U.S. Census Bureau: Dental Utilization

According to the National Health Interview Survey in 2011:

• 1% of adults had never visited a dental professional
• 8% of adults had lost all of their natural teeth (16% of adults with less than a high school education, 4% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher)
• Most recent dental visit:  44% within the previous six months, 17% between six and twelve months, 13% between one and two years, 12% between two and five years, and 13% more than five years ago
• 61% of the civilian noninstitutionalized adult population aged 18 and over had excellent or very good health; 11% had been told they have heart disease, 9% had been told they had diabetes, 22% had been told they have some form of arthritis, gout, lupus or fibromyalgia, 19% were current smokers, 34% of adults were overweight and 28% were obese according to body mass index.

Source: cdc.gov

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