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Share of U.S. children who visited the dentist in the past year 1997-2015 by region

Percentage of children in the United States who visited the dentist in the past year from 1997 to 2015, by region

The data illustrates the percentage of children in the U.S. who visited the dentist in the past year from 1997 to 2015, by region. The survey revealed that 86.8% of children from the Northeastern region of the U.S. between the ages of 2 and 17 years of age visited the dentist in 2015.

1997	77.5	76.4	68	71.5
2010	83.8	80.8	77.4	76.1
2015	86.8	83.8	84.7	84.2

Share of U.S. children who visited the dentist in the past year 1997-2015 by region

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