This month’s featured content is Oral Health in Hawaiʻi. HHDW’s Oral Health Fact Sheet, released in June 2026, highlights the latest data available on this topic and provides additional resources for users to explore further.
The fact sheet highlights indicators such as the prevalence of oral disease, use of the oral health care delivery system, and the status of preventive interventions.
Here are some key highlights for Hawaiʻi from the fact sheet:
- In 2024, 74.5% of adults visited a dentist in the past year. The Healthy People 2030 Leading Health Indicator target is 45%.
- In 2024, 5.4% of adults 65+ years have had all their natural teeth extracted.
- Between 2023-2024, 9.9% of children (ages 1-17 years) had cavities or tooth decay, compared to 12.3% in the US.
- In 2025, the rate of dentists was 90 per 100,000.
- Between 2023-2024, 87% of children ages 1-17 years had a preventive dental care visit in the past 12 months
This fact sheet also displays additional resources for users interested in oral health, including HHDW’s Health Topic Page and the Oral Health Tracker.
