Recent data from the American Dental Association shows the percentage of people who visited a dentist within a year by age groups and race. Overall, dental care use has increased over the years for children and seniors but not adults. Hispanics in all three age groups have experienced the largest increase in dental care use. Racial disparities are the smallest for children and the largest for seniors.
Here are the percentages:
Children
White: 55.5 percent
Asian: 45.4 percent
Hispanic: 46.9 percent
Black: 42.6 percent
Adults
White: 47.8 percent
Asian: 38.9 percent
Hispanic: 38.9 percent
Black: 28.6 percent
Seniors
White: 54.8 percent
Asian: 40.5 percent
Hispanic: 31.8 percent
Black: 28.8 percent
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