# Do 9 out of 10 dentists really recommend that toothpaste?

- Institution: TED
- Department: Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi
- Speaker: Mona Chalabi
- Year: 2021
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/mona_chalabi_do_9_out_of_10_dentists_really_recommend_that_toothpaste)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

You've probably heard claims like 9 out of 10 dentists recommend so-and-so toothpaste. But how can you tell what's a marketing ploy versus a solid statistic? In this episode, Mona shares three questions to ask yourself when you're faced with a suspicious statistic. (You don't need your wisdom teeth to figure it out!) Want to hear more from Mona? Check out her podcast Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi, from the TED Audio Collective.

## Lectures

1. [Do 9 out of 10 dentists really recommend that toothpaste?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/mona_chalabi_do_9_out_of_10_dentists_really_recommend_that_toothpaste/83a576f4263a), 3 min (TED's player)