QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged 18–64 Years Who Had a Dental Visit in the Past 12 Months, by Dental Insurance and Year — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2019–2020

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The percentage of adults aged 18−64 years who had a dental visit during the past 12 months decreased from 65.5% in 2019 to 62.7% in 2020.
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Authors: Robin A. Cohen, PhD, and Amy E. Cha, PhD

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The figure is a bar chart showing the percentage of adults aged 18–64 years who had a dental visit in the past 12 months, by dental insurance and year, using data from the National Health Interview Survey, in the United States, during 2019–2020.
Percentage of adults aged 18–64 years who had a dental visit in the past 12 months

The percentage of adults aged 18−64 years who had a dental visit during the past 12 months decreased from 65.5% in 2019 to 62.7% in 2020.

From 2019 to 2020, the percentage of adults aged 18−64 years who had a dental visit during the past 12 months decreased for those with dental insurance (75.0% to 72.0%) and those without dental insurance (47.8% to 45.4%).

In both 2019 and 2020, adults with dental insurance were more likely to have a dental visit than those without dental insurance.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7116a3.htm

Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2019 and 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.

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