Usain Bolt Reveals He Raced With “Broken Teeth” Due to Jamaica’s Lack of Dental Care

Published 11/17/2021, 10:07 AM EST

With primary health care limited in many parts of the world, many people seek treatment by traveling abroad. The same thing happened to Usain Bolt, who had dental problems due to the lack of treatment in Jamaica.

The legendary sprinter who won eight gold medals in different Olympic Games opened up on his issues with his teeth. Bolt revealed how the lack of dental clinics had weakened his teeth. The sprinter opened up on the problems he faced while he grew up in his country.

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Usain Bolt ran with damaged teeth

In an interview, the legendary sprinter revealed the issues he had with his teeth ever since the age of 10. With no dental clinics in Jamaica during that period, Bolt found it hard to find a place to mend his teeth.

“If you watch my career, I had broken teeth through my younger age that I couldn’t get fixed because it wasn’t easily accessible,” said Bolt.

According to the WHO, there is less than one dentist for 100,000 people in Jamaica. Moreover, studies on dental health care showed that 70% of the people had a toothache while 65% of people found it hard to eat food.

In addition, 49% of people were conscious about their teeth as Jamaica faced a glaring dental crisis. Bolt himself went to Germany back in 2015 to get his teeth fixed.

“I went to Germany when I finally decided to fix my teeth properly, and just the equipment and how it was done quickly and done well was just amazing,” said Bolt.

Thus, this prompted him to partner with several investors to start premium dental care for people in his country.

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Bolt’s dental contributions

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To tackle the cause of dental problems, Bolt’s partnership with 3D dental printing technology company SprintRay aims to provide dental health care to people across the world. He started this as a charitable organization to provide premium dental care to people in his country and other nations.

The company aims at including, two clinics, a centralized 3D printing lab, and a mobile dental unit. However, these rules will adhere to the norms and regulations of the country. Hence, it is a genuine show of kindness by the greatest sprinter the world has seen.

With Usain Bolt helping people out, he becomes an inspiration for most of the athletes. Blessed with incredible charisma and an astonishing personality, he is, as many fans call him, ‘the eighth wonder of the world’.

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Jacob Gijy is a US Sports and NBA writer at EssentiallySports. Gijy finished his Masters in Counselling Psychology and worked in a hospital for 2 years before his passion for sports compelled him to find his way to sports journalism. A fan of the great Tim Duncan, he is always ready to pick up a debate with anyone who does not offer the center the respect he deserves.

Usain Bolt Reveals He Raced With “Broken Teeth” Due to Jamaica’s Lack of Dental Care

Usain Bolt ran with damaged teeth

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Bolt’s dental contributions