In the United States, the percentage of persons with a dental visit in the past year increased from 1997 to 2018. In 2018, the share of people with a dental visit in the past year stood at 66.8 percent in the male population, whereas it was 72.7 percent in the female population.
Percentage of persons with a dental visit in the past year in the U.S. from 1997 to 2018, by gender
Respondents were asked "About how long has it been since you last saw or talked to a dentist?"
Includes all other races not shown separately and unknown disability status.
Values not included in the pdf version of the report were taken from the Health, United States, trend tables.
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (March 2, 2021). Percentage of persons with a dental visit in the past year in the U.S. from 1997 to 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 13, 2022, 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 persons with a dental visit in the past year in the U.S. from 1997 to 2018, by gender." Chart. March 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 13, 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. (2021). Percentage of persons with a dental visit in the past year in the U.S. from 1997 to 2018, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 13, 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 Persons with a Dental Visit in The past Year in The U.S. from 1997 to 2018, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2021, 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 persons with a dental visit in the past year in the U.S. from 1997 to 2018, 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 August 13, 2022)
