Oral Health Indicators - Monroe 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 54.1 N/A N/A 45.4 Yes 3rd
% of 3rd grade children with untreated caries # (Table) (Map) N/A 15.6 N/A N/A 24.0 No 1st
% of 3rd grade children with dental sealants # (Table) (Map) N/A 63.0 N/A N/A 41.9 Yes 4th
% of 3rd grade children with dental insurance # (Table) (Map) N/A 88.0 N/A N/A 81.8 Yes 3rd
% of 3rd grade children with at least one dental visit in last year # (Table) (Map) N/A 86.0 N/A N/A 83.4 Yes 3rd
% of 3rd grade children reported taking fluoride tablets regularly # (Table) (Map) N/A 26.0 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 77.7 71.1 No 72.7 No 1th
Caries emergency department visit rate per 10,000 (ages 3-5 years) (2008-2010) (Table) (Trend) (Map) 781 102.3 65.8 Yes 69.9 Yes 3rd
Medicaid oral health indicators
% of Medicaid enrollees with at least one dental visit within the last year # (2008-2010) (Table) (Trend) (Map) 139,889 30.9 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) 105,518 23.3 25.9 Yes 23.4 No 2rd
% of Medicaid enrollees (ages 2-20 years) who had at least one dental visit within the last year # (2008-2010) (Table) (Trend) (Map) 71,750 42.7 40.8 Yes 40.5 Yes 1th
Oral cancer
Age-adjusted incidence per 100,000 (2007-2009) (Table) (Trend) (Map) 285 11.3 10.4 No 10.8 No 2nd
Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 (2007-2009) (Table) (Trend) (Map) 39 1.6 2.1 No 2.0 No 1st
Mortality per 100,000 (ages 45-74 years) (2007-2009) (Table) (Trend) (Map) 22 2.9 4.4 No 4.2 No 1st

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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