Workplace Wellbeing: Does fortune smile on people with good teeth?

Studies suggest a bright smile can lead to a bright future in the workplace. But perfect pearly whites won’t dazzle managers if employees don’t perform well

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Jazz singer Louis Armstrong may have been onto something when he sang, ‘When you’re smiling, the whole world smiles with you.’ 

Studies show that having a shiny set of pearly whites affects how people perceive you and could even affect your success in the workplace.