Dental Office Solutions

What Dental Office Solutions does

Dental Office Solutions, LLC is a privately held dental staffing and practice consulting firm headquartered in Advance (Clemmons), North Carolina, founded in 2003 by Shirley Kelly, who continues to serve as Founder and President. The company connects dental practices with qualified professionals across permanent and freelance placements for dental assistants, hygienists, dentists (including specialty fields such as Perio, Endo, Oral Surgery, Pedo, Ortho, and Prostho), receptionists, office managers, and consultants. Its placement service uses a proprietary screening process that verifies skills, credentials, experience, and references and assesses intangible traits such as personality, cultural fit, and attitude; a 90-day replacement guarantee backs each placement, and freelance requests are reportedly filled within 30 minutes of contact. Pricing follows industry-standard transaction fees of 15–25% of placed candidate annual salary.

Beyond staffing, Dental Office Solutions operates three adjacent professional services lines. Practice Management Consulting delivers staff efficiency training, case acceptance improvement, communications, risk management, computer utilization, follow-up systems, budgeting, scheduling, and internal marketing support. Practice Analysis provides a comprehensive assessment of production, new patients, marketing, collections, expenses, accounts receivable, treatment planning, and operational efficiency. Continuing Education courses are ADA CERP and AGD PACE accredited, covering implant training, mentorship, and specialized dental procedures; 35 such events are scheduled for June 2026.

The company's customer base spans individual and small-group private dental practices as well as larger Dental Service Organizations (DSOs) requiring multi-location staffing. Distribution is direct-to-employer via website contact forms and personalized consultation. The firm is founder-owned and bootstrapped, with no institutional investors, no funding rounds, and a domestic-only footprint concentrated in North Carolina. Strategic partnerships — notably with Practice Acquisition Partners — extend the offering into practice purchase support including location identification, financing, office design, risk management, and equipment procurement.

Name

Dental Office Solutions

Legal name

Dental Office Solutions, LLC

Website

https://dentalofficesolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dental Office Solutions is a North Carolina-based, founder-owned dental staffing and consulting firm that places permanent and freelance dental professionals and provides practice management consulting, practice analysis, and ADA CERP/AGD PACE-accredited continuing education to private dental practices and DSOs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dental Staffing and Practice Management Services

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Dental Assisting (EDAOAJAJ)

Keywords

• Dental staffing services
• Permanent dental placement
• Freelance dental staffing
• Practice management consulting
• Dental continuing education

Headquarters

HQ city

Clemmons

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Placement Services: The company charges placement fees based on a percentage of the candidate's annual salary, ranging from 15 to 25 percent. Fees are only charged after successful placement of a candidate.
2. Consulting Services: Practice management consulting including training, operational improvements, risk management, and practice analysis services provided to dental practices.
3. Continuing Education: Science-based continuing education courses offered to dental professionals for professional development and training in implant dentistry and related specialties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Dental Office Solutions is a dental staffing and practice management firm that places qualified dental professionals (dentists, dental assistants, hygienists, and front office staff) in permanent and freelance positions at dental practices and DSOs. Beyond staffing, the company provides practice management consulting, practice analysis assessments, and ADA CERP/AGD PACE accredited continuing education courses including implant training and mentorship.

Product overview

Dental Office Solutions operates as a dental staffing and practice management company offering a suite of interconnected services. The core offerings include Dental Staffing Solutions (Permanent and Freelance Placement) for recruiting dental professionals, Practice Management Consulting for operational improvements, Practice Analysis for comprehensive practice assessments, and Continuing Education Courses with ADA CERP and AGD PACE accreditation including Implant Training/Mentorship. Through Practice Acquisitions, the company also supports dentists with practice purchases including financing, location identification, and equipment procurement. The Placement Request System and Resume Submission Portal enable the staffing workflow between employers and job seekers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dental Staffing Solutions Connects dental practices with qualified professionals for permanent and freelance placements, including dental assistants, hygienists, receptionists, office managers, consultants, and dentists with specialty fields (Perio, Endo, Oral Surgery, Pedo, Ortho, Prostho). For dental practices and DSOs needing reliable staffing.
• Permanent Placement Matches highly-qualified dental professionals with practices through a thorough screening process ensuring both essential skills and cultural fit, handling the entire recruitment journey from talent identification to smooth onboarding. For dental employers seeking long-term hires.
• Freelance Placement Provides rapid staffing solutions, finding qualified dental professionals within 30 minutes of a call for temporary or freelance positions. For dental practices needing immediate temporary coverage.
• Practice Management Consulting Offers consulting services including staff efficiency training, increased case acceptance and revenue, improved communications, risk management, computer utilization, follow-up systems, budgeting, scheduling, and internal marketing solutions. For dental practice owners seeking operational improvement.
• Practice Analysis A comprehensive assessment tool evaluating practice metrics including production, new patients, marketing practices, collection ratios, expenses, accounts receivable, treatment planning, and operational efficiency. For dental practice owners benchmarking performance.
• Continuing Education Courses Science-based training programs providing CE credits through courses such as implant training, mentorship, and specialized dental procedures. ADA CERP and AGD PACE accredited. For dental professionals seeking professional development.
• Implant Training and Mentorship Implant surgery and restoration training available for dentists with extensive background in implant site development, surgical placement, restoration, and treatment planning to increase in-house procedures and improve productivity. For dentists seeking to expand clinical capabilities.
• Practice Acquisitions Support Comprehensive support for purchasing dental practices including ideal location identification, financing assistance, office design, risk management, and equipment procurement. For dentists with 3-5 years of experience seeking practice ownership.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Practice Acquisition PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships for practice acquisitions including ideal location identification, financing assistance, office design, risk management, and equipment purchasing. The company is uniquely positioned to address specific needs of dentists with 3 to 5 years of experience.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ETS Dental: One of the largest dental-focused permanent placement firms in the US, serving practices and DSOs with recruiter-led hiring across hygienists, assistants, and dentists. Directly comparable to DOS in service model, candidate screening, and placement-fee monetization.
• 360 Dental Recruiting: Dental-specific permanent placement agency placing dentists, hygienists, and specialists in private practices and DSOs. Closely overlaps DOS's permanent placement and specialty staffing (Perio, Endo, Oral Surgery) offerings.
• Patriot Staffing Solutions: Dental-focused staffing firm providing temporary and permanent placements of hygienists, dental assistants, and front office staff. Same target buyer (private practices and DSOs) and similar transaction-fee revenue model as DOS.
• Sundance Dental Staffing: Dental-only temp and temp-to-perm staffing agency serving practices with hygienists, dental assistants, and front office coverage. Comparable buyer base and freelance placement focus.
• TempDental (Apex HCS): Dental-only temporary staffing platform placing hygienists and dental assistants on short-notice assignments. Directly competes with DOS's freelance placement product, particularly the company's 30-minute fulfillment promise.

Broad incumbents

• MB2 Dental Solutions: National DSO providing non-clinical support including HR, recruiting, and practice consulting to affiliated practices. Comparable to DOS's MSO-style support offering but at greater scale across multiple states.
• Indeed: Largest US job search platform with employer-sponsored hiring tools used by dental practices. Competes indirectly by enabling practices to bypass agencies like DOS for self-serve candidate sourcing.
• Heartland Dental: Largest US DSO supporting hundreds of practices with non-clinical support services including HR and recruiting. Represents both a potential DSO customer for DOS's staffing services and an incumbent that could internalize the function.
• Robert Half International: One of the largest global staffing firms with a dedicated dental and healthcare practice placing administrative and clinical roles. Competes with DOS for SMB and mid-market dental practice placements, though as a generalist firm rather than dental-only.

Others

• ADA CERP Providers (e.g., PDS University): Network of ADA CERP-accredited CE providers that train practicing dentists in implantology and other specialties. Comparable to DOS's continuing education business as an accredited training ecosystem participant.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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