Data from the Indian Health
Service Oral Health Survey of
AI/AN Adolescents Aged 13-
15 Years, 2013-2014
 Eight out of 10 AI/AN dental clinic
patients (80%) and two out of 3
AI/AN students (66%) between
13-15 years of age had a history
of decay in their permanent
teeth, compared to 44% of
adolescents in the general U.S.
population. The Healthy People
(HP) 2020 target is 48%.
 Over half of 13-15 year-old AI/AN
dental clinic patients (53%) had
untreated decay while 38% of the
AI/AN students had untreated
decay. This compares to 11% of
13-15 year-olds in the general
U.S. population and a HP 2020
target of 15%.
 More than 6 out of 10 AI/AN
dental clinic patients and students
aged 13-15 years (66% and 62%
respectively) had at least one
dental sealant on a permanent
molar; higher than the prevalence
among the general U.S.
population and higher than the
HP 2020 target (51% and 22%
respectively).