fast facts

• Homeless persons are 12x more likely than individuals with stable housing to have  dental problems.
  
• ​Tooth decay ranks as the most prevalent chronic disease in both children and adults, despite it being largely preventable. Over the last 40 years among children, the prevalence of decay has skyrocketed among seniors and middle-aged adults.
  
• ​Researchers found that men with gum disease were 49% more likely to develop kidney cancer, 54% more likely to develop pancreatic cancer, and 30% more likely to develop blood cancers.