Adults with dental care coverage who did not see a dentist last year by region U.S. 2014-2017

The graph shows the percentage of dentate adults in the U.S. with dental care coverage who did not see a dentist within the previous 12 months between 2014 and 2017, by region. New England had the lowest percentage of such adults, at roughly 14 percent, whereas the West South Central region had the greatest percentage at around 29 percent.

Percentage of dentate adults in the U.S. with dental coverage who did not visit a dentist within the previous 12 months from 2014 to 2017, by region

Characteristic	Percentage of adults
West South Central	29.4%
East South Central	26.9%
South Atlantic	22.7%
West North Central	22.5%
Mountain	22.5%
Pacific	21.1%
East North Central	20.6%
Middle Atlantic	20%
New England	14.3%

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Release date

May 2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

from 2014 to 2017

Number of respondents

91,946 respondents

Age group

18-64 years

Method of interview

Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews

Supplementary notes

"Dental coverage includes adults with private health insurance plus dental coverage that was part of their health insurance or added as a separate plan. Adults with public insurance are not shown."

For further information on how the data was collected and the geographical constitution of regions used, please see the original NCHS report.

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