21-5


21-5.		Reduce periodontal disease.

Target and baseline:

Objective	Reduction in Periodontal Disease in Adults Aged 35 to 44 Years	1988–94 Baseline	2010 Target
		Percent
21-5a.	Gingivitis	48	41
21-5b.	Destructive periodontal disease	22	14

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.

Adults Aged 35 to 44 Years, 1988–94 (unless noted)	21-5a. Gingivitis	21-5b. Destructive Periodontal Disease
Adults Aged 35 to 44 Years, 1988–94 (unless noted)	Percent
TOTAL	48	22
Race and ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	98* (1999)	54* (1999)
Asian or Pacific Islander	DSU	DSU
Asian	DNC	DNC
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	DNC	DNC
Black or African American	51	33
White	47	20

Hispanic or Latino	DSU	DSU
Mexican American	64	24
Not Hispanic or Latino	DNA	DNA
Black or African American	51	33
White	45	20
Gender
Female	45	15
Male	52	29
Education level
Less than high school	60	35
High school graduate	52	28
At least some college	42	15
Disability status
Persons with disabilities	DNA	DNA
Persons without disabilities	DNA	DNA

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.
*Data are for IHS service areas.