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Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Students who have had a Cavity: 8th Graders
State: Oregon
Measurement Period: 2022
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This indicator shows the percentage of 8th graders who have had a cavity.
Why is this important?
Cavities are the most common chronic disease of adolescents aged 12 to 19 years, despite being largely preventable. When left untreated, cavities can lead to painful infections that interfere with an adolescent's eating, speaking, and learning.
State: Oregon
61.6%
Source:
Oregon Student Health Survey
Measurement period: 2022
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: November 2023
Measurement period: 2022
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: November 2023
Compared to
Technical note: Counties being reported varies per year; only counties that participated in the survey and those that have >50 survey participants for all grades will have the results reported.
In 2020, the Oregon Healthy Teens Survey was replaced by the Oregon Student Health Survey. Use caution when comparing to previous time periods.
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Data Source
- Oregon Student Health Survey
Maintained By: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute (Methodology)
Filed under: Health / Oral Health, Health / Adolescent Health, Clinical Care, Health Outcomes, Children, Teens