Medical care · BLS CPI-U · 1997–2026
Dental services Inflation — U.S. Consumer Price Index
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Dental services is up 7.0% from a year earlier. Dental care prices.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). pumsdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.
Dental services: year-over-year inflation, 1998–2026
Percent change from the same month a year earlier, from the not-seasonally-adjusted CPI-U index.
October 2025 is missing from every CPI series — the federal government shutdown halted collection and the month was never published. Charts show a gap, and year-over-year and month-over-month figures skip any comparison touching the missing month; values are never interpolated.
Dental services: annual averages
BLS annual-average index (the CPI file’s M13 rows, shown verbatim) and the year-over-year change in that average — the standard “annual inflation” figure.
| Year | Annual avg. index | Annual inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025* | 615.1 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 599.0 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 574.3 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 543.7 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 522.5 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 511.1 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 496.2 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 485.5 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 472.6 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 465.0 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 452.2 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 441.0 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 431.8 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 417.5 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 408.0 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 398.8 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 388.1 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 376.9 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 358.4 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 340.9 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 324.0 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 306.9 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 292.5 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 281.0 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 269.0 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 258.5 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 247.2 | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 236.2 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 226.6 | — |
*The 2025 annual average reflects the eleven published months — October 2025 was never collected because of the federal government shutdown.
Dental services inflation — FAQ
What is the current Dental services inflation rate?+
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Dental services is up 7.0% from a year earlier (not seasonally adjusted). Month over month, the seasonally adjusted index moved 0.0% in June 2026.
When was Dental services inflation highest since 1997?+
By annual averages, the biggest increase since 1997 came in 2023, when the Dental services index rose 5.6% over 2022.
Is Dental services inflation higher than overall inflation?+
As of June 2026, the Dental services index is up 7.0% year over year, versus up 3.5% for overall inflation (all items CPI-U). That is a faster increase than overall inflation (all items CPI-U).
Why is October 2025 missing from the Dental services data?+
October 2025 is missing from every CPI series — the federal government shutdown halted collection and the month was never published. Charts show a gap, and year-over-year and month-over-month figures skip any comparison touching the missing month; values are never interpolated.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). pumsdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.