Child Sleep Quality

The Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living is developing a series of reports, Healthy Children, Healthy State, to raise awareness of child health risk factors in order to develop new programs and actions, and to build on current initiatives in Texas. The Child Oral Health in Texas report showcases the current state of oral health for children in Texas.

This report was last updated on April 20, 2026 and utilizes the 2021-2023 Texas SPAN data. 

Highlights

• 22% of Texas students did not brush their teeth at least twice daily, and 17% did not visit a dentist in the past 12 months.
• 25% of male students did not brush at least twice daily and 19% did not visit a dentist, compared to 18% and 15% of female students.
• 27% of rural students in Grade 11 reported not visiting a dentist in the last 12 months.