Coast Dental texts and calls settlement
Chaviano v. Coast Dental Services, LLC
Also known as Coast Dental TCPA; CDS TCPA Settlement; Florida Telephone Solicitation Act
The lawsuit claimed Coast Dental kept sending appointment texts and calls after people asked it to stop.
Copied from the official notice. Last compared Nov 7, 2026.
- You could get
- A share of the fund, split among everyone who files Up to $59 cash or up to $99 voucher.
Source
“pro rata share of any funds available from the Settlement Fund”
From the administrator site: Official long-form notice (PDF on official site). Last compared Nov 7, 2026.
- You need
- No receipt needed Needs the code from your notice Claim Number and PIN from your email or postcard (to file online) Some paperwork: describes the claim form only
Source
“Telephone Number that you received a Text Message and/or Call from Coast Dental Services, LLC. at: ... (Required) ... PLEASE CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BOXES TO SIGNIFY YOUR CHOICE (IF NONE IS CHECKED (or if the selection is unclear), YOU WILL RECEIVE A VOUCHER):”
From the administrator site: Official claim form (PDF on official site). Last compared Nov 7, 2026.
- Who can file
- Got Coast Dental appointment texts or calls after asking to stop
Source
“Filing # 251841294 E-Filed 07/06/2026 04:04:09 PM”
From the court record: Class action complaint (PDF on official site). Last compared Nov 7, 2026.
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S.
Source
“All persons within the United States who, within the four years prior to the filing of this action, (1) received more than one text message or telephone call within any 12-month period, (2) reminding and/or encouraging the scheduling of an appointment with Defendant, (3) to said person’s cellular telephone number, (4) after making a request to Defendant to not receive future solicitations by replying with a “stop” or similar opt-out instruction in response to Defendant’s text message(s).”
From the administrator site: Official long-form notice (PDF on official site). Last compared Nov 7, 2026.
- Time to file
- About 3 minutes
Source
Our estimate of how long the official claim form takes. The notice does not say.
From the official site: cdstcpasettlement.com. Last compared Nov 7, 2026.
Free. The official site never charges.
Quick answers
How much is the Coast Dental texts and calls settlement payout?
A share of the fund, split among everyone who files. Up to $59 cash or up to $99 voucher.
Where is the Coast Dental texts and calls settlement claim form?
On the official site, cdstcpasettlement.com. Filing is free. The last day to file is Dec 24, 2026.
When will the Coast Dental texts and calls settlement pay?
Payment can only happen after the court gives final approval and any appeals are over.
The final approval hearing is set for Dec 9, 2026.
Is the Coast Dental texts and calls settlement legit?
The settlement administrator (the company that handles claims) is Analytics Consulting, and the official site is cdstcpasettlement.com. Real notices point there; if a link in a message goes anywhere else, do not use it.
The official site never asks you to pay to file.
Compare yourself to the official class definition
You may be included if Coast Dental texted or called your cell phone more than once in 12 months about booking an appointment.
It covers texts or calls after you replied “stop” or similar, in the four years before the case was filed on July 6, 2026.
You are not included if you are a Coast Dental officer, director, agent or employee, the trial judge, or their family.
Check each condition yourself. The boxes are only for you; nothing is sent or stored.
All persons within the United States who, within the four years prior to the filing of this action, (1) received more than one text message or telephone call within any 12-month period, (2) reminding and/or encouraging the scheduling of an appointment with Defendant, (3) to said person’s cellular telephone number, (4) after making a request to Defendant to not receive future solicitations by replying with a “stop” or similar opt-out instruction in response to Defendant’s text message(s).
From the administrator site: Official long-form notice (PDF on official site)
This checklist is for guidance only and can be wrong. Only the court's definition decides. Read the official wording before you file.
How to file
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Find the code from your notice
- Claim Number and PIN from your email or postcard (to file online)
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Gather what you need
No proof of purchase is required.
- The phone number where you got Coast Dental's texts or calls
- Your choice of up to $59 cash or up to $99 voucher (no choice means the voucher)
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File online, or by mail
At cdstcpasettlement.com, by Dec 24, 2026. Filing is free.
Or mail a paper claim form to:CDS TCPA Settlement, PO Box 2009, Chanhassen, MN 55317-2009
The deadline note says: “Online by December 24, 2026 (the online form needs the Claim Number and PIN from your email or postcard), or by mail postmarked by December 24, 2026; the claim form can also be emailed to CDSTCPASettlement@noticeadministrator.com.” -
Save your confirmation
Keep your confirmation number or email. You do not need to file again.
Confirm with the administrator before you act.
After you file
Payment can only happen after the court gives final approval and any appeals are over.
The final approval hearing is set for Dec 9, 2026.
For context: First payments were issued 52 to 875 days after final approval, based on 15 settlements. Half were paid within 119 days. 1 of the 15 waited on appeals after approval.
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Case details
- Case
- Chaviano v. Coast Dental Services, LLC
- Court
- Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida
- Case number
- 2026-013610-CA-01
- Administrator
- Analytics Consulting
- Official site
- cdstcpasettlement.com
- Settlement fund
- Up to $3,840,664 made available for claims
- Full payout terms
- Up to $59 cash or up to $99 toothbrush voucherEach claimant chooses a pro rata share of any funds available from the Settlement Fund, either up to $59 in cash or up to $99 in a voucher for an electronic toothbrush sold by Coast Dental, after attorneys' fees, notice and administration costs and any service award. A claim form with no choice (or an unclear one) gets the voucher.
- Effort
- Easy, about 3 minutes
Other dates
- Opt-out (exclusion) deadline
- (passed) source document
- Objection deadline
- (passed) source document
- Final approval hearing
- (ahead) source document
The court’s exact words
All persons within the United States who, within the four years prior to the filing of this action, (1) received more than one text message or telephone call within any 12-month period, (2) reminding and/or encouraging the scheduling of an appointment with Defendant, (3) to said person’s cellular telephone number, (4) after making a request to Defendant to not receive future solicitations by replying with a “stop” or similar opt-out instruction in response to Defendant’s text message(s).
Quoted from the official notice. Read the notice for the full definition.
Our notes: Per the notice, the class is people in the United States who, in the four years before the case was filed, got more than one text or call in any 12-month period from Coast Dental Services, LLC reminding or encouraging them to book an appointment, on their cell phone, after replying 'stop' or a similar opt-out to its texts. The complaint on the official site shows it was e-filed on July 6, 2026. Excluded: the trial judge, Coast Dental and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and control persons and their officers, directors, agents, servants and employees, the Released Parties, the immediate families of those people, and people who opt out. Read the notice for the full definition.
Sources and checks (7)
Every fact people act on was copied from the official source and compared with it. How we check
- Official long-form notice (PDF on official site) administrator site
- Official claim form (PDF on official site) administrator site
- Official online claim form login page administrator site
- Official settlement website, Important Dates administrator site
- Official settlement website home page administrator site
- Agreed order preliminarily approving class action settlement (PDF on official site) court record
- Class action complaint (PDF on official site) court record
What changedLast change Oct 26, 2026
- Page created. Claims open until December 24, 2026. source document
Questions
I already filed. What now?
Keep your confirmation number or email. You do not need to file again. Payment can only happen after the court gives final approval; once it does, the payment status page shows what is known.