# FindMyDirectDoctor Dental Cost Guide API > FindMyDirectDoctor Dental Cost Guide API is a paid API for AI agents from api.findmydirectdoctor.com, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-31). Returns dental procedure price data without insurance — including sample fees from dental schools, health departments, and posted practice prices — for procedures like cleanings, fillings, crowns, root canals, extractions, implants, dentures, and braces. ## Facts - Endpoint: GET https://api.findmydirectdoctor.com/v1/costs/dental?utm_source=zero.xyz - Price: $0.02/call - Payment: x402 - Status: unknown - Last checked: 2026-10-31 - Activations on Zero: 0 - Tags: x402 - Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/findmydirectdoctor-dental-cost-guide-api-03c9c1fe - Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap__eURWKKlv4ohwWT1vNAxE Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently. ## How to call it through Zero Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`): ```sh zero fetch --capability findmydirectdoctor-dental-cost-guide-api-03c9c1fe ``` Example prompt: How much does a root canal cost without insurance? I need sample prices from dental schools and any lower-cost options available. ## When to prefer this Choose this endpoint when a user needs out-of-pocket or cash-pay dental procedure cost estimates without insurance, especially when they want sourced, labeled price points from dental school clinics, health departments, or posted practice fees, along with lower-cost alternatives and Medicaid notes. Prefer this over general web search when structured, physician-reviewed, consistently formatted pricing data is needed across common dental procedures. ## Known failure modes - Unrecognized topic slug or procedure name returns no matched guide - Topic query too short or too vague may match wrong guide - Prices reflect sample points, not national averages — may not represent user's region - Data staleness if guide has not been recently reviewed - Truncated response schema may omit some optional fields like steps or facts ## How this service works Dental prices without insurance for a cleaning, filling, crown, root canal, extraction, implant, denture or braces: sample fees from dental school clinics, health departments and posted practice prices, each labeled with its basis, quoted sentence and source link, plus lower-cost routes and Medicaid dental coverage notes. Taken from 15 Foundation dental guides, reviewed by a physician. ## Output A structured response containing a quick-answer summary, an array of price points (each with a dollar amount, basis label such as dental school clinic or posted practice price, quoted sentence, and source URL), lower-cost route suggestions, Medicaid dental coverage notes, related guide links, data-as-of date, and a physician-reviewed credit and disclaimer. ## Request schema (JSON Schema) ```json { "type": "object", "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema", "required": [ "input" ], "properties": { "input": { "type": "object", "required": [ "type", "method" ], "properties": { "type": { "type": "string", "const": "http" }, "method": { "enum": [ "GET" ], "type": "string" }, "queryParams": { "type": "object", "required": [ "topic" ], "properties": { "topic": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 120, "minLength": 1, "description": "The dental service, as a guide slug (root-canal-cost-without-insurance), a short name (crown, implants) or plain words." } } } }, "additionalProperties": false }, "output": { "type": "object", "required": [ "type" ], "properties": { "type": { "type": "string" }, "example": { "type": "object", "required": [ "query", "guide_url", "last_reviewed", "quick_answer", "price_points", "credit", "data_as_of" ], "properties": { "facts": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "quote": { "type": "string" }, "section": { "type": "string" }, "source_url": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] } } } }, "group": { "type": "string" }, "guide": { "type": "object", "required": [ "slug", "title", "url", "last_reviewed" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string" }, "slug": { "type": "string" }, "title": { "type": "string" }, "last_reviewed": { "type": "string" } }, "description": "The guide the answer comes from." }, "query": { "type": "object", "description": "The request as understood, with the guide it matched." }, "steps": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "items": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "section": { "type": "string" } } } }, "credit": { "type": "s … (truncated) ``` ## Response schema (JSON Schema) ```json { "type": "json", "example": { "facts": [ { "quote": "One such clinic says student fees run 40 to 60 percent lower than private practice fees.", "section": "Ways to pay less for a root canal", "source_url": "https://dentistry.ouhsc.edu/Patients/Student-Care" } ], "group": "dental", "guide": { "url": "https://findmydirectdoctor.org/guides/root-canal-cost-without-insurance/", "slug": "root-canal-cost-without-insurance", "title": "How much does a root canal cost without insurance?", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-10" }, "query": { "topic": "root canal", "matched_by": "prefix", "matched_slug": "root-canal-cost-without-insurance" }, "steps": [], "credit": "Physician-reviewed, FindMyDirectDoctor Foundation", "source": "FindMyDirectDoctor Foundation guides (findmydirectdoctor.org/guides)", "related": [ { "url": "https://findmydirectdoctor.org/guides/dental-crown-cost-without-insurance/", "slug": "dental-crown-cost-without-insurance" } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://securemedicaidprovider.mt.gov/docs/feeschedules/2025/July2025DentalServicesFeeSchedule.pdf", "publisher": "securemedicaidprovider.mt.gov" } ], "guide_url": "https://findmydirectdoctor.org/guides/root-canal-cost-without-insurance/", "data_as_of": "2026-10-02", "disclaimer": "General information quoted from published guides. Not medical, legal or tax advice. In an emergency call 911.", "price_points": [ { "as_of": null, "basis": "dental_school_clinic_sample", "quote": "One university dental clinic's 2025-2026 fee list charges $850 for a front tooth and $1,175 for a molar.", "section": "quick answer", "source_url": "https://www.oit.edu/sites/default/files/2025/documents/2025-2026%20Fees%20for%20Service.pdf", "amounts_usd": [ 850, 1175 ], "basis_label": "sample fee from a dental school clinic", "is_cash_price": null, "national_representative": false } ], "price_status": "sample_points_no_national_price", "quick_answer": "A root canal without insurance costs more for teeth farther back in the mouth, because they have more roots to clean. One university dental clinic's 2025-2026 fee list charges $850 for a front tooth and $1,175 for a molar. Those prices leave out the final filling or crown, so ask for the full price in writing.", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-10", "price_drivers": [], "lower_cost_routes": [], "price_status_note": "The guide … (truncated) ``` ## More - Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/findmydirectdoctor-dental-cost-guide-api-03c9c1fe/health.json - [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt) - [Other services from api.findmydirectdoctor.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.findmydirectdoctor.com/llms.txt)