Parents might be setting a poor example when it comes to dental health: Though more children are visiting the dentist, fewer adults than ever are, according to new research.
Research from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Resources Center shows that adults' dental visits have declined while children's visits have increased from 2000 and 2010.
The dental utilization gap between high-income and low-income adults grew across the country, while the gap between high-income and low-income children shrank, which the authors of the analysis attribute to greater efforts by states to improve dental coverage for all children.
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