The Smile Lodge

What The Smile Lodge does

The Smile Lodge is a private pediatric dental practice headquartered in Clifton Park, New York, providing comprehensive dental care exclusively for children from birth through age 14. Founded in 2003, the practice operates two physical office locations — at 713 Pierce Rd in Clifton Park (Saratoga County) and 4 Springhurst Dr in East Greenbush (Rensselaer County) — delivering preventive care, restorative dentistry, orthodontics, sedation dentistry (oral sedation, nitrous oxide, and IV sedation), emergency dental services, and specialized care for children with special needs or sensory sensitivities. Service delivery uses standard pediatric dental clinical equipment, including digital X-ray and imaging technology; no proprietary technology platforms, AI capabilities, or software products have been disclosed.

The business model is a direct-to-consumer professional services operation, with revenue generated from clinical procedures billed to patients, most major insurance plans, and Medicaid, supplemented by interest-free patient financing plans and a curated line of dentist-recommended oral care products segmented by age and need. The practice acquires patients primarily through local SEO, its website, Google Business Profile, Facebook and Instagram organic social, and word-of-mouth referrals from parents and referring general dentists. HIPAA-compliant operations are maintained under a published privacy policy.

In 2025, The Smile Lodge was acquired by MB2 Dental, a Dallas-based dental partnership organization, in what MB2 Dental described as its largest transaction to date. The integration places The Smile Lodge within a network of over 800 partner practices across 45 states, granting access to group purchasing benefits via the Carabelli Club and shared operational resources, while the practice continues to operate under its own brand and clinical leadership in upstate New York.

Name

The Smile Lodge

Legal name

The Smile Lodge

Website

https://smilelodge.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Smile Lodge is a private pediatric dental practice operating two clinics in upstate New York (Clifton Park and East Greenbush), delivering preventive, restorative, orthodontic, sedation, emergency, and special-needs dental care exclusively to children age 14 and under. Acquired by MB2 Dental in 2025 as its largest transaction to date.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Dental Services

NAICS

Offices of Dentists (621210)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatric Dentistry Group Practices (HLABAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Preventive & Wellness Pediatric Dentistry (Cleanings/Fluoride/Sealants) (HLABAGAA), Pediatric Restorative Dentistry (Fillings/Crowns/Pulp Therapy) (HLABAGAB), Special Needs Pediatric Dentistry (HLABAGAD), Pediatric Orthodontics (HLABABAB)

Keywords

• Pediatric dental services
• Children's dentistry
• Sedation dentistry
• Pediatric orthodontics
• Special needs dentistry

Headquarters

HQ city

Clifton Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dental Services Revenue: Revenue generated from providing pediatric dental services including preventive care, restorative treatments, orthodontics, and sedation dentistry. Services are billed directly to patients or insurance providers. The practice accepts most major insurance plans and offers interest-free payment plan options for families.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Smile Lodge is a dedicated pediatric dental practice providing preventive, restorative, orthodontic, sedation, emergency, and special-needs dental care for children age 14 and under. Services are delivered in two physical office locations in upstate New York (Clifton Park and East Greenbush) and supplemented by interest-free financing and curated recommended oral care products.

Product overview

The Smile Lodge is a pediatric dental practice offering a comprehensive suite of dental care services for children from birth through age 14. The core offering centers on pediatric dental care including preventive services (cleanings, fluoride treatments, sealants), restorative dentistry (fillings, crowns, bonding), orthodontics (braces, clear aligners, retainers), sedation dentistry (laughing gas, oral sedation, IV sedation), emergency dentistry, and specialized care for children with special needs or sensory sensitivities. The practice operates two locations in upstate New York (Clifton Park and East Greenbush) and supplements its clinical services with dental financing options and a curated selection of recommended oral care products for different age groups and needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Preventive Dentistry

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 275 members joined Carabelli Club with estimated $28,000 in annual savings per member through group purchasing

Named customers2 records

Segments2 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.

• MB2 DentalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025MB2 Dental is a Dallas-based dental partnership organization. The Smile Lodge was acquired by MB2 Dental as its largest transaction to date in 2025, joining a network of over 800 partner practices across 45 states including Hawaii. MB2 Dental provides practice support, group purchasing benefits through Carabelli Club, and operational resources to its partner practices.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Smile Doctors: Smile Doctors is the largest ortho-focused dental support organization in the US. Comparable because orthodontics is a core service line at The Smile Lodge (braces, clear aligners, retainers), and Smile Doctors shares the DSO/partnership model.

Broad incumbents

• Heartland Dental: Heartland Dental is one of the largest DSOs in the US supporting general and specialty dental offices. Comparable as a large DSO acquirer/platform that aggregates independent dental practices, though it is not pediatric-specialized.
• Sonrava Health: Sonrava Health is a multi-brand DSO with pediatric dental offerings (e.g., Western Dental & Orthodontics, Brident). Comparable as a DSO with pediatric specialty exposure and similar insurance/Medicaid acceptance model.
• Great Expressions Dental Centers: Great Expressions Dental Centers operates multi-specialty dental offices across multiple states, including pediatric services. Comparable as a multi-state dental group practice operator with similar service breadth.
• Aspen Dental: Aspen Dental is a large national DSO operating hundreds of offices. Relevant as a comparable multi-location dental group with insurance acceptance and payment plan models, though not pediatric-focused.
• Pacific Dental Services: Pacific Dental Services is a major DSO supporting dental practices across the US with operational and clinical support infrastructure. Comparable as a DSO platform model with multi-specialty offerings.
• MB2 Dental: MB2 Dental is the parent dental partnership organization that acquired The Smile Lodge in 2025 as its largest transaction. It operates 800+ partner practices across 45 states, providing group purchasing, operational support, and a national partnership network — directly relevant as the acquiring platform.

Direct peers

• Children's Dental Health: Children's Dental Health is a multi-location pediatric dental group practice in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic with orthodontics and sedation offerings — the closest direct peer in specialty, service mix, and patient demographic to The Smile Lodge.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/thesmilelodge
• Instagraminstagram.com/thesmilelodge/?hl=en
• Xx.com/SmileLodge
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-smile-lodge-pediatric-dentistry

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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