce...

  • Relationship between dental caries and...
    Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 17:29
    Relationship between dental caries and...

     A four-year longitudinal study of Peruvian children confirms a cause-and-effect relationship between early malnutrition and dental caries.   Over 200 participants, aged 6-11 months, were recruited for the study and classified as:...

  • Humans and Tooth Decay - Together from...
    Monday, June 22, 2009 - 18:17
    Humans and Tooth Decay - Together from...

    An interesting little read - Back in 2007, an NYU College of Dentistry research team mapped the migration of early humans by using tooth decay as a biomarker.  The...

  • Is Mellanby's work more relevant...
    Friday, June 19, 2009 - 16:35
    Is Mellanby's work more relevant...

    I ran across this blog post from Whole Health Source that highlights a...

Discussion

  • Holistic Dental Movement
    Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 17:54
    Holistic Dental Movement

    What are everyone's thoughts on the growing holistic dental movement?  

  • Should the FDA require fluoride content...
    Friday, June 19, 2009 - 17:48
    Should the FDA require fluoride content...

    On a more macro level, should we monitor fluoride levels in our diet like we do fat or sodium?  Most people do not know how much fluoride is in their tap water or what the recommended dose is.  They also assume that fluoride found in...

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