There are a variety of sources concerning dental fees. The ADA publishes a detailed dental fee report about every 3 years. However, this report is based on data that is 2-3 years old.
Another report, sold for $89.00 from R-Fees/Renassance Systems is owned by Delta Dental!!! See their privacy policy.
There are several "dental insurance consultants" that claim to have access to dental insurance company claims data. How is this possible? The average dentist can not check Delta or BC fee profiles. These reports may depend on dental insurance company DATA SPIN rather than the raw data, with information that is favorable to them. If a fee for a crown increases $25.00 , with 100,000 dentists doing 200 insurance covered crowns per year, this would be an additional expense of $500,000,000.00 for dental insurance companies. Then there are the frequent ads on Google and Yahoo for a $400.00++ report.
The alternative is the original, independent and comprehensive UCR DENTAL FEE REPORT ©. This provides current statistical dental fees information on over 120 of the most frequently used dental procedure codes. Based on dentists fee profile surveys, this report has been used by thousands of dentists since 1980. Avoid undervaluing your fees. This report can pay for it's self by noon and then can increase your net profits.