Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Publication Details

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Title:

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

Product type:

Statistical Brief 432

MEPS component:

Household Component

Publication date:

March 28, 2014

Description:

In 2011, 52.1 percent of children between the ages of 2 and 17 were offered advice from a doctor or other health provider about the need for routine dental checkups. In terms of actually receiving dental care, 50.5 percent of the children had at least one visit to the dentist during 2011.

Author(s):

Anita Soni, PhD, MBA

Agency:

Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Source:

Web Only

MEPS Topics:

Children's Health, Dental Visits/Use/Events and Expenditures, Preventive Care

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