There are No Dentists in my Area

Roughly one in four (5,073,822) Floridians live in a Dental Care Health Professional Shortage Area.

More than 2.7 million visits to the ER in 2017 were tied to preventable dental problems.

More than 23% of 3rd graders in Florida have untreated tooth decay.

Living with Sickle Cell, Seeking Dental Care

By Mikaya W., Leon County

"When I tried to find a dentist for my kids, there wasn’t a dentist in Tallahassee that would accept them. So our only choice was to find a doctor in Panama City, which was two to three hours away."

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