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MEPS Topics: Dental Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures

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Dental Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures

Description: MEPS collects information on the nature of any dental care visit/use/event, type of dental care provider, treatments and services performed, and prescribed medicines. Dental expenditures include all direct payments by individuals, private insurance (including TRICARE), Medicare, Medicaid, and other sources such as the Veterans Administration, Workers' Compensation, and miscellaneous public sources to providers of the services. The Dental Visits Files are available as part of the event-level files. Information summarized to the person-level is available on the full-year consolidated files under the Household Full Year Files .

Publications: Publications are listed in reverse chronological order (most recent first).

Dental Utilization and Expenditures, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population Aged 2 and Older, 2019-2021

Statistical Brief #555

Trends in the Number and Percentage of the Population with Any Dental or Medical Visits, 2003-2018

Statistical Brief #537

Dental Services: Use, Expenses, Source of Payment, Coverage and Procedure Type, 1996 - 2015

Research Findings #38

Children's Dental Care: Advice and Visits, Ages 2-17, 2011

Statistical Brief #432

Dental Expenditures in the 10 Largest States, 2010

Statistical Brief #415

Dental Procedures, United States, 1999 and 2009

Statistical Brief #368

Dental Expenditures in the 10 Largest States, 2008

Statistical Brief #353

Children's Dental Care: Advice and Checkups, Ages 2-17, 2008

Statistical Brief #326

Dental Expenditures in the 10 Largest States, 2007

Statistical Brief #299

Dental Coverage of Adults Ages 21 to 64, United States, 1997 and 2007

Statistical Brief #295

Percentage of Persons Unable to Get or Delayed in Getting Needed Medical Care, Dental Care, or Prescription Medicines: United States, 2007

Statistical Brief #282

Dental Expenditures in the 10 Largest States, 2006

Statistical Brief #263

Dental Coverage of Children and Young Adults under Age 21, United States, 1996 and 2006

Statistical Brief #221

Dental Expenditures in the 10 Largest States, 2005

Statistical Brief #195

Dental Use, Expenses, Dental Coverage, and Changes, 1996 and 2004

Chartbook #17

Dental Expenditures in the 10 Largest States, 2004

Statistical Brief #156

Children's Dental Visits and Expenses, United States, 2003

Statistical Brief #117

Children's Dental Care: Periodicity of Checkups and Access to Care, 2003

Statistical Brief #113

Dental Expenditures in the 10 Largest States, 2003

Statistical Brief #112

Health Care Expenses in the United States, 2000

Research Findings #21

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