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| Quick reference medical handouts used
by Pediatric offices |
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Kids and Cavities: The Numbers Tell the Story
Kids and cavities: The Numbers Tell the Story
| Number of children under age 19 in the United States
(2000) |
76 million |
| Number of children with acute dental decay (2000) |
4.5 million |
| Decline in untreated acute dental decay among children ages 6-18
years, 1974-94 |
77% |
| Number of low-income children in acute dental need |
1 million |
| Percentage of low-income children with extensive dental
disease |
20% |
| Number of general dentists in the United States |
152,000 |
| Number of pediatric dentists in the United States |
4,000 |
| Percentage of Medicaid-eligible children who received even a single
dental visit last year |
18% |
| Percentage of total U.S. child health expenditures devoted to
dental care in 1996 |
29% |
| Number if children with tooth decay-related swollen faces treated
nightly in a big city emergency room |
4 |
As a reminder, this information should not be relied on as
medical advice and is not intended to replace the advice of your child’s pediatrician.
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