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    "generated_at": "2026-08-31T09:47:50.199Z",
    "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
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    "attribution_required": true,
    "attribution": "Real Dental Costs — https://realdentalcosts.com",
    "doi": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20531728",
    "methodology": "https://realdentalcosts.com/en/methodology/",
    "docs": "https://realdentalcosts.com/en/api/",
    "disclaimer": "Independent pricing and market research. NOT medical, dental or insurance advice."
  },
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  "basis_note": "The state AVERAGE is a measured price (implant = Real Dental Costs' own observed series, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20531728, validated against ASQ360 at Spearman 0.945; crown/veneer/braces/dentures = ASQ360/CareCredit Average Procedural Cost Study 2023-2024). The [low, high] band around the state average is MODELLED from published national ratios, not an observed percentile.",
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    "source_url": "https://realdentalcosts.com/en/methodology/#sources",
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    "period_end": "2024-12",
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    "modeled": false,
    "confidence": 65,
    "confidence_note": "Measured state average; the [low, high] band around it is modelled from published national ratios, not an observed percentile."
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  "provenance_note": "by_state[] entries inherit this provenance block; only `confidence` is recomputed per state band.",
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    "high_usd": 3620,
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  },
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    "note": "National average as published by the per-state source (ASQ360/CareCredit for crown/veneer/braces/denture; Real Dental Costs observed series for implant), with the observed spread across the 51 state markets. May differ slightly from national.avg_usd, which comes from the procedure-cost CSV.",
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    "state_max_usd": 2867
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      "code": "WV",
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      "code": "NH",
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      "state": "New Jersey",
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      "state": "Alaska",
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