Oral and Dental Health

(Data are for the U.S.)

 

Morbidity

• Percent of children ages 6-19 years with untreated dental caries: 16.2% (2005-2008)
• Percent of adults ages 20-64 years with untreated dental caries: 23.7% (2005-2008)

Source: Health, United States: 2011, table 76 [PDF - 9.8 MB]

 

Health care use

• Percent of children ages 2-17 with a dental visit in the past year: 78.9% (2010)
• Percent of adults ages 18-64 with a dental visit in the past year: 61.1% (2010)
• Percent of adults ages 65 and over with a dental visit in the past year: 57.7% (2010)

Source: Health, United States: 2011, table 98 [PDF - 9.8 MB]

 

More data

• Dental insurance for persons under age 65 years with private health insurance [PDF - 1 MB]
• Frequencies and percents of absence of teeth by age, sex, and race/ethnicity Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2010, tables 11, 12 [PDF - 1.3 MB]
• Oral Health Status and Access to Oral Health Care for U.S. Adults Aged 18–64: National Health Interview Survey, 2008 [PDF - 430 KB]
• Prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis in the United States [PDF - 863 KB]
• Search Tables for Dental Health in Health Data Interactive
• Selected Oral Health Indicators in the United States, 2005–2008
• Trends in oral health status, U.S. 1988-1994 and 1999-2004 [PDF - 1.8 MB]