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Increase the proportion of low-income youth who have a preventive dental visit — OH‑09 Data

National Status: Getting worse

  
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Most Recent Data:
73.2 percent (2022-23)

National Target:
80.3 percent  1

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
76.2 percent of children aged 1 through 17 years who reside in households with income less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level received a preventive dental service in 2016-17 2

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Low-income children and adolescents receiving preventive dental services in the past year, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Total
76.2
CI 74.7 / 77.6
SE 0.743
74.9
CI 73.5 / 76.3
SE 0.720
68.8
CI 67.6 / 70.0
SE 0.622
73.2
CI 72.1 / 74.2
SE 0.538

Low-income children and adolescents receiving preventive dental services in the past year by Sex, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Male
76.4
CI 74.3 / 78.3
SE 1.011
74.3
CI 72.4 / 76.2
SE 0.991
68.4
CI 66.7 / 70.0
SE 0.845
72.5
CI 71.0 / 73.9
SE 0.753
Female
76.1
CI 73.9 / 78.1
SE 1.092
75.6
CI 73.4 / 77.6
SE 1.050
69.3
CI 67.4 / 71.0
SE 0.919
74.0
CI 72.4 / 75.5
SE 0.771

Low-income children and adolescents receiving preventive dental services in the past year by Race/Ethnicity, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
American Indian or Alaska Native only
81.2
CI 72.0 / 87.9
SE 4.058
72.2
CI 60.2 / 81.7
SE 5.561
73.9
CI 65.0 / 81.2
SE 4.140
75.9
CI 69.5 / 81.2
SE 2.980
Asian only
74.3
CI 68.2 / 79.6
SE 2.918
71.0
CI 64.2 / 77.0
SE 3.289
60.7
CI 54.8 / 66.2
SE 2.935
70.5
CI 66.4 / 74.3
SE 2.008
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
82.9
CI 66.0 / 92.3
SE 6.625
78.6
CI 66.3 / 87.2
SE 5.328
57.2
CI 43.5 / 69.9
SE 6.878
72.8
CI 64.1 / 80.0
SE 4.071
Black or African American only
77.6
CI 74.6 / 80.4
SE 1.463
73.3
CI 70.1 / 76.3
SE 1.598
65.6
CI 63.0 / 68.2
SE 1.332
69.9
CI 67.3 / 72.4
SE 1.294
White only
75.7
CI 73.7 / 77.5
SE 0.958
75.7
CI 74.0 / 77.4
SE 0.888
70.5
CI 69.0 / 72.0
SE 0.776
74.3
CI 73.0 / 75.6
SE 0.680
2 or more races
76.7
CI 70.1 / 82.2
SE 3.087
75.9
CI 70.1 / 80.9
SE 2.756
69.4
CI 65.4 / 73.1
SE 1.951
73.5
CI 70.3 / 76.5
SE 1.582
Hispanic or Latino
76.3
CI 72.9 / 79.3
SE 1.628
76.4
CI 73.4 / 79.2
SE 1.473
70.9
CI 68.4 / 73.3
SE 1.256
75.5
CI 73.4 / 77.5
SE 1.031
Not Hispanic or Latino
76.2
CI 74.7 / 77.6
SE 0.721
74.0
CI 72.5 / 75.5
SE 0.742
67.6
CI 66.3 / 68.9
SE 0.655
71.8
CI 70.6 / 72.9
SE 0.596
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
81.9
CI 71.4 / 89.1
SE 4.489
73.4
CI 63.2 / 81.5
SE 4.702
71.5
CI 62.9 / 78.7
SE 4.045
78.3
CI 71.2 / 84.1
SE 3.308
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
72.2
CI 65.8 / 77.8
SE 3.069
72.9
CI 66.8 / 78.2
SE 2.903
59.8
CI 53.6 / 65.6
SE 3.068
70.9
CI 66.7 / 74.7
SE 2.041
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
83.3
CI 65.2 / 93.0
SE 6.957
63.2
CI 41.3 / 80.7
SE 10.572
66.0
CI 53.1 / 76.8
SE 6.138
56.8
CI 41.1 / 71.3
SE 7.946
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
77.9
CI 74.8 / 80.8
SE 1.543
73.1
CI 69.7 / 76.3
SE 1.672
65.5
CI 62.7 / 68.1
SE 1.395
70.2
CI 67.5 / 72.9
SE 1.372
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
75.3
CI 73.6 / 77.0
SE 0.872
74.3
CI 72.6 / 75.9
SE 0.834
69.5
CI 67.9 / 71.0
SE 0.774
72.6
CI 71.2 / 73.9
SE 0.706
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
77.0
CI 72.1 / 81.3
SE 2.328
78.6
CI 73.4 / 83.0
SE 2.455
70.0
CI 65.8 / 73.8
SE 2.048
72.5
CI 68.8 / 75.9
SE 1.796

Low-income children and adolescents receiving preventive dental services in the past year by Age group, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
1-5 years
57.5
CI 54.2 / 60.7
SE 1.666
60.8
CI 57.8 / 63.7
SE 1.507
51.7
CI 49.3 / 54.1
SE 1.224
56.7
CI 54.6 / 58.8
SE 1.069
6-11 years
84.8
CI 82.6 / 86.8
SE 1.064
82.4
CI 80.0 / 84.6
SE 1.179
77.4
CI 75.4 / 79.3
SE 1.013
81.2
CI 79.5 / 82.8
SE 0.859
12-17 years
82.4
CI 80.4 / 84.2
SE 0.966
78.6
CI 76.4 / 80.6
SE 1.082
73.7
CI 71.7 / 75.5
SE 0.980
77.6
CI 75.8 / 79.2
SE 0.857

Low-income children and adolescents receiving preventive dental services in the past year by Educational attainment (of most highly educated adult, 25 years and over), 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Less than High school
70.3
CI 65.3 / 74.8
SE 2.427
70.8
CI 65.8 / 75.4
SE 2.470
65.1
CI 61.1 / 69.0
SE 2.010
70.6
CI 67.1 / 73.8
SE 1.691
High school
77.1
CI 74.4 / 79.5
SE 1.302
73.2
CI 70.6 / 75.7
SE 1.276
67.7
CI 65.5 / 69.9
SE 1.130
71.3
CI 69.4 / 73.1
SE 0.961
Some college or Associate degree
77.0
CI 74.3 / 79.5
SE 1.311
78.2
CI 76.1 / 80.1
SE 1.008
71.1
CI 69.2 / 73.0
SE 0.973
75.3
CI 73.4 / 77.1
SE 0.949
4-year college degree or more
82.1
CI 80.0 / 84.1
SE 1.053
79.3
CI 76.7 / 81.7
SE 1.258
74.0
CI 72.0 / 75.8
SE 0.959
78.5
CI 76.7 / 80.2
SE 0.886

Low-income children and adolescents receiving preventive dental services in the past year by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
<100
75.2
CI 73.0 / 77.4
SE 1.119
73.3
CI 70.8 / 75.6
SE 1.205
66.5
CI 64.5 / 68.4
SE 1.002
70.9
CI 69.2 / 72.6
SE 0.868
100-199
76.7
CI 74.6 / 78.7
SE 1.051
76.4
CI 74.4 / 78.2
SE 0.961
71.2
CI 69.5 / 72.8
SE 0.833
75.5
CI 74.0 / 77.0
SE 0.759

Low-income children and adolescents receiving preventive dental services in the past year by Health insurance status, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Insured
78.1
CI 76.5 / 79.6
SE 0.770
77.4
CI 76.0 / 78.8
SE 0.719
71.2
CI 69.9 / 72.4
SE 0.632
76.0
CI 74.9 / 77.0
SE 0.520
Private
79.5
CI 76.9 / 81.9
SE 1.273
78.4
CI 75.8 / 80.9
SE 1.281
74.5
CI 72.4 / 76.4
SE 1.014
77.4
CI 75.3 / 79.4
SE 1.038
Public
78.0
CI 76.1 / 79.8
SE 0.931
77.1
CI 75.4 / 78.8
SE 0.878
70.1
CI 68.6 / 71.7
SE 0.788
75.8
CI 74.5 / 76.9
SE 0.614
Uninsured
58.5
CI 53.0 / 63.8
SE 2.773
52.3
CI 46.7 / 57.8
SE 2.852
50.5
CI 45.9 / 55.1
SE 2.354
49.3
CI 44.9 / 53.7
SE 2.250

Low-income children and adolescents receiving preventive dental services in the past year by Geographic location, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Metropolitan
76.4
CI 74.7 / 78.0
SE 0.855
75.2
CI 73.5 / 76.8
SE 0.831
69.3
CI 67.9 / 70.7
SE 0.714
73.8
CI 72.6 / 75.0
SE 0.604
Non-metropolitan
73.4
CI 70.7 / 75.9
SE 1.330
73.4
CI 70.8 / 75.8
SE 1.287
67.3
CI 64.8 / 69.7
SE 1.250
69.9
CI 67.7 / 72.0
SE 1.110

Low-income children and adolescents receiving preventive dental services in the past year by Marital status (of parents, 18 years and over), 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Married/​Cohabiting partner
75.4
CI 73.4 / 77.3
SE 1.010
75.0
CI 73.0 / 76.9
SE 0.984
69.3
CI 67.6 / 70.9
SE 0.830
73.6
CI 72.2 / 74.9
SE 0.683
Divorced, separated, widowed
82.4
CI 79.8 / 84.7
SE 1.260
78.0
CI 74.7 / 81.0
SE 1.594
75.3
CI 72.5 / 78.0
SE 1.385
75.9
CI 72.9 / 78.7
SE 1.473
Never married
76.6
CI 72.9 / 79.9
SE 1.794
75.0
CI 71.6 / 78.0
SE 1.627
66.7
CI 63.6 / 69.6
SE 1.552
71.1
CI 68.0 / 73.9
SE 1.515

Low-income children and adolescents receiving preventive dental services in the past year by Country of birth (of parents), 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
US
76.4
CI 74.8 / 78.0
SE 0.811
75.6
CI 74.0 / 77.1
SE 0.809
69.7
CI 68.4 / 71.1
SE 0.694
73.1
CI 71.7 / 74.4
SE 0.680
Outside US
77.5
CI 74.4 / 80.4
SE 1.533
75.3
CI 72.2 / 78.1
SE 1.514
70.1
CI 67.5 / 72.6
SE 1.285
74.6
CI 72.5 / 76.5
SE 1.015

Low-income children and adolescents receiving preventive dental services in the past year by Veteran status (of parents, 20 years and over), 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Veteran
DNA
77.7
CI 72.2 / 82.4
SE 2.607
75.2
CI 70.7 / 79.1
SE 2.134
76.0
CI 71.2 / 80.2
SE 2.282
Non-veteran
DNA
75.4
CI 73.8 / 76.9
SE 0.787
69.6
CI 68.3 / 70.9
SE 0.679
73.6
CI 72.4 / 74.8
SE 0.589

Low-income children and adolescents receiving preventive dental services in the past year by Disability status, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Disability status
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA

Low-income children and adolescents receiving preventive dental services in the past year by Special health care needs, 2016-17 to 2022-23 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21 2022-23
Yes
79.8
CI 77.1 / 82.3
SE 1.323
77.8
CI 75.3 / 80.2
SE 1.245
72.6
CI 70.5 / 74.7
SE 1.080
77.7
CI 75.9 / 79.5
SE 0.898
No
74.7
CI 72.9 / 76.5
SE 0.898
73.8
CI 72.0 / 75.4
SE 0.879
67.4
CI 65.9 / 68.9
SE 0.753
71.3
CI 70.0 / 72.6
SE 0.664

Disparity