Data from the National Health Interview Survey
In 2019, 65.5% of adults aged 18−64 had a dental visit in the past 12 months.
The percentage of adults who had a dental visit was higher among those residing in urban areas (66.7%) than those in rural areas (57.6%).
In both urban and rural areas, women were more likely than men to have had a dental visit in the past 12 months.
In urban areas, non-Hispanic white adults (70.2%) were more likely than Hispanic (59.4%) and non-Hispanic black (61.8%) adults to have a dental visit. In rural areas, non-Hispanic white adults (59.1%) were more likely than Hispanic adults (45.7%) to have a dental visit.
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