European Health Survey  
DENTIST, STOMATOLOGY, AND DENTAL HYGIENIST APPOINTMENTS
Time elapsed since the last dentist appointment by sex, age group, and educational level. Population aged 15 years old and over.
Units: percentage

	TOTAL	Three or less months ago	More than three months and less than one year ago	One year ago or more	He/She has never visited the dentist	
Both sexes	
    TOTAL	
        TOTAL	100.00	17.07	29.12	51.17	2.65	
        Basic and lower	100.00	14.99	23.20	57.98	3.83	
        Medium	100.00	18.68	32.69	46.90	1.72	
        Upper	100.00	20.08	38.42	40.57	0.94	
    From 15 to 24 years old	
        TOTAL	100.00	20.74	31.38	42.64	5.24	
        Basic and lower	100.00	21.58	28.65	42.76	7.01	
        Medium	100.00	18.39	32.52	45.93	3.16	
        Upper	100.00	22.92	41.19	33.53	2.37	
    From 25 to 64 years old	
        TOTAL	100.00	17.32	31.35	48.89	2.44	
        Basic and lower	100.00	14.59	25.09	56.12	4.20	
        Medium	100.00	19.05	32.69	46.97	1.29	
        Upper	100.00	19.75	38.65	40.70	0.89	
    Aged 65 years old and over	
        TOTAL	100.00	14.29	20.76	63.08	1.88	
        Basic and lower	100.00	13.21	17.90	66.89	2.00	
        Medium	100.00	15.88	33.14	48.45	2.52	
        Upper	100.00	21.64	34.27	43.61	0.47	
Men	
    TOTAL	
        TOTAL	100.00	15.84	26.98	53.76	3.43	
        Basic and lower	100.00	14.32	21.29	59.55	4.85	
        Medium	100.00	16.47	30.83	50.27	2.44	
        Upper	100.00	18.49	35.71	44.54	1.27	
    From 15 to 24 years old	
        TOTAL	100.00	18.36	27.77	47.07	6.79	
        Basic and lower	100.00	19.82	24.89	46.39	8.90	
        Medium	100.00	14.07	30.83	50.87	4.23	
        Upper	100.00	21.78	37.76	39.97	0.50	
    From 25 to 64 years old	
        TOTAL	100.00	15.99	28.88	52.10	3.03	
        Basic and lower	100.00	13.93	22.88	58.49	4.69	
        Medium	100.00	17.37	30.80	49.87	1.97	
        Upper	100.00	18.01	36.27	44.35	1.38	
    Aged 65 years old and over	
        TOTAL	100.00	13.65	19.50	64.12	2.73	
        Basic and lower	100.00	12.27	15.81	68.85	3.08	
        Medium	100.00	13.07	31.05	52.70	3.17	
        Upper	100.00	20.82	30.65	47.78	0.74	
Women	
    TOTAL	
        TOTAL	100.00	18.25	31.15	48.70	1.90	
        Basic and lower	100.00	15.63	25.01	56.49	2.87	
        Medium	100.00	20.97	34.62	43.42	0.99	
        Upper	100.00	21.52	40.87	36.97	0.64	
    From 15 to 24 years old	
        TOTAL	100.00	23.23	35.13	38.01	3.63	
        Basic and lower	100.00	23.82	33.46	38.13	4.59	
        Medium	100.00	22.14	33.99	41.64	2.23	
        Upper	100.00	23.66	43.40	29.35	3.58	
    From 25 to 64 years old	
        TOTAL	100.00	18.65	33.82	45.67	1.85	
        Basic and lower	100.00	15.30	27.48	53.54	3.68	
        Medium	100.00	20.84	34.69	43.89	0.58	
        Upper	100.00	21.27	40.71	37.55	0.47	
    Aged 65 years old and over	
        TOTAL	100.00	14.78	21.73	62.27	1.22	
        Basic and lower	100.00	13.83	19.30	65.59	1.28	
        Medium	100.00	19.14	35.55	43.54	1.77	
        Upper	100.00	23.08	40.66	36.26	0.00	
Notes:
1) The symbol '.'  shall be deemed as datum which cannot be given due to an insufficient sample
 The symbol '..' shall be deemed as datum which is not collected for this classification in the table
 The data corresponding to cells with less than 35 thousand persons must be considered with caution, as they may be affected by a high degree of sampling error
Source: National Statistics Institute