With 1 in 5 residents lacking health insurance, according to U.S. Census data, Texas leads the nation in its percentage of uninsured people. Texas Medicaid healthcare Health DentalHealth GregAbbott
Texas ranks worst in the nation in percentage of adults with low life satisfaction due to their oral condition, a new study shows.Even so, Texas’s dental health ranks among the worst in the nation, according to aby personal-finance website WalletHub. The Lone Star State ranked 47th in the report, which included all 50 states plus the District of Columbia.
WalletHub ranked the states on 26 indicators of dental wellness such as the availability of Medicaid dental benefits to non-elderly adults, the presence of a state oral health plan and the number of people with sleeping problems due to oral conditions.41st in percentage of adolescents who visited a dentist in the past year37th in percentage of adults with poor or fair oral conditionA key factor that likely explains our state's abysmal rankings is its lack of health care access.
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