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National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
Design: Nationally representative health examination survey data containing demographic, dietary, clinical examination, laboratory, and questionnaire data
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Other Population Health Data Sources
Additional data sources with oral health data can be accessed via the table below.
The following datasets include demographic variables such as age, sex, race and ethnicity, household income, education, and health insurance. Oral health is assessed via self-report unless noted otherwise.
Brief Description | Sample Size (approx.) | Oral Health Measures | Latest Data Release | Latest Oral Health Data Release | Data Access and Links |
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National health surveys of children and adults with self-reported oral health information | 27,000 per year | Dental care coverage, time since last dental exam or cleaning, delayed dental care due to cost, unmet dental need | 2024 | 2023 (dental care coverage assessed in 2024) | Public-use files; restricted items via NCHS Research Data Center. |
Brief Description | Sample Size (approx.) | Oral Health Measures | Latest Data Release | Latest Oral Health Data Release | Data Access and Links |
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Telephone surveys that collect state-level data about U.S. adults 18 years and older regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services | 400,000 per year | Time since last dental visit, number of teeth removed due to decay/gum disease | 2024 | 2024 (even years) | Public-use files; some specialized modules (e.g., industry/occupation) may be restricted. |
Brief Description | Sample Size (approx.) | Oral Health Measures | Latest Data Release | Latest Oral Health Data Release | Data Access and Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Large-scale surveys of families and individuals (children and adults), their medical providers, and employers across the United States | 18,000 (2023 data) | Nature of dental care visit, type of dental care provider, treatments and services performed, and prescribed medicines, dental expenditures, payment sources, insurance coverage | 2023 | 2023 | Public-use files; restricted files via AHRQ Data Center / Federal Statistical Research Data Center in-person access or MEPS-Amazon Web Services SecureCloud remote access. Can link to NHIS data. |
Brief Description | Sample Size (approx.) | Oral Health Measures | Latest Data Release | Latest Oral Health Data Release | Data Access and Links |
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Cross-sectional and longitudinal survey of Medicare beneficiaries ages 65 years and older and eligible adults under 65 years that collects information on social and medical risk factors, healthcare utilization, and health outcomes | 14,500 per year | Self-rated oral health, teeth lost, difficulty eating, dry mouth, tooth sensitivity, mouth pain, difficulty chewing, uncomfortable about teeth appearance, less flavor because of teeth/mouth | 2024 | 2024 | Two Public Use Files (the Survey File and the Cost Supplement File; three annual Limited Data Set releases (the Survey File - Early Release, the Survey File, and the Cost Supplement File). |
Brief Description | Sample Size (approx.) | Oral Health Measures | Latest Data Release | Latest Oral Health Data Release | Data Access and Links |
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Annual household survey that produces national and state-level data on the physical and emotional health of children 0–17 years old in the United States | 55,000 per year | Caregiver-reported number of preventive dental visits and whether received preventive dental services for check-up and cleaning, toothbrushing instructions, x-rays, sealants, or other, past 12-month dental visit | 2024 | 2024 | Public-use files |
Brief Description | Sample Size (approx.) | Oral Health Measures | Latest Data Release | Latest Oral Health Data Release | Data Access and Links |
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Biennial U.S. national survey of public and private high school students and surveys conducted by departments of health and education at the state, tribal, territorial, or local levels of their respective public high school students | 13,000–20,000 high school students | Last dental visit | 2023 | 2023 | Public-use files |
Brief Description | Sample Size (approx.) | Oral Health Measures | Latest Data Release | Latest Oral Health Data Release | Data Access and Links |
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Ongoing site-specific, and population-based surveillance system that identifies groups of U.S. women and infants at high risk for health problems, monitors changes in health status, and measures progress towards improving the health of mothers and infants | 45,000 per year | Dental visit, teeth cleaning, gum disease | 2022 | 2022 | Note: Data requests are not currently being processed. Researchers can contact each site separately for access.
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Brief Description | Sample Size (approx.) | Oral Health Measures | Latest Data Release | Latest Oral Health Data Release | Data Access and Links |
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Longitudinal panel study that surveys a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults 50 years and older biennially | 20,000 adults | Core items: dental coverage/insurance and dental visit Dental Health and Dental Health Services Module last asked in 2018: general dental condition, dentures, OHRQoL, dental service utilization | 2022, 2022 | Public-use data available after registration/Data Use Agreement; restricted and sensitive data need special permission. |
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Brief Description | Sample Size (approx.) | Oral Health Measures | Latest Data Release | Latest Oral Health Data Release | Data Access and Links |
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Cancer incidence data from population-based cancer registries covering approximately 45.9 percent of U.S. adults and children. Oral health data from medical records. | More than 850, 000 incident cancer cases annually | Oral cancer-related outcomes (e.g., oral cavity/pharynx cancers) via diagnosis/site/histology, stage, treatment fields, metastasis | 2022 | 2022 | Two data products available: 1) SEER Research (via email account) and 2) SEER Research Plus and NCCR Data (via eRA Commons account). Specialized databases need separate requests. |
Brief Description | Sample Size (approx.) | Oral Health Measures | Latest Data Release | Latest Oral Health Data Release | Data Access and Links |
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Nationally representative, longitudinal cohort study of tobacco use behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, exposures, and health outcomes among U.S. youth (12-17 years) and adults (18 years and older) | 45,971 respondents (~32,320 adults and ~13,651 youth) at baseline (Wave 1); sample is replenished at defined intervals | Dental visits, teeth cleaning, gum disease diagnosis and treatment, bleeding after brushing/flossing, loose teeth, teeth removed, bone loss, cavity, pain in the mouth, sores in the mouth, pre-cancerous oral lesion diagnosis and treatment, oral cancer, dry mouth/xerostomia | 2023 | 2023 | Public-use files available for download with an ICPSR account; Restricted-use files require application and approval via ICPSR NAHDAP - provides a virtual data enclave with statistical software for analysis at no cost to the user. |
Brief Description | Sample Size (approx.) | Oral Health Measures | Latest Data Release | Latest Oral Health Data Release | Data Access and Links |
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Nationally representative survey of tobacco use behaviors, attitudes, and related policy exposure in U.S. adults that is conducted as a supplement to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (CPS) every 3–4 years | 240,000 adults per wave | Dental visit, dentist advice to stop smoking, dentist suggestion to call or use a telephone help line or quit line | 2022–2023 | 2010–2011 | Public-use files available for download; restricted files require a research proposal. Can be linked to CPS data and supplements, the National Longitudinal Mortality Study (NLMS), and the Tobacco Longitudinal Mortality Study. |
Brief Description | Sample Size (approx.) | Oral Health Measures | Latest Data Release | Latest Oral Health Data Release | Data Access and Links |
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Annual claims data on Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance | 100% of Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries | Dental visit, dental procedure codes, medical claims with dental-related diagnosis codes | 2023 (preliminary 2024 data) | 2023 (preliminary 2024 data) | Restricted T-MSIS Analytic Files (TAF) need to be requested via DUA or IAA. Annual files that contain demographic and eligibility information for all Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries, claims files that contain service use and payment records, and annual files containing information on Medicaid and CHIP managed care plans and providers. Oral health data variables are included in the TAF Other Services (OT) file. |