The cost of a visit to the dentist keeps increasing

Averaged per-transaction data from dental practice's EFTPOS machines show a marked increase everywhere, and clear discrepancies between regions.

a chart showing that the cost of a trip to the dentist has increased from an average of 300 dollars to 350 dollars over five years
Hover over a region for exact data; full list of regions available in the Biting Costs factsheet, which is linked below.
Chart: Shanti MathiasSource: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Get the dataCreated with Datawrapper