Oral and Dental Health
Data are for the U.S.
Morbidity
- Percent of children aged 5-19 years with untreated dental caries: 13.2% (2015-2018)
- Percent of adults aged 20-44 with untreated dental caries: 25.9% (2015-2018)
- Percent of adults aged 45-64 with untreated dental caries: 25.3% (2015-2018)
- Percent of adults aged 65 years and over with untreated dental caries: 20.2% (2015-2018)
Source: Health, United States, 2019, table 28 [PDF – 9.8 MB]
Dental visits
- Percent of adults aged 18 and over with a dental exam or cleaning in the past year: 64.1% (2022)
- Percent of children aged 2-17 years with a dental visit in the past year: 86.9% (2019)
Source: Health, United States, 2019, table DentCh [PDF – 9.8 MB]
More data
- Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2021
- Trends in Dental care from Health, United States
- Health, United States — Topic Page: Dentists
- Health, United States — Topic Page: Dental visits
- Dental Care Utilization Among Adults Aged 18-64 Years: United States, 2019 and 2020
- Dental Care Utilization Among Children Aged 1-17 Years: United States, 2019 and 2020
- Urban-Rural Differences in Dental Care Utilization Among Adults Aged 18-64
- Prevalence of Tooth Loss Among Older Adults: United States, 2015-2018
- Dental Care Among Adults Aged 65 Years and Over, 2017
- Regional Variation in Private Dental Coverage and Care among Dentate Adults Aged 18-64 in the United States, 2014-2017
- Prevalence of Total and Untreated Dental Caries Among Youth: United States, 2015–2016
- Trends in Dental Caries and Sealants, Tooth Retention, and Edentulism, United States 1999–2004 to 2011–2016