Contents:

Background and Methodology 1 Sampling 1 Data Collection 1 Weighting 2 Practice Setting 3 Payment for Dental Services 4 Selected Fees by County Population 9 Selected Fees by Specialty and Region 10 General Practitioners: National 13 General Practitioners: New England Region 31 General Practitioners: Middle Atlantic Region 45 General Practitioners: East North Central Region 61 General Practitioners: West North Central Region 77 General Practitioners: South Atlantic Region 93 General Practitioners: East South Central Region 109 General Practitioners: West South Central Region 123 General Practitioners: Mountain Region 139 General Practitioners: Pacific Region 155 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons: National 173 Endodontists: National 181 Orthodontists and Dentofacial Orthopedists: National 187 Pediatric Dentists: National 193 Periodontists: National 203 Prosthodontists: National 211 Appendix A: 2005 Survey of Dental Fees Instrument 223 Appendix B: Glossary 233 LIST OF FIGURES Page Figure 1: Regional Distribution of Responding Dentists in the United States, All Dentists (Weighted) 3 Figure 2: Patients’ Insurance Coverage, Solo Dentists 4 Figure 3: Percentage of Patients Covered by Public Assistance or Private Insurance, by Region, All Dentists (Weighted) 5 Figure 4: Percentage of Practices Accepting Payment from Third Party Payers for Dental Claims, By Region, All Dentists (Weighted) 6 Figure 5: Average Number of Days to Receive Reimbursement for Clean Claims, All Dentists, 2001 – 2005 (Weighted) 8 Figure 6: Preventive Procedure D1110, Adult Prophylaxis, Average General Practitioner Fee by County Population 9 Figure 7: Restorative Procedure D2330, Resin-Based Composite – One Surface, Anterior, Average General Practitioner Fee by County Population 9 LIST OF TABLES Page Table 1: Percentage of Practices Accepting Payment from Third Party Payers for Dental Claims, By Specialty 6 Table 2: Average Number of Days to Receive Reimbursement for Clean Claims, by Region and Payer, All Dentists (Weighted) 7 Table 3: Average Number of Days to Receive Reimbursement for Clean Claims, by Specialty and Payer 7 Table 4a: Diagnostic Procedure D0220, Radiograph, Intraoral – Periapical – First Film, Average Fee By Specialty and Region 10 Table 4b: Preventive Procedure D1110, Adult Prophylaxis, Average Fee by Specialty and Region 10 Table 4c: Restorative Procedure D2330, Resin-Based Composite – One Surface, Anterior, Average Fee by Specialty and Region 11