
John Elflein
Research expert covering health and health care
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U.S. females who visited a dentist in the past year as of 2022, by state
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Share of U.S. children and adolescents with oral health problems in 2023, by state
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People who could not afford dental services in the U.S. from 1999-2019
Importance of oral health compared to other types of health U.S. adults, 2023
Importance of oral health compared to other types of health according to adults in the United States in 2023
Share of U.S. adults who reported their overall and oral health positively 2021-2023
Percentage of adults in the United States who reported their overall health and their oral health positively from 2021 to 2023
Share of U.S. adults with at least one chronic and one oral health problem 2021-2022
Percentage of adults in the United States who had at least one chronic health and one oral health problem in 2021 and 2022
U.S. adults with at least one past-year oral health symptom as of 2023, by age
Share of U.S. adults who reported at least one oral health symptom in the past year as of 2023, by age
Share of U.S. adults who reported oral health problems in 2022, by race/ethnicity
Percentage of adults in the United States who reported oral health problems in 2022, by race/ethnicity
Self-reported oral health outcomes in the U.S. in 2022, by urbanicity
Self-reported oral health outcomes in the United States in 2022, by urbanicity
Share of U.S. children and adolescents with oral health problems in 2023, by state
Percentage of children and adolescents aged 1 to 17 years who had oral health problems in the U.S. in 2023, by state
Oral health problems among U.S. adults in the past year as of 2023
Percentage of adults in the United States who had select oral health problems in the past year as of 2023
Types of oral health problems reported by adults in 2023
Percentage of adults in the United States with oral health problems who had select problems in the past year as of 2023
U.S. females who visited a dentist in the past year as of 2022, by state
Percentage of women in the U.S. who visited a dentist or dental clinic within the past year as of 2022, by state
Dental visit in the past year among U.S. adults as of 2023, by race/ethnicity
Percentage of adults in the United States who had a dental visit in the past year as of 2023, by race/ethnicity
Dental visit in the past year among U.S. adults as of 2023, by income
Percentage of adults in the United States who had a dental visit in the past year as of 2023, by income
Older U.S. adults who visited a dentist in the past 12 months in 2022, by age
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 65 and over who had a dental visit within the past 12 months in 2022, by age
Older U.S. adults who visited a dentist in the past 12 months in 2022, by ethnicity
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 65 and over who had a dental visit within the past 12 months in 2022, by race/ethnicity
People who did have a dental visit for more than a year U.S. 2022, by urbanicity
Share of adults who did have a dental visit for more than one year in the United States in 2022, by urbanicity
Share of U.S. adults not planning a dental visit in the next year, 2022, by ethnicity
Percentage of adults in the United States who did not plan on visiting a dentist in the next year as of 2022, by race/ethnicity
Reasons for U.S. adults not planning to see a dentist in 2023
Share of U.S. adults who gave select reasons for not planning on seeing a dentist in the coming year for routine or preventive care as of 2023
Reasons for not visiting a dentist in the past two years among U.S. adults 2022
Percentage of U.S. adults who gave select reasons for not visiting a dentist in the past two years as of 2022
Patients' feelings of respect, comfort and trust in oral healthcare in the U.S. 2023
Share of patients agreeing with the following statements about their last oral health visit in the United States in 2023
Share of people who faced discrimination in oral health care U.S. 2022, by urbanicity
Share of people who faced discrimination in oral health care or were denied care due to discrimination in the United States in 2022, by urbanicity
Key factors for patients in choosing dental care in the U.S. in 2023
Key factors for patients in choosing dental care from an oral health provider in the United States in 2023
Number of U.S. adults who lost productivity time due to oral health issues, 2023
Number of adults in the United States who lost productivity time due to oral pain or an unexpected dental visit in 2023 (in millions)
Distribution of U.S. adults who lost productivity time due to oral health issues 2022
Distribution of adults in the United States who lost productivity time due to oral pain or an unexpected dental visit in 2022, by amount of time
Share of U.S. parents who lost productivity time due to child's oral issues, 2022
Distribution of parents/guardians in the United States who lost productivity time due to children's oral pain or an unexpected dental visit in 2022, by amount of time
U.S. adults who missed work/school due to oral health problems as of 2023, by race
Share of U.S. adults who reported missing work/school due to oral health problems as of 2023, by race/ethnicity
Number of active dentists in the U.S. 1993-2023
Number of active dentists in the U.S. from 1993 to 2023
U.S. dentists density 2001-2023
Number of active dentists in the U.S. from 2001 to 2023 (per 100,000 population)
Share of dentists in the U.S. from 2001 to 2023, by gender
Distribution of licensed dentists working in the U.S. from 2001 to 2023, by gender
Number of active dentists working in the U.S. in 2023, by area of practice
Number of professionally active dentists working in the U.S. in 2023, by area of practice*
Top U.S. states by dentists density in 2023
Top 10 U.S. states by number of active dentists in 2023 (per 100,000 population)
Top U.S. states by number of active dentists 2023
Top 10 U.S. states by number of active dentists in 2023
Annual net income of all dentists in private practice U.S. 2023, by type
Average annual net income of all dentists in private practice in the U.S. in 2023, by type (in U.S. dollars)
Number of dental hygienists employed by U.S. 2023, by state
Number of dental hygienists employed in the United States in 2023, by state
Number of dental assistants employed in the U.S. 2023, by state
Number of dental assistants employed in the United States in 2023, by state and territory
U.S. adults and children with a dentist visit in 2022, by insurance coverage status
Percentage of U.S. adults and children who visited the dentist at least once in 2022, by insurance status
Dental services expenditure in the U.S. 1960-2022
Dental services expenditure in the United States in selected years between 1960 and 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Dental service spending in the U.S. by payer 2013-2021
Spending for dental services in the United States from 2013 to 2021, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars)
U.S. household expenditure on dental care insurance 2017-2023
Average annual expenditure on dental care insurance per consumer unit in the United States from 2017 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars)
U.S. consumer price index: physician and dental services 1960-2022
Consumer price index for physician and dental services in the U.S. from 1960 to 2022
Revenue of the oral care industry in the U.S. 2018-2029
Revenue of the oral care market in the United States from 2018 to 2029 (in million U.S. dollars)
Revenue growth of oral care in the U.S. 2020-2029
Revenue growth of the oral care market in the United States from 2020 to 2029
Revenue per capita of oral care in the U.S. 2019-2029
Revenue per capita of the oral care market in the United States from 2019 to 2029 (in U.S. dollars)
U.S. oral care products' unit sales by category 2023
Unit sales of oral care products in the United States in 2023, by category (in million units)
OTC revenue of oral antiseptics and rinses in the U.S. 2011-2023
Oral antiseptics and rinses OTC revenue in the United States from 2011 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)
Share of U.S. children who kept up with recommended oral health practices 2023
Percentage of U.S. children who kept up with recommended brushing, mouthwash, and flossing usage standards as of 2023
U.S. adults who brushed their teeth and flossed every day as of 2023, by race
Share of U.S. adults who brushed their teeth and flossed every day as of 2023, by race/ethnicity
Number of teeth removed due to decay/gum disease in the U.S. in 2022, by urbanicity
Number of teeth removed due to decay or gum disease in the United States in 2022, by urbanicity
Experience/comfort of U.S. patients with health screenings in the dental setting 2023
Experience and comfort of patients with the following types of health screenings in the dental setting in the United States in 2023
Mon - Fri, 9am - 6pm (EST)
Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm (SGT)
Mon - Fri, 10:00am - 6:00pm (JST)
Mon - Fri, 9:30am - 5pm (GMT)
Mon - Fri, 9am - 6pm (EST)