What is Core Truth Labs?

    Direct answer

    Core Truth Labs is the internal research and editorial function behind this site. It builds the datasets — price index, technology status ledger, provider verification records — and sets the sourcing standards every page follows. It is not a separately incorporated company, does not employ clinicians, and does not treat patients or handle patient payments.

    Last reviewed by Dr. James W. Dunnavant, DDS.

    Core Truth Labs at a glance
    QuestionAnswer
    Is it a separate legal entity?No — an internal function
    Does it provide dental care?No
    Does it receive patient payments?No
    What does it produce?Datasets, source libraries, editorial and review standards
    Who is accountable for its output?Dr. James W. Dunnavant, DDS

    What it produces

    • The claims ledger published at /core-truth, with a status and a source for every public claim.
    • The primary-source library at /research/sources.
    • Original datasets: the dental price index and the technology status ledger.
    • The sourcing and review rules in the editorial policy.

    Why an internal research function is disclosed at all

    Research branding is often used to make marketing look like scholarship. Naming this function, stating that it is internal rather than independent, and publishing its sources lets a reader weigh the work correctly instead of taking a logo's word for it.

    What we cannot confirm

    • Core Truth Labs is not an independent third-party research organization, and its work has not been peer reviewed.
    • Whether it will later be organized as a separate entity has not been decided.

    Sources

    Reviewed by Dr. James W. Dunnavant, DDS on 2026-08-22. Corrections: corrections@1800veneers.com.

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