Oral Health Indicators - Erie County

2009-2011

Indicator Data Links 3 Year Total County Rate NYS Rate Sig.Dif. NYS Rate exc NYC Sig.Dif. County Ranking
Group
Oral health survey of 3rd grade children
% of 3rd grade children with caries experience # (Table) (Map) N/A 50.5 N/A N/A 45.4 Yes 3rd
% of 3rd grade children with untreated caries # (Table) (Map) N/A 23.2 N/A N/A 24.0 Yes 2nd
% of 3rd grade children with dental sealants # (Table) (Map) N/A 39.9 N/A N/A 41.9 Yes 2nd
% of 3rd grade children with dental insurance # (Table) (Map) N/A 89.7 N/A N/A 81.8 Yes 4th
% of 3rd grade children with at least one dental visit in last year # (Table) (Map) N/A 86.2 N/A N/A 83.4 Yes 4th
% of 3rd grade children reported taking fluoride tablets regularly # (Table) (Map) N/A 23.2 N/A N/A 41.9 Yes 1st
Age-adjusted % of adults who had a dentist visit within the past year # (2008-2009) (Table) (Map) N/A 65.8 71.1 No 72.7 No 4st
Caries emergency department visit rate per 10,000 (ages 3-5 years) (2008-2010) (Table) (Trend) (Map) 1,946 220.7 65.8 Yes 69.9 Yes 4th
Medicaid oral health indicators
% of Medicaid enrollees with at least one dental visit within the last year # (2008-2010) (Table) (Trend) (Map) 189,182 33.4 31.3 Yes 29.4 Yes 1th
% of Medicaid enrollees with at least one preventive dental visit within the last year # (2008-2010) (Table) (Trend) (Map) 152,570 27.0 25.9 Yes 23.4 Yes 1th
% of Medicaid enrollees (ages 2-20 years) who had at least one dental visit within the last year # (2008-2010) (Table) (Trend) (Map) 93,668 47.4 40.8 Yes 40.5 Yes 1th
Oral cancer
Age-adjusted incidence per 100,000 (2007-2009) (Table) (Trend) (Map) 404 12.1 10.4 Yes 10.8 No 3rd
Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 (2007-2009) (Table) (Trend) (Map) 83 2.3 2.1 No 2.0 No 3rd
Mortality per 100,000 (ages 45-74 years) (2007-2009) (Table) (Trend) (Map) 47 4.9 4.4 No 4.2 No 3rd

N/A: Data not available

*: Fewer than 10 events in the numerator, therefore the rate is unstable

#: Data not available for individual NYC counties

S: Data do not meet reporting criteria

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