QuickStats : Time Since Last Dental Visit by Children Aged 2–17 Years, by Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2012

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• Alternative Title:
  Time Since Last Dental Visit by Children Aged 2–17 Years, by Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2012
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Jones, Lindsey I. ; Bloom, Barbara, 1950- ; Freeman, Gulnur
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  During 2012, approximately 69% of children aged 5–17 years had a dental visit in the past 6 months; among children aged 2–4 years, the percentage with a dental visit was 45%. Approximately 19% of those aged 5–17 years and 12% of those aged 2–4 years had a visit >6 months to ≤1 year before. Approximately 40% of those aged 2–4 years and 5% of those aged 5–17 years had not had a dental visit in >2 years or had never seen a dentist.
  
  Source: Bloom B, Jones LI, Freeman G. Summary health statistics for U.S. children: National Health Interview Survey, 2012. Vital Health Stat 2013;10(258).
  
  Reported by: Lindsey Jones, MPH; Barbara Bloom, MPA; Gulnur Freeman, MPA.
  
  
• Subjects:
  QuickStats
• Source:
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014; 63(12):273
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Charts, Diagrams, Etc.
• Genre:
  QuickStats
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
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