Grades, Friends & Money - Survey Spells Out Parents' Top School Year Worries

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Oct 01, 2015, 07:00 ET

OAK BROOK, Ill., Oct. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With a new school year in full swing so are parents' concerns about their kids. New survey data, out today from Delta Dental Plans Association, finds that most parents are worried about the same things. Topping the list are their child's diet and physical activity.

Top issues parents worry about this school year:

Diet: 85 percent
Physical activity: 82 percent
Oral health: 82 percent
Their own finances: 79 percent
Grades: 76 percent
Friends: 76 percent
Health: 73 percent
Weight: 52 percent

Delta Dental Plans Association released the survey as part of its continued focus on improving children's oral health and overall health in the United States.

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About Delta Dental Plans Association
The not-for-profit Delta Dental Plans Association, based in Oak Brook, Ill., is the leading national network of independent dental service corporations. Delta Dental provides dental benefits programs to nearly 70 million Americans in more than 120,000 employee groups throughout the country. For more information, visit our website at deltadental.com.

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SOURCE Delta Dental Plans Association