Experience/comfort of U.S. patients with health screenings in the dental setting 2023

Published by Jenny Yang, Jan 17, 2025

In 2023, nearly four in five respondents surveyed in the United States said they would be comfortable with their oral health provider screening them for oral cancer. Meanwhile, only around 37 percent of respondents had ever been screened for oral cancer by their oral health provider.

Experience and comfort of patients with the following types of health screenings in the dental setting in the United States in 2023

CharacteristicComfortExperience
Oral cancer 79% 37%
Blood pressure 70% 38%
Overall health screening 61% 29%
Tobacco cessation 61% 28%
COVID-19 59% 21%
Vaccination history 57% 24%
Height, weight (BMI) 56% 21%
Diabetes 54% 12%
Addiction risk assessment for drugs/alcohol 51% 15%
HIV 45% 7%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents37%37%38%38%29%29%28%28%21%21%24%24%21%21%12%12%15%15%7%7%79%79%70%70%61%61%61%61%59%59%57%57%56%56%54%54%51%51%45%45%ComfortExperienceOral cancerBlood pressureOverall health screeningTobacco cessationCOVID-19Vaccination historyHeight, weight (BMI)DiabetesAddiction risk assessment for drugs/alcoholHIV
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%75%80%85%90%

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Release date

March 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

January and February 2023

Number of respondents

5,240 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews

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