In the United States, the percentage of adults with a dental visit in the past year increased from 1997 to 2019. In 2019, the share of adults with a dental visit in the past year stood at 61.5 percent among men, whereas it was 69.3 percent among women.
Percentage of adults with a dental visit in the past year in the U.S. from 1997 to 2019, by gender
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Oral treatment among children
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Oral treatment among adults
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Dental professionals
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Costs
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (November 15, 2022). Percentage of adults with a dental visit in the past year in the U.S. from 1997 to 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/187900/persons-with-a-dental-visit-in-the-past-year-in-the-us-by-gender-since-1997/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of adults with a dental visit in the past year in the U.S. from 1997 to 2019, by gender." Chart. November 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187900/persons-with-a-dental-visit-in-the-past-year-in-the-us-by-gender-since-1997/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2022). Percentage of adults with a dental visit in the past year in the U.S. from 1997 to 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187900/persons-with-a-dental-visit-in-the-past-year-in-the-us-by-gender-since-1997/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of Adults with a Dental Visit in The past Year in The U.S. from 1997 to 2019, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187900/persons-with-a-dental-visit-in-the-past-year-in-the-us-by-gender-since-1997/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of adults with a dental visit in the past year in the U.S. from 1997 to 2019, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187900/persons-with-a-dental-visit-in-the-past-year-in-the-us-by-gender-since-1997/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Percentage of adults with a dental visit in the past year in the U.S. from 1997 to 2019, by gender [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, November 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/187900/persons-with-a-dental-visit-in-the-past-year-in-the-us-by-gender-since-1997/