# 84% of Americans are willing to put in the time for healthy teeth and gums

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## Reading

An overwhelming share of Americans (84%) say they are willing to put in the time and care that brushing and flossing take to keep their teeth and gums healthy, a November 2025 Verasight survey finds.

About one-in-eight (12%) say maybe, and just 4% are not willing.

## Topline

To have healthy teeth and gums, are you willing to put time and skill when tooth-brushing and flossing?

84% of Americans are willing to put in the time for healthy teeth and gums.

- Yes: 84.1%
- Maybe: 11.6%
- No: 4.3%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: Module 1
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#willingness-to-invest-time-and-skill-in-oral-hygiene](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#willingness-to-invest-time-and-skill-in-oral-hygiene)

## Citation

Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#willingness-to-invest-time-and-skill-in-oral-hygiene](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#willingness-to-invest-time-and-skill-in-oral-hygiene)