Dental Hygiene

Data for the Unites States on oral and dental health care. Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Center of Health Statistics (NCHS)

"NIDCR supports the collection of statistics to document the magnitude of oral, dental, and craniofacial conditions and assess oral health trends in the United States. NIDCR also supports the Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Data Resource Center that provides oral health-related data from national health surveys."

Data on health disparities and ways to reduce these disparities

"the nation’s framework to improve the health of all Americans. The overarching goals of Healthy People 2020 are to increase quality and years of healthy life and eliminate health disparities. Interventions such as community water fluoridation and school-based dental sealant programs can help achieve this goal."