Connecticut was ranked No. 1 for place with the best dental health, according to a study from dental provider Express Dentists.
The study, published Jan. 1, looked at 25 indicators of dental health such as water fluoridation, adult Medicaid dental benefits and the number of dentists per 100,000 people.
The dental health of the 50 states and Washington, D.C., ranked from best to worst:
1. Connecticut
2. Washington, D.C.
3. Massachusetts
4. Hawaii
5. New Jersey
6. Illinois
7. Washington
8. Iowa
9. Michigan
10. Ohio
11. Minnesota
12. New York
13. North Dakota
14. Wisconsin
15. Rhode Island
16. Maryland
17. Nebraska
18. Pennsylvania
19. Colorado
20. North Carolina
21. Utah
22. Vermont
23. Idaho
24. South Dakota
25. Virgina
26. Georgia
27. Indiana
28. Kansas
29. Missouri
30. New Mexico
31. Oregon
32. Arizona
33. California
34. Nevada
35. South Carolina
36. Florida
37. New Hampshire
38. Tennessee
39. Oklahoma
40. Wyoming
41. Delaware
42. Kentucky
43. Maine
44. Montana
45. Alabama
46. Alaska
47. Texas
48. Mississippi
49. Louisiana
50. West Virginia
51. Arkansas