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Original research
2026 Dental Information Access Study
Website URLs, opening-hours coverage and observed public-price publishing across 10 U.S. cities, combining Dental.me and Dental Verdicts data.
2026 U.S. Dental Price Transparency Study
The frozen citation snapshot of public dental and orthodontic prices from 40 practice websites across 33 U.S. locations in 18 states.
2026 U.S. Dental Price Transparency Scorecard
A reproducible ranking based on breadth and specificity of publicly disclosed pricing—not clinical quality.
2026 Dental Insurance Coverage Gap Study
Four illustrative benefit ceilings modeled against six published-price medians to show why an annual maximum is not full coverage.
2026 Dental Consumer Price Index
A direct-to-consumer snapshot across clear aligners, retainers, night guards, toothbrushes, water flossers, whitening and cleaners.
Current research footprint
Reusable research graphics
Research tools and local reports
Dental Price Explorer
Search the current public-price dataset by U.S. location and procedure, with practice-level source links.
Explore dental pricesDental Prices by U.S. City
City reports generated only when the current dataset has enough practice and price coverage.
Browse city reportsWebsite, hours & price study
Compare the online information trail across Tampa, Phoenix, Austin, Denver, Houston, Manhattan, Miami, Chicago, Boston and Charlotte.
View access study2026 Price Transparency Awards
Practices qualifying under the published transparency-score methodology.
See leadersMethodology standard
| Source labels | Third-party and Dental Verdicts-derived fields are identified separately. |
|---|---|
| Frozen vs current | Dated citation snapshots remain frozen while current datasets can grow through published supplements. |
| No false denominators | Observed price-publishing counts are not presented as citywide rates unless the underlying collection is a census. |
| Reproducibility | CSV files, formulas and source links are published whenever practical. |
| Corrections | Send source-backed corrections to contact@dentalverdicts.com. |
Editorial independence
Dental Verdicts may earn commissions from commercial links elsewhere on the site. Research datasets, access studies and transparency rankings are not sold placements, and commercial relationships do not buy higher research rankings.