Children S Dental Health Month Fun Facts. The average person has 32 teeth which includes 4 wisdom teeth. And 42 percent of children aged 2 to 11 have had caries in their primary teeth according to the national institute of dental and craniofacial research.
National center for health statistics centers for disease control and prevention. In honor of national children s dental health month this february we re sharing some of the important facts that earned this issue its own month. The average person has 32 teeth which includes 4 wisdom teeth.
The american dental association held the first national observance of children s dental health day on february 8 1949.
National center for health statistics centers for disease control and prevention. The single day observance became a week long event in 1955. Just 40 of children in poor or near poor poverty levels had a preventive dental visit in the past year. National center for health statistics centers for disease control and prevention.