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Dentists strike white gold
Updated On: 01 June, 2009 07:40 AM IST | | Alisha Coelho
On World No Tobacco Day, dentists say city's young smokers are ready to spend up to Rs 15K every three months to get rid of nicotine stains, but won't give up smoking
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On World No Tobacco Day, dentists say city's young smokers are ready to spend up to Rs 15K every three months to get rid of nicotine stains, but won't give up smoking
Dentists across the city are observing a paradoxical yet profitable trend. There has been a sharp rise in the number of people who can't kick the butt, but will pay through their nose to maintain their dazzling smiles.
According to dentists, students and young working professionals hooked to nicotine spend up to Rs 15,000 every three months to get their teeth bleached to deal with the yellow stains caused by excessive smoking.
"We used to get only actors and models earlier, but now we also get students who have that kind of money to spend on making their teeth look good," said Dr Ashok Dhoble of the Indian Dental Association, on the sidelines of an event organised on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day, yesterday.
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KICK THE BUTT: Actors Shreyas Talpade and Amrita Rao during the launch of tobacco intervention centres by the Indian Dental Association in partnership with the Maharashtra government at St Andrews auditorium, Bandra, yesterday. PIC/SHADAB KHAN Read Next Story Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
