Per the notice below, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is highlighting the decline in use of dental services during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

AHRQ Stats: Trends in Dental Visits During the COVID-19 Era

Between 2019 and 2020, during the first year of COVID-19, the number of people using dental services declined by 12.5 percent and the number of dental visits declined by 19 percent.  Total expenditures for dental visits declined by 16.1 percent during that period (Source: AHRQ Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #555, Dental Utilization and Expenditures, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population Aged 2 and Older, 2019-2021.)