Division of Oral Health

High quality, long-lived, unable to prevent illness, disability, injury, premature death

More than 600 concrete targets and 1,200 measurements were set in 42 separate fields. For more information, please visit the Healthy People 2020 website.

Although 17 of the goals of "healthy people 2020" are directly related to oral health, others reflect the relationship between oral disease and other chronic diseases such as diabetes and cancer. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Dental Craniofacial Research Center (NIDCR), the Indian Health Service (IHS), and the Health Resource Management Authority (HRSA) provide a clue to track the progress of these goals.

The overall goal of oral hygiene targets for healthy people 2020 is to prevent and manage diseases, illnesses and injuries on the oral and craniofacial surfaces and to improve access to related services. As with general health conditions, oral hygiene in the United States is often different depending on social and economic circumstances.

For details on caries (teeth), oropharynx (throat) cancer, other oral diseases at healthypeople.gov, please click the label of Oral Health.

In 2012, oral health indicators were selected as one of 12 major health indicators in the country. The purpose of monitoring is as follows.

Increase the proportion of children, adolescents, and adults who have used oral health care systems in the past year

It is often overlooked that oral health is one of the most important problems for elderly people. The Oral Health Department of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention found that about 25% of adults over 65 years of age no longer have natural teeth. Problems such as tooth decay and decayed tooth may make it difficult to maintain a healthy diet, low self-esteem, and other health conditions. Oral health problems related to the elderly are dry mouth, periodontal disease and oral cancer. These symptoms can be managed or prevented by periodic dental examination. However, due to the loss of dental insurance after retirement or economic disadvantage, elderly people are difficult to receive dental treatment.

Despite concerns about safety and ethics, fluoride has the following advantages, so many people are still satisfied with continuing to add fluoride. It can reduce tooth decay. The Oral Health Department of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the main government agency responsible for this process and calls it "safe and effective." You will prove that the effectiveness of fluoridated water as a cave protection agent is beyond reasonable doubt. . However, new research suggests that this hypothesis may be misleading; the use of fluoride toothpaste has been shown to be beneficial to the health of the oral cavity.

Dental decay is the most common chronic disease in children. Oral hygiene is an integral part of a child's overall health and well-being, but most children are not receiving the recommended preventive and primary oral care services and dental treatment is their most common It is unfulfilled health needs. Difficulties in receiving dental treatment will unduly influence a small number of children with low incomes. Although Medicaid and the State's Child Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP) are the main sources of information on dental insurance covering millions of low-income children, their lack of access to dental care remains a major health policy It is an issue. Children with oral disease are estimated to have missed more than 51 million hours a year, as daily activities are restricted. In rare cases, untreated dental illness can lead to death of children