Dental services priced at $100 in 1978 $875.38 in 2023

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Prices for Dental Services, 1978-2023 ($100)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for dental services are 775.38% higher in 2023 versus 1978 (a $775.38 difference in value).

Between 1978 and 2023: Dental services experienced an average inflation rate of 4.94% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, dental services costing $100 in the year 1978 would cost $875.38 in 2023 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.47% during this same period, inflation for dental services was higher.

In the year 1978: Pricing changed by 7.02%, which is above the average yearly change for dental services during the 1978-2023 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1978 (7.63%), inflation for dental services was lower.

Price Inflation for Dental services since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1980 (11.81%), 1975 (10.28%), and 1947 (9.59%).

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Buying power of $100.00 since 1978

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Dental services, over time, for $100 beginning in 1978. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
1978$100.007.02%
1979$108.428.42%
1980$121.2211.81%
1981$132.849.59%
1982$143.147.75%
1983$152.756.71%
1984$165.168.13%
1985$175.586.31%
1986$185.395.59%
1987$197.906.75%
1988$211.366.80%
1989$224.466.20%
1990$239.416.66%
1991$257.307.47%
1992$274.606.72%
1993$289.085.27%
1994$302.914.78%
1995$317.874.94%
1996$332.764.68%
1997$348.264.66%
1998$362.994.23%
1999$379.964.68%
2000$397.304.56%
2001$413.394.05%
2002$431.904.48%
2003$449.584.09%
2004$471.684.91%
2005$497.935.57%
2006$523.845.20%
2007$550.825.15%
2008$579.185.15%
2009$596.482.99%
2010$612.822.74%
2011$627.082.33%
2012$641.562.31%
2013$663.533.42%
2014$677.752.14%
2015$694.922.53%
2016$714.682.84%
2017$726.261.62%
2018$746.172.74%
2019$762.512.19%
2020$785.443.01%
2021$802.992.23%
2022$835.614.06%
2023$875.384.76%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.


Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Dental services:

Year19351936193719381939194019411942194319441945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
CPI13.40013.40013.70013.80013.80013.80013.80014.20014.80015.60016.30017.20018.85019.78020.54021.04021.84022.30023.06023.76024.00024.48025.06025.88026.48027.00027.12027.88028.68029.46730.37531.36032.96034.74037.06939.17741.70043.43144.77748.19253.14656.56260.80065.06970.54678.87786.43893.13899.392107.469114.246120.631128.769137.531146.054155.785167.423178.677188.100197.100206.838216.523226.608236.192247.238258.523268.992281.031292.538306.915324.000340.862358.415376.867388.127398.756408.034417.461431.757441.005452.182465.039472.571485.525496.160511.079522.500543.726569.605

Adjust dental services prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2023 / CPI in 1978 * 1978 USD value = 2023 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Dental services was 65.069 in the year 1978 and 569.605 in 2023:

569.605 / 65.069 * $100 = $875.38

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $100 in 1978 has the same "purchasing power" as $875.38 in 2023 (in the CPI category of Dental services).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Dental services in 1935. In addition to dental services, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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