Statistics given below are taken from various sources.
The costs of dental health care account for approximately
30% of family out of pocket expenditures for children's health
care. For every child without medical insurance, there are
2.6 without dental insurance. Dental care is the most frequent
unmet health need of children. Only 65.2% of people 2 years
or older had a dental visit in 2000."
As stated by Children's Oral Health: Context and Background
from Oral Health in America
Over 108 million people lack dental insurance, which is over
2.5 times the numbers who lack medical insurance.
An estimated 75% of Americans reportedly
have some form of periodontal disease."
Dental caries(tooth decay ) is the single most chronic child
hood disease which is 5 times more common than asthma and
7 times more common than hay fever.
As stated by- The American Dental
Hygienists' Association
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