NEW YORK: Usain Bolt, the greatest sprinter of all time, recently revealed that he had damaged teeth during his sprinting career.
Bolt, a retired Jamaican sprinter, had poor quality dental services available in his home country of Jamaica. The winner of eight Olympic gold medals received poor dental service early in life, which damaged his teeth at the age of 10 and created general anxiety about future dental work.
Bolt was exposed to the harsh conditions of Jamaican dentistry as a child. According to him, it hadn't been a good experience as a kid to get their teeth pulled because they hadn't had all the necessary numbing agents to help. He said his first trip to the dentist was a lot more painful than it should've been as a kid.
However, when Bolt set himself as a global star and came into wealth, he fixed his teeth in Germany in 2015.
He has now been in partnership with a 3D dental printing company and working on expanding global access to dental care, starting with his home country. Bolt has been launching a charitable initiative to provide underserved global populations with high-quality dental care.
