{"id":487,"date":"2023-06-10T22:39:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-10T22:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wethersfielddentalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=487"},"modified":"2023-07-19T22:41:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T22:41:33","slug":"how-your-state-ranks-for-oral-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wethersfielddentalgroup.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/10\/how-your-state-ranks-for-oral-health\/","title":{"rendered":"How Your State Ranks for Oral Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), around 37% of adults in the US have gone at least one year without visiting their dentist\u2014and this has led to several states having unfavorable oral health levels across all of their denizens! But it\u2019s not just<\/em> about regular oral care; many other lifestyle factors contribute to declining oral health. Here\u2019s some useful information from your trusted dentist<\/a> about some of the states with the best and worst oral health, along with a few noteworthy factors that play into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The States with the Best and Worst Oral Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Though there\u2019s no surefire way to measure the oral health of every <\/em>person in a given state, these findings measure a range of adults who visited the dentist in the past year, the treatment costs to dentists per capita, and other factors. Ranked, the states with the best and worst oral health look like this, with #1 being the best:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Wisconsin<\/li>
  2. Illinois<\/li>
  3. District of Columbia<\/li>
  4. Minnesota<\/li>
  5. Connecticut<\/li>
  6. North Dakota<\/li>
  7. Michigan<\/li>
  8. Idaho<\/li>
  9. Massachusetts<\/li>
  10. Ohio<\/li>
  11. New Jersey<\/li>
  12. Iowa<\/li>
  13. Rhode Island<\/li>
  14. Nebraska<\/li>
  15. Hawaii<\/li>
  16. South Dakota<\/li>
  17. Washington<\/li>
  18. Indiana<\/li>
  19. Delaware<\/li>
  20. Oregon<\/li>
  21. Kansas<\/li>
  22. Virginia<\/li>
  23. Arizona<\/li>
  24. Georgia<\/li>
  25. New Hampshire<\/li>
  26. Vermont<\/li>
  27. Utah<\/li>
  28. Maryland<\/li>
  29. Pennsylvania<\/li>
  30. Missouri<\/li>
  31. North Carolina<\/li>
  32. New York<\/li>
  33. New Mexico<\/li>
  34. Colorado<\/li>
  35. Maine<\/li>
  36. Nevada<\/li>
  37. Wyoming<\/li>
  38. South Carolina<\/li>
  39. Oklahoma<\/li>
  40. Tennessee<\/li>
  41. Kentucky<\/li>
  42. Florida<\/li>
  43. California<\/li>
  44. Alabama<\/li>
  45. Alaska<\/li>
  46. Louisiana<\/li>
  47. Texas<\/li>
  48. Montana<\/li>
  49. West Virginia<\/li>
  50. Arkansas<\/li>
  51. Mississippi<\/li><\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

    What Factors Play into Declining Oral Health?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The bottom line is that there are a variety of different factors that play into declining oral health, no matter where you\u2019re located or what kind of lifestyle you lead. That said, here are a few of the most common ones that are worth mentioning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n