A survey from 2023 found that around 14 percent of Black adults in the United States reported missing work or school due to oral health problems. In comparison, just five percent of white adults reported missing work or school because of oral health problems.
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Share of U.S. adults who reported missing work/school due to oral health problems as of 2023, by race/ethnicity
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CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. (June 27, 2023). Share of U.S. adults who reported missing work/school due to oral health problems as of 2023, by race/ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1548477/missed-school-work-oral-health-problems-us-adults-by-race-ethnicity/
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. "Share of U.S. adults who reported missing work/school due to oral health problems as of 2023, by race/ethnicity." Chart. June 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1548477/missed-school-work-oral-health-problems-us-adults-by-race-ethnicity/
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. (2023). Share of U.S. adults who reported missing work/school due to oral health problems as of 2023, by race/ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1548477/missed-school-work-oral-health-problems-us-adults-by-race-ethnicity/
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. "Share of U.S. Adults Who Reported Missing Work/School Due to Oral Health Problems as of 2023, by Race/Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1548477/missed-school-work-oral-health-problems-us-adults-by-race-ethnicity/
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, Share of U.S. adults who reported missing work/school due to oral health problems as of 2023, by race/ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1548477/missed-school-work-oral-health-problems-us-adults-by-race-ethnicity/ (last visited June 29, 2025)
Share of U.S. adults who reported missing work/school due to oral health problems as of 2023, by race/ethnicity [Graph], CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, June 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1548477/missed-school-work-oral-health-problems-us-adults-by-race-ethnicity/
