Skinner Erik, Johnson Tahra
National Conference of State Legislatures.
NCSL Legisbrief. 2017 Oct;25(38):1-2.
(1) Rural Americans are twice as likely to lose their adult teeth as their urban counterparts. (2) Seventy-two percent of the country is classified as rural, but is home to only 15 percent of the population (46.2 million people). (3) According to the Pew Center on the States, rural residents are more likely to use emergency departments for their oral health needs because of a lack of dental insurance and a shortage of dental providers.
（1）美国农村居民牙齿脱落的可能性是城市居民的两倍。（2）该国72%的地区被归类为农村地区，但仅居住着15%的人口（4620万人）。（3）根据皮尤州立中心的数据，由于缺乏牙科保险和牙科医疗服务提供者短缺，农村居民更有可能因口腔健康需求而使用急诊部门。
