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Reduce the proportion of children, adolescents, and adults with untreated dental decay.

21-2a.  Reduce the proportion of young children with untreated dental decay in their primary teeth.

Target: 9 percent.

Baseline: 16 percent of children aged 2 to 4 years had untreated dental decay in 1988–94.

Target setting method: Better than the best.

Data sources: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC, NCHS; Oral Health Survey of Native Americans, 1999, IHS; California Oral Health Needs Assessment of Children, 1993–94, Dental Health Foundation.

21-2b.  Reduce the proportion of children with untreated dental decay in primary and permanent teeth.

Target: 21 percent.

Baseline: 29 percent of children aged 6 to 8 years had untreated dental decay in 1988–94.

Target setting method: Better than the best.

Data sources: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC, NCHS; Oral Health Survey of Native Americans, 1999, IHS; California Oral Health Needs Assessment of Children, 1993–94, Dental Health Foundation; Hawai’i Children’s Oral Health Assessment, 1999, State of Hawaii Department of Health.


21-2c.  Reduce the proportion of adolescents with untreated dental decay in their permanent teeth.

Target: 15 percent.

Baseline: 20 percent of adolescents aged 15 years had untreated dental decay in 1988–94.

Target setting method: Better than the best.

Data sources: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC, NCHS; Oral Health Survey of Native Americans, 1999, IHS; California Oral Health Needs Assessment of Children, 1993–94, Dental Health Foundation.

21-2d.  Reduce the proportion of adults with untreated dental decay.

Target: 15 percent.

Baseline: 27 percent of adults aged 35 to 44 years had untreated dental decay in 1998–94.

Target setting method: Better than the best.

Data sources: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC, NCHS; Oral Health Survey of Native Americans, 1999, IHS.

Children, Adolescents, and Adults, Selected Ages,
1988–94 (unless noted)

Untreated Dental Decay

21-2a.
Aged
2 to 4 Years

21-2b.
Aged
6 to 8 Years

21-2c.
Aged
15 Years

21-2d.
Aged
35 to 44 Years

Percent

TOTAL

16

29

20

27

Race and ethnicity

American Indian or Alaska
Native

67* (1999)

69* (1999)

67* (1999)

67* (1999)

Asian or Pacific Islander

DSU

DSU

DSU

DSU

Asian†

30†

(1993–94)

71† (1993–94)

DSU† (1993–94)

DNC

Native Hawaiian and other
Pacific Islander

DNC

39‡
(1999)

DNC

DNC

 Black or African American

22

36

29

46

White

11

26

19

24

 

Hispanic or Latino

DSU

DSU

DSU

DSU

Mexican American

24

43

27

34

Not Hispanic or Latino

14

26

19

DNA

Black or African American

22

35

28

47

White

11

22

18

23

Gender

Female

16

32

22

25

Male

16

25

17

29

Education level (head of household)

Less than high school

26

44

29

51

High school graduate

16

30

18

34

At least some college

9

25

15

16

Disability status

Persons with disabilities

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNA

Persons without disabilities

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNA

Select populations

3rd grade students

NA

33

NA

NA

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable. NA = Not applicable.
*Data are for IHS service areas.
†Data are for California.
‡Data are for Hawaii.