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Factors for inadequate dental care among middle-aged U.S. adults as of 2017

Percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 to 64 years with an unmet dental need that reported select factors for their lack of dental care as of 2017

The data shows the percentage of U.S. adults aged 50-64 years that had a lack of dental care and the reasons why they had unmet dental needs as of 2017. According to the survey, 69% of respondents indicated that cost was a prohibitive factor to them receiving proper dental care.

Cost	69
Afraid of the dentist	20
Finding time to go	18
Finding a dentist	14

Factors for inadequate dental care among middle-aged U.S. adults as of 2017

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