Emergency Department Visits for Tooth Disorders: United States, 2020-2022

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• Personal Author:
  Schappert, Susan M. ; Santo, Loredana
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S).
• Description:
  While oral health is a key component of overall health and quality of life, it is estimated that 1 in 5 adults ages 20–64 has at least one untreated cavity (1,2). On average, 34 million school hours are lost each year because of unplanned (emergency) dental care (3), and over $45 billion in U.S. productivity is lost each year due to untreated dental disease (4). Oral disease can cause pain and infection, which lead to unplanned visits for emergency care, especially among those who lack access to routine dental care (5,6). This report uses data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) to study emergency department (ED) visits with either a reason for visit or diagnosis of a tooth disorder in 2020–2022.
• Subjects:
  Emergency Room Visits Emergency Service, Hospital Oral Health
• Keywords:
  Dental Pain, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey Opioids, Oral Health,
• Source:
  National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
• Series:
  NCHS Data Briefs
• DOI:
  https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc/174597
• Document Type:
  Report
• Genre:
  Report ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  11 Pages
• Issue:
  531
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
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