US Dental Cost Index by State (2026)

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Independent 2026 dataset of average dental prices across all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia: single dental implant (low/avg/high), per-tooth veneer, full-course braces, 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 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/ — also archived under DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20531729. License CC BY 4.0, attribute to Real Dental Costs.

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