Industry bodyAll sizesUSA
16.1%
of US dentists were affiliated with a dental support organization (DSO) in 2024
Sample: ADA HPI Dental Office Database plus Fluent data; 198,117 of 212,459 practicing US dentists, data year 2024
Official dataUpdated 23 Oct 2026
66.7%of US adults had a dental exam or cleaning in the past year (2025)
66.7% of US adults had a dental exam or cleaning in the past year, per the 2025 National Health Interview Survey (NCHS early release, May 2026). That leaves about one in three adults without a checkup in a year.
Official dataChecked at source, 23 Oct 2026All sizesUSADental marketing · Patients
In plain words
What this number really says
66.7% of US adults had a dental exam or cleaning in the past year (2025) (2025).
66.7%
the latest figure (2025)
Official data
type of source
Why you can trust it. CDC National Center for Health Statistics, NCHS Health E-Stat 120, National Electronic Health Records Survey: official data, government statistics office or regulator. National Health Interview Survey, US adults 18 and older
Key facts
- Period 2025
- Region USA
- Company size All sizes
- Next data Irregular
Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, NCHS Health E-Stat 120, National Electronic Health Records Survey, 2025
Method and use
How it was measured, and how to use it
How it was measured
- Publisher
- CDC National Center for Health Statistics, NCHS Health E-Stat 120, National Electronic Health Records Survey
- Source type
- Official data: Government statistics office or regulator
- What it measures
- 66.7% of US adults had a dental exam or cleaning in the past year (2025)
- Data period
- 2025 (ends 31 Dec 2025)
- Published by the source
- 28 May 2026
- Who is counted
- National Health Interview Survey, US adults 18 and older
- In the source's words
Percent of adults age 18 and older with a dental exam or cleaning in the past year: 66.7%. Source: Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the 2025 National Health Interview Survey
- Checked at source
- 23 Oct 2026: Read on cdc.gov NCHS FastStats Oral and Dental Health page (last reviewed 12 Jun 2026); the estimate comes from the NHIS 2025 early release (28 May 2026).
- Reuse
- Public domain (US government work). Free to reuse; credit CDC/NCHS.
- Next expected update
- Irregular (CDC National Center for Health Statistics, irregular (NEHRS waves))
- Original page
- www.cdc.gov: NCHS Health E-Stat 120, National Electronic Health Records Survey
- Data files
- CSV · JSON (stable links)
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"66.7% of US adults had a dental exam or cleaning in the past year (2025)." CDC National Center for Health Statistics, NCHS Health E-Stat 120, National Electronic Health Records Survey, 2025. digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/dental-marketing/adults-dental-visit-past-year.
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66.7% of US adults had a dental exam or cleaning in the past year (2025), for 2025, according to CDC National Center for Health Statistics, NCHS Health E-Stat 120, National Electronic Health Records Survey. We checked it at the source on 23 Oct 2026.
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