Recognition means a practice published a broad and specific set of dental prices in the dataset we analyzed. It does not rate clinical quality, outcomes, affordability, customer service or whether a practice is appropriate for any patient.
2026 Price Transparency Leaders
Ascend Dental
Chicago, IL
Dental Health Arlington
Arlington, TX
Tanglewood Dental Associates
Houston, TX
Wicker Park Dental Group
Chicago, IL
Ventana Family Dental
Katy, TX
Ace Dental Boston
Boston, MA
Boardwalk Dentistry
Granite Bay, CA
How a practice qualifies
A practice must score at least 80/100 in the underlying 2026 U.S. Dental Price Transparency Scorecard. The score rewards pricing breadth, procedure-family coverage and exact-price specificity.
| Component | Points | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing breadth | 50 | 2.5 points per distinct priced procedure, capped at 20. |
| Procedure coverage | 30 | 5 points per represented procedure family, capped at 6 families. |
| Price specificity | 20 | 10-point base for bounded pricing plus up to 10 points based on the share of exact prices. |
Use the 2026 Leader badge
Qualifying practices may use the badge on their website, social channels or press materials. No backlink is required. Badge use does not imply a clinical endorsement.
Why recognize pricing transparency?
Dental care is difficult to comparison-shop when consumers cannot see even approximate fees before contacting a practice. This annual recognition rewards the act of publishing useful price information while keeping the scoring rule open enough to reproduce.
Open methodology
The award is derived from the same 358-row source-linked dataset as the national study. Anyone can inspect the rows and reproduce the scorecard.