Tennessee ranks comparatively high in some health measures, but

State ranking and proportion reports from the United Health Foundation and the Annie E. Casey Foundation on health and social conditions are used to demonstrate the difficulties faced by the State of Tennessee in its effort to provide for the needed services for its residents. The concerns faced by the dental profession, in its effort to provide needed oral health services, are a component of the complexities to improve the modest ranking of the state in a series of health and social attributes.