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Scott-Jeffries J, Ikhile O. 2023. The tragic truth: Children's oral health declines in NC post-COVID. Raleigh,NC: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Oral Health Section, 2 pp.

Annotation: This fact sheet provides information on the state of North Carolina kindergarteners’ oral health following the COVID-19 pandemic. The fact sheet includes background on the issue and presents statistical information in figures on the increased incidence of untreated tooth decay and less-treated tooth decay and on the decreased incidence of never experiencing tooth decay in this population. Also included is information on efforts the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Oral Health Section, is making to reverse these trends.

Keywords: COVID-19, Dental caries, Kindergarten, North Carolina, Oral health, State information, Trends
   

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