The 2024 Milliman Dental Actuarial Analytics Commercial PPO Network Study is a detailed competitive benchmarking analysis of the commercial dental market. The study is used by the vast majority of the dental market to gain insights into network components, including discounts and in-network utilization. This year’s analysis features data on 466 million dental procedures and more than $73 billion in submitted charges. This report serves as an overview of study processes and methodology, including the following sections:

• Summary of data and key calculations, such as the average charge denominator, allowed charge numerator, and calculated discount statistics.
• Results aggregation, including class and category of service, area, common procedures, and benefit plan type
• Caveats and limitations