In 2019, nearly 87 percent of children between the ages of 2 and 17 years of age visited the dentist in 2019. This statistic depicts the percentage of children in the United States who visited the dentist in the past year from 1997 to 2019.
Percentage of children in the United States who visited the dentist in the past year from 1997 to 2019
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CDC. (August 12, 2022). Percentage of children in the United States who visited the dentist in the past year from 1997 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/449549/share-of-us-children-who-visited-the-dentist-in-the-past-year/
CDC. "Percentage of children in the United States who visited the dentist in the past year from 1997 to 2019." Chart. August 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/449549/share-of-us-children-who-visited-the-dentist-in-the-past-year/
CDC. (2022). Percentage of children in the United States who visited the dentist in the past year from 1997 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/449549/share-of-us-children-who-visited-the-dentist-in-the-past-year/
CDC. "Percentage of Children in The United States Who Visited The Dentist in The past Year from 1997 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/449549/share-of-us-children-who-visited-the-dentist-in-the-past-year/
CDC, Percentage of children in the United States who visited the dentist in the past year from 1997 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/449549/share-of-us-children-who-visited-the-dentist-in-the-past-year/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Percentage of children in the United States who visited the dentist in the past year from 1997 to 2019 [Graph], CDC, August 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/449549/share-of-us-children-who-visited-the-dentist-in-the-past-year/