According to a survey bi-annually conducted among U.S. consumers, there was no drastic dental visit behavior changes in spite of the barriers presented by COVID-19. Indeed, a variation of two percent for adults who had professional teeth cleaning, and a shift from 89 to 81 percent of children visiting the dentist for preventive care, was reported comparing 2020 and 2019.
Dental visit behavior before and during COVID-19 among U.S. adults and children in 2019 and 2020
Characteristic
2019
2020
Adults who made a dental visit for a cleaning
59%
57%
Children who visited the dentist for preventive care
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Delta Dental. (April 30, 2021). Dental visit behavior before and during COVID-19 among U.S. adults and children in 2019 and 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310317/dental-visit-behavior-before-and-during-covid-19-us/
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Delta Dental. (2021). Dental visit behavior before and during COVID-19 among U.S. adults and children in 2019 and 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310317/dental-visit-behavior-before-and-during-covid-19-us/
Delta Dental. "Dental Visit Behavior before and during Covid-19 among U.S. Adults and Children in 2019 and 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310317/dental-visit-behavior-before-and-during-covid-19-us/
Delta Dental, Dental visit behavior before and during COVID-19 among U.S. adults and children in 2019 and 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310317/dental-visit-behavior-before-and-during-covid-19-us/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Dental visit behavior before and during COVID-19 among U.S. adults and children in 2019 and 2020 [Graph], Delta Dental, April 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310317/dental-visit-behavior-before-and-during-covid-19-us/
