FDHA FLDA ACC Sign-On Letter

Key Facts about Florida’s Oral Health Crisis:

Florida leads the nation in number of individuals – nearly SIX MILLION – living in Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas.
Florida ranks last (50th out of 50 states) in percentage of children receiving a dental health visit in the last 12 months.
Out of 50 states, Florida ranks 42nd for percentage of adults who have received one annual dental visit in 2021.
One out of four (25.1%) Florida 3rd graders have untreated cavities, making Florida the sixth worst state in the nation for this measure.
Over 146,000 Floridians visited the emergency room (ER) in 2024 for non-traumatic dental conditions and 4,000 were admitted.

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