Good oral health is essential to general health and well-being and involves much more than healthy teeth. Oral infections are associated with heart and lung disease, stroke, diabetes, and low-birth-weight, premature babies. Left untreated, tooth decay or oral infections can lead to other health problems and significant pain, interference with eating and nutrition, overuse of emergency rooms, and lost school or work time.
The Oral Health Program works to increase awareness of the importance of oral health and preventive care, foster community and statewide partnerships to promote oral health and improve access to dental care, and promote the use of innovative and cost effective approaches to oral health promotion and disease prevention.
South Dakota's Oral Health Status
- 2022-2027 South Dakota Oral Health Plan
- 2019 Oral Health Report
- Oral Cancer in South Dakota, 2014 (order monograph here under cancer or oral health tab)
- Oral Health Survey of South Dakota Children
- Children’s Oral Health – BRFSS: 2017 | 2015 | 2013 | 2011
- Adult Oral Health – BRFSS: 2016 & National Map | 2014 | 2012
- Snapshot of Oral Health in South Dakota: 2012 | 2009 | 2007
- Annual Summary of Plan Activities: 2013 | 2010 | 2009
- The Oral Health of SD's Head Start Children: Basic Screening Survey 2012
- Oral Health Plan for South Dakota 2015-2020 | Plan Summary
- South Dakota Health Professional Shortage Areas - Dental Healthcare
- South Dakota Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
- Infographic - South Dakota Children's Dental Health Statistics
United States Oral Health Status
- Oral Health of American Indian and Alaska Native Children Aged 6-9 Years - 2016-2017 IHS Oral Health Survey
- Oral Health of American Indian and Alaska Native Adult Dental Patients - 2015 IHS Oral Health Survey
- Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General
- A National Call to Action to Promote Oral Health
- Healthy People 2020 Oral Health Objectives for the Nation
- CDCs Division of Oral Health - oral health data including the National Oral Health Surveillance System, the Synopses of State Dental Public Health Programs and My Water's Fluoride
Oral Health Data & Reports
Oral Health, 2020 BRFSS
South Dakota oral health data from the 2020 BRFSS report.
Children's Oral Health, 2020 BRFSS
South Dakota children's oral health data from the 2020 BRFSS report.
Oral Health, 2018 BRFSS
South Dakota oral health data from the 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
Children's Oral Health, 2017 BRFSS
South Dakota children's oral health data from the 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).