This statistic shows the percentage of persons with a dental visit in the previous year in the U.S. from 1997 to 2017, by location of residence. In 2017, the percentage of all persons 2 years of age and over living within a metropolitan statistical area in the United States with a dental visit in the previous year was 69.7 percent.
Percentage of persons with a dental visit in the past year in the U.S. from 1997 to 2018, by location of residence
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.
** MSA is metropolitan statistical area. Starting with 2006 data, MSA status is determined using 2000 census data and the 2000 standards for defining MSAs.
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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 location of residence [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/187905/persons-with-a-dental-visit-in-the-past-year-in-the-us-by-location-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 location of residence." Chart. March 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187905/persons-with-a-dental-visit-in-the-past-year-in-the-us-by-location-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 location of residence. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187905/persons-with-a-dental-visit-in-the-past-year-in-the-us-by-location-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 Location of Residence." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187905/persons-with-a-dental-visit-in-the-past-year-in-the-us-by-location-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 location of residence Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187905/persons-with-a-dental-visit-in-the-past-year-in-the-us-by-location-since-1997/ (last visited June 26, 2022)
