US Dental Cost Index by State (2026) (doi:10.7910/DVN/OZEPYG)

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Document Description

Citation

Title:

US Dental Cost Index by State (2026)

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/OZEPYG

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Date of Distribution:

2026-06-05

Version:

1

Bibliographic Citation:

Real Dental Costs Data & Research Team, 2026, "US Dental Cost Index by State (2026)", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/OZEPYG, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:7wm03YUv5F3e5btV8SV13A== [fileUNF]

Study Description

Citation

Title:

US Dental Cost Index by State (2026)

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/OZEPYG

Authoring Entity:

Real Dental Costs Data & Research Team (Real Dental Costs (realdentalcosts.com))

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Access Authority:

Real Dental Costs Data & Research Team

Holdings Information:

https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/OZEPYG

Study Scope

Keywords:

Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, dental costs, healthcare prices, cost of living, United States, health economics

Abstract:

The US Dental Cost Index is an independent 2026 dataset of average dental prices across all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, compiled by the Real Dental Costs Data & Research Team. For each jurisdiction it reports the average single dental implant price (low/avg/high), per-tooth veneer price, full-course braces price, a composite Cost Index (100 = national average), the state cost-of-living index, and an affordability score. Key finding: dental prices track cost of living at Pearson r = 0.835; cheapest is Alabama ($3,759), priciest California ($5,733). This is market and pricing research, not clinical advice. Source & methodology: https://realdentalcosts.com/en/us-dental-cost-index/ | Citable DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20531729 | License: CC BY 4.0, attribute to Real Dental Costs (realdentalcosts.com).

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Data Access

Notes:

<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0">CC BY 4.0</a>

Other Study Description Materials

File Description--f13987517

File: us-dental-cost-index-2026.tab

  • Number of cases: 51

  • No. of variables per record: 11

  • Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

Notes:

UNF:6:7wm03YUv5F3e5btV8SV13A==

US Dental Cost Index — 50 states + DC, 2026 (CC BY 4.0).

Variable Description

List of Variables:

Variables

rank

f13987517 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 26.0; Max. 51.0; StDev 14.866068747318506; Min. 1.0; Valid 51.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:O2qiMC0cwe7iJMQjaOa9Fg==

state

f13987517 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:WaBRoxzE2VPDqOf/dj6gXA==

code

f13987517 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:l9MHb6NRcjH/EZX/oFLNAQ==

implant_avg_usd

f13987517 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 4507.176470588236; Valid 51.0; StDev 468.13488252350317; Min. 3759.0; Max. 5733.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:w4F2t2Icao5IhZJf1HPuRQ==

implant_low_usd

f13987517 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 4013.0; Mean 3155.098039215686; Min. 2631.0; Valid 51.0; StDev 327.6729012232754

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:Mvft352pCQmWK7zzkRVTPA==

implant_high_usd

f13987517 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 51.0; Min. 5263.0; Mean 6310.058823529411; StDev 655.3453566407472; Max. 8026.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:my4K6ZN1EPs+UrIbPUMJzw==

veneer_avg_usd

f13987517 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 117.03698761754009; Valid 51.0; Mean 1126.9411764705883; Max. 1433.0; Min. 940.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:nwLmhobx860z4+LVnx4usw==

braces_avg_usd

f13987517 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 3007.0; Valid 51.0; StDev 374.506751163002; Max. 4586.0; Mean 3605.666666666667

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:qzoVxafpQpoS4GqeRpAGyg==

cost_index

f13987517 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 9.439591217470236; Mean 91.11764705882354; Max. 116.0; Min. 76.0; Valid 51.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:CHYjGB3CHBiHMWqHVvGptg==

cost_of_living_index

f13987517 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 101.34705882352941; StDev 17.379037406498398; Max. 184.0; Min. 84.0; Valid 51.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:a3eJdSPe18tVH9CqMiEIeQ==

affordability_score

f13987517 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 73.0; Min. 10.0; StDev 16.318040059166083; Valid 51.0; Mean 50.372549019607845;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:aTfc1Zkve7/lGPz74c8aYQ==