Do Massachusetts residents have good teeth? It’s a tough question to answer if you live in Massachusetts and spend most of your time here. Without seeing people from all of the other states regularly it’s tough to get a gauge and determine where we stand in the dental health hierarchy in America. Thankfully like most things – there’s a study for that.
WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 25 key indicators of dental wellness to give us a lay of the land when it comes to teeth and gums. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the most favorable conditions for dental health.
And here are the winners and losers. Bad news first: Arkansas finished with the worst dental health in America, embarrassingly finishing in 51st place even though there’s only 50 states! That’s the downside to involving DC in these countdowns. Somebody always has to finish in 51st and this time it’s you, Arkansas, finishing with an overall score of 33.31 (this “overall score” will help give you perspective as you see more scores, don’t worry). Don’t feel too bad Arkansas, you finished just .01 below Mississippi, who came in 50th with the 2nd worst dental health in America. West Virginia, Louisiana, and Montana round out the bottom 5.
Illinois was found to have the best dental health in America, finishing at #1 with an overall score of 72.61. Wisconsin took second place with an overall score of 71.82 and Idaho finished in 3rd with a 70.53.
And now we get back to the original question, as seen on the top of this screen if you scroll up: Do Residents in Massachusetts Have Good Teeth? The answer is, heck yeah we do! I’ll let you know where we rank and our overall score for comparison’s sake below. We’ll reveal how all of our New England neighbors did as well. And if you’d like to check out WalletHub’s complete study and all the minty-fresh results, check it out RIGHT HERE!
