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DENTAL CARE
138,286 (21.0%) adults and 39,219 (19.0%) children did not have a dental check-up during the past 12 months.
217,965 (33.1%) adults and 52,084 (31.5%) children had no dental visit for any reason for more than one year.
57,290 (8.7%) adults and 8,050 (3.9%) children reported cost prevented them from visiting a dentist.
4,231 (3.4%) children age 8+ have had permanent teeth removed due to tooth decay or
gum disease.
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DENTAL CARE
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| 2000
DuPage County |
1996
DuPageCounty |
| NO ROUTINE DENTAL VISIT FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR – ADULT |
| 21.0% |
21.0% |
| NO ROUTINE DENTAL VISIT FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR – CHILD |
| 19.0 |
20.2 |
| NO DENTAL VISIT FOR ANY REASON FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR –ADULT |
| 33.1 |
20.0 |
| NO DENTAL VISIT FOR ANY REASON FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR – CHILD AGE 5+ |
| 31.5 |
7.5 |
| COST PREVENTED DENTAL VISIT IN PAST TWELVE MONTHS – ADULT |
| 8.7 |
8.2 |
| COST PREVENTED DENTAL VISIT IN PAST TWELVE MONTHS – CHILD |
| 3.9 |
2.1 |
| PERMANENT TEETH REMOVED DUE TO TOOTH DECAY OR GUM DISEASE - CHILD AGE 8+ |
| 3.4 |
2.9 |
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