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Oral Health:
Preventing Cavities, Gum Disease, and Tooth Loss

At A Glance 2009

U.S. map showing state-by-state listing of the percentage of third-grade students with dental sealants

No Data 10%–29.9% 30%–49.9% ≥50%
Alabama
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Hawaii
Indiana
Louisiana
Minnesota
Montana
New Jersey
North Carolina
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Wyoming
 
Arkansas
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Michigan Mississippi Missouri
New York Pennsylvania
South Carolina

 
Arizona
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Nevada
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Ohio
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Alaska
Idaho
Massachusetts
North Dakota
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
 


Note: The Healthy People 2010 objective is for 50% of all children aged 8 to have dental sealants. Source: CDC and the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors. National Oral Health Surveillance System, 2006.  Data from states vary by year of reporting. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nohss.

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Fiscal Year 2009 Funding of Oral Health Programs

Funded States

  • Alaska
  • Arkansas
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Georgia
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Nevada
  • New York
  • North Dakota
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • Wisconsin

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Page last reviewed: March 4, 2009
Page last modified: March 4, 2009
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

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