Alabama Dental Care Providers

The need for local, affordable dental care in Alabama is growing each day. Alabama's dental providers are located throughout the state and finding care near you can make all the difference in the world. The cost of dental procedures can vary widely among providers so shopping for your required service is certainly acceptable.

USA Dental Edge breaks down oral care providers based on location for the convenience of the customer/patient. Use the search tools at UDE to find the care that is nearest to you.

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About Alabama

Residents of Alabama find themselves in the same dilemna as people in every other state. The never-ending search for quality, affordable dental insurance for themselves or their families. Whether you live in the northeastern corner of the state near Huntsville, or the southwestern corner near Mobile, finding a value plan for your dentistry never seems to get any easier.

Along with fuel prices, food, utilities, taxes, and everything else, the costs associated with good dental care seem to keep rising. With the rise in prices comes the rise in rates for dental plans and insurance premiums.

The Yellowhammer state is currently home to roughly 4.7 million people, each of whom require dental care at some point. If the market is there, the insurance companies will be too. Whether you live in the larger Alabama cities: Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile, Huntsville, Tuscaloosa, Hoover, Dothan, Decatur, Gadsden, and Auburn, or the smaller towns in between, finding dental care in AL is easy if you know where to look.

Sometimes the state's latest statistics can help guide you as well. Some of the relevant dental statistics for Alabama can be found here if you are interested in more in-depth numbers to aid your research.

• Thomasville
• Andalusia
• Selma

• Dothan
• Talladega
• Jasper

• Birmingham
• Montgomery
• Mobile

• Decatur
• Auburn
• Gadsden

• Huntsville
• Tuscaloosa
• Hoover

Alabama Dental Statistics

It's amazing what statistics can tell us about society. Some simple data collection from everyday citizens paints a detailed picture of the state of oral health in the USA. Here are some interesting dental stats according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

• Nearly 78 percent of Americans have had at least one cavity before they reach the age of 18.
• 80 percent of the population residing in the USA has some form of gum (periodontal) disease.
• Americans make about 500 million dentist visits annually for preventive care and oral health issues
• American citizens, including residents of Alabama, spend an estimated 98 billion dollars on dental services annually
• Overexposure to fluoride is higher in adolescents than in adults, those most affected are aged 12-15
• Most adults show signs of periodontal disease, with severe periodontal disease affecting approximately 14 percent of adults
• Men are more likely than women to have more severe dental diseases including oral cancer
• Three out of every four patients don't change their toothbrush as often as is recommended
• As many as 16 percent of children between 6 and 19 and 23 percent of adults age 20 an up have untreated cavities

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