5-15

Baseline: 58 percent of persons aged 2 years and older with diagnosed diabetes saw a dentist at least once within the preceding 12 months in 1997 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population).

Persons Aged 2 Years and Older With Diabetes, 1997	Annual Dental Examination
Persons Aged 2 Years and Older With Diabetes, 1997	Percent
TOTAL	58
Race and ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	DSU
Asian or Pacific Islander	56
Asian	DSU
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	DSU
Black or African American	63
White	58

Hispanic or Latino	32
Not Hispanic or Latino	61
Black or African American	63
White	61
Gender
Female	59
Male	57
Education level (aged 25 years and older)
Less than high school	40
High school graduate	52
At least some college	65
Disability status
Persons with disabilities	42
Persons without disabilities	66
Select populations
Age groups (not age adjusted)
18 to 44 years	60
45 to 64 years	50
65 to 74 years	44
75 years and older	41

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.
Note: Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.


5-15.		Increase the proportion of persons with diabetes who have at least an annual dental examination.