Diamonds. Napkins. Marriage. Relationships. Fashion. All are being killed by Millennials. Now it's the dental industry's turn.



Millennials don't visit the dentist - at least not at the rates that their sweet and adorable younger siblings do, or at the rate of their responsible and sensible parents.

Now some Millennial reading this might start whining and complaining and making feeble excuses. "My employer doesn't offer dental insurance." "Other generations didn't visit the dentist when they were young." "I floss daily, have great teeth, and don't need to go." "I've got a crippling load of student debt, and can barely afford to pay the rent, let alone get a dental check-up."

Seriously? Let's take apart that student debt thing. What about those poor dentists? Dental tuition in Canada currently averages $21,012 a year. How will young dentists pay off their hundreds of thousands in student loans if other Millennials don't use their services?

Nope, it's time for the Millennials to smarten up, find themselves good jobs with benefits, and end the carnage before it's too late.

Update: here are the 2013/14 numbers beside the 2003 ones. This says more about who has steady jobs with benefits than anything else.