Imagen Dental Partners

What Imagen Dental Partners does

Imagen Dental Partners, LLC, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, is a doctor-led Dental Partnership Organization (DPO) that partners with independent, technology-driven dental practices across 17 U.S. states. The company differentiates from traditional Dental Service Organizations (DSOs) by offering partner dentists real equity ownership in both their individual practice and the broader Imagen network, while preserving clinical autonomy and local brand identity. Imagen is not private equity-owned and is structured around a dentist-controlled governance model.

The core platform delivers centralized business support services — including HR, IT, finance, marketing, compliance, revenue cycle management, procurement, and insurance credentialing — through wholly-owned support service subsidiaries (e.g., Imagen Kirkpatrick, Imagen Aesthetica, Imagen Libby, Imagen Connor Support Services). Its technology stack includes digital practice management systems with integrated digital charting, hardware/software lifecycle management, system integrations, and cybersecurity infrastructure. Imagen also operates a continuing education program delivering 4,300+ CE hours annually across 35+ events.

Imagen monetizes through partnership arrangements with independent practices — a recurring membership/DPO model where dentists gain access to business services, peer community, and equity participation in exchange for fees or revenue-share arrangements (pricing is not publicly disclosed and terms are negotiated individually). The go-to-market is a direct, consultative enterprise sales motion with regional business development directors covering distinct U.S. territories, supplemented by webinars, partner testimonials, and content marketing to drive partnership inquiries from high-performing practice owners approaching retirement or seeking growth capital.

Name

Imagen Dental Partners

Legal name

IMAGEN DENTAL PARTNERS, LLC

Website

https://imagendentalpartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Imagen Dental Partners is a doctor-led Dental Partnership Organization that partners with independent dental practices across 17 U.S. states, providing centralized business support services and equity participation while preserving clinical autonomy for partner dentists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dental Partnership Organization Services

akta.pro primary industry

Dental Support Services Organizations (Non-Clinical MSO/Back-Office Platforms) (HLABAKAN)

Keywords

• Dental partnership organization
• Dental practice support
• Dental business services
• Dental group partnership
• Practice management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Scottsdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dental Partnership Organization (DPO) Membership: Revenue generated through partnership arrangements with independent dental practices. Dentists join the Imagen network, sharing ownership and gaining access to centralized business services while Imagen provides operational support, growth strategies, and equity participation in the broader network.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Imagen Dental Partners operates a Dental Partnership Organization (DPO) that partners with independent dental practices, giving them shared equity ownership in the Imagen network while providing centralized business support services including HR, IT, finance, marketing, compliance, revenue cycle management, recruiting, procurement, technology, and continuing education. Partner dentists retain clinical autonomy and their practice identity while Imagen handles non-clinical operations.

Product overview

Imagen Dental Partners operates as a Dental Partnership Organization (DPO), a doctor-led alternative to traditional DSOs. The core offering is the Imagen DPO model, which provides dentists with shared ownership opportunities in both their individual practice and the broader Imagen network. This is supported by a comprehensive suite of service modules including Practice Support Services (encompassing education, marketing, P&C management, insurance credentialing, accounting & finance, revenue cycle management, procurement, technology/IT, and compliance). Together, these services enable partner dentists to maintain clinical autonomy and practice identity while accessing business expertise, operational support, and a national peer community for growth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Imagen Dental Partnership Organization (DPO) A doctor-led Dental Partnership Organization model allowing independent dental practice owners to maintain clinical autonomy while gaining shared equity ownership in both their practice and the broader Imagen network, supported by centralized business services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 35-50% practice growth within 3 years of joining
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Heartland Dental: Heartland Dental is the largest US DSO, backed by KKR, supporting thousands of doctor-owned practices with non-clinical services. It is a broad incumbent against which Imagen positions its PE-free DPO alternative, and serves as the scale benchmark for the multi-site dental support category Imagen operates in.
• Aspen Dental Management: Aspen Dental Management, backed by Leonard Green & Partners, operates one of the largest networks of branded dental practices in the US. It is a broad incumbent in the DSO space competing for the same dentist talent pool Imagen targets through partnership.
• Smile Brands Inc. Smile Brands is a multi-brand dental support organization (supported by Gryphon Investors) that partners with affiliated dentists. It is a direct competitor for independent dental practice partnerships and provides comparable business support services including HR, marketing, and operations.
• Pacific Dental Services: Pacific Dental Services is a large, established DSO providing supported practice models with extensive clinical and business support services. Imagen's COO Samantha Adams previously held regional leadership at PDS, and the two compete for the same independent dentist partnerships across the Western and Southern US.

Direct peers

• MB2 Dental Solutions: MB2 Dental is the most direct peer to Imagen — a doctor-owned Dental Partnership Organization that partners with independent dentists, offering equity participation and clinical autonomy. Both share the DPO positioning, equity-participation model, and target the same high-performing independent dentist segment, differentiating from PE-backed DSOs.
• Dental Care Alliance: Dental Care Alliance is a dental support organization (backed by ABRY Partners) that partners with affiliated practices to provide business support while dentists retain clinical autonomy. It is a direct comparable to Imagen on the multi-site dental support services model and competes for similar partnership candidates.
• Great Expressions Dental Centers: Great Expressions Dental Centers is a DSO (backed by Audax Group) operating affiliated dental practices across the Eastern and Midwestern US. It is comparable to Imagen as a multi-site dental support organization offering practice operations, marketing, and back-office services to partner dentists.
• North American Dental Group: North American Dental Group is a DSO supporting 200+ dental practices across multiple US states. It is comparable to Imagen as a multi-site dental support organization competing for partner practices and offering similar centralized business services.
• Benevis: Benevis is a dental support organization (backed by JLL Partners) providing business and clinical support services to affiliated dental practices, with concentration in pediatric and orthodontic specialty practices. It is a direct peer in the DSO category and competes for partnership opportunities with Imagen's target dentists.

Emerging players

• Specialized Dental Partners: Specialized Dental Partners is an emerging DPO/MSO focused on specialty dental practices (oral surgery, periodontics, endodontics). It represents an adjacent emerging peer with a similar partnership structure but different specialty focus, illustrating where Imagen's DPO model could expand beyond general dentistry.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds18 records

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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