Children's Oral Health Survey
We're on a Mission to Improve Oral Health of Children and their families!
We promote oral health education and remove barriers to care for at-risk children. Expanding on a 2009 national Delta Dental Plans Association initiative, we commissioned a survey of children's primary caregivers to gain insight into the oral health knowledge of caregivers and the status of their children's oral health. Random 15-minute telephone interviews with 151 primary caregivers of children from birth to age 11 were conducted. The following are three comparisons of the survey results of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont to the national survey results.
- More children in the tri-state area see the dentist, but they start at a later age than recommended, compared to the national average.
- Although children in the tri-state area first visit the dentist at a later age and are less often covered by dental benefits, they are less troubled by cavities than children nationally.
- Children in the tri-state area seem to have healthier diets than children nationally.
Download the survey results!