21-8


21-8.		Increase the proportion of children who have received dental sealants on their molar teeth.

Target and baseline:

Objective	Increase in Children Receiving Dental Sealants on Their Molar Teeth	1988–94 Baseline	2010 Target
		Percent
21-8a.	Children aged 8 years	23	50
21-8b.	Adolescents aged 14 years	15	50

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; Hawai’i Children’s Oral Health Assessment, 1999, State of Hawaii Department of Health.

Children, Selected Ages, 1988–94 (unless noted)	Dental Sealants on Molars
	21-8a. Aged 8 Years	21-8b. Aged 14 Years
	Percent
TOTAL	23	15
Race and ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	55* (1999)	42* (1999)
Asian or Pacific Islander	DSU	DSU
Asian	DNC	DNC
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	20^†(1999)	DNC
Black or African American	11	5
White	26	19

Hispanic or Latino	DSU	DSU
Mexican American	10	7
Not Hispanic or Latino	25	DNA
Black or African American	11	5
White	29	18
Gender
Female	24	14
Male	22	16
Education level (head of household)
Less than high school	17	4
High school graduate	12	6
At least some college	35	28
Disability status
Persons with disabilities	DNC	DNC
Persons without disabilities	DNC	DNC
Select populations
3rd grade students	26	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 Hawaii.