Affordable Care

What Affordable Care does

Affordable Care, LLC is a private U.S. dental support organization (DSO) that has, since 1975, singularly focused on tooth-replacement services — dentures and dental implants. The company provides non-clinical business support to a network of over 400 affiliated dental practices operating across approximately 40 states under three retained brands: Affordable Dentures & Implants (AD&I), Advanced Dental Implant Center (ADIC), and DDS Dentures + Implant Solutions, positioning it as the nation's largest network of implant providers.

The DSO model centralizes administrative, marketing, technology, customer service, and operational infrastructure, enabling affiliated dentists to focus on clinical care while the parent captures scale economics. End customers are consumer patients seeking affordable dentures and implants, while the supply-side customers — i.e., practice owners who affiliate with the platform — are independent dentists, particularly those with $500K+ EBITDA in a highly active DSO M&A market. Corporate headquarters sits in Morrisville, NC (Research Triangle Park), with 1,001–5,000 employees across the network.

In June 2021, Harvest Partners acquired the company in a $2.7 billion leveraged buyout that loaded the platform with over $1 billion in private credit debt. By early 2026, the company had engaged Greenhill as investment banker and AlixPartners as restructuring advisers to evaluate strategic options amid labor cost inflation, workforce shortages, and softer consumer demand, while continuing to recruit clinical, lab, and corporate staff.

Name

Affordable Care

Legal name

Affordable Care, LLC

Website

https://careers.affordabledentures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Affordable Care is a U.S. dental support organization that, since 1975, has provided business support services to over 400 affiliated dental practices across ~40 states, operating under the Affordable Dentures & Implants, ADIC, and DDS Dentures + Implant Solutions brands to deliver affordable dentures and implants to consumer patients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dental Support Organization (DSO) Services

NAICS

Offices of Dentists (6212), Offices of Dentists (621210), Offices of Dentists (62121)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Prosthodontic & Restorative Group Practices (HLABAKAH), Dental Specialty-Only DSOs (Single-Specialty Platforms) (HLABAKAJ), Regional/Multi-Region DSO Platforms (Aggregators) (HLABAKAK)

Keywords

• Dental support services
• Dentures and implants
• DSO platform
• Affiliated dental practices
• Tooth replacement services

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dental Services Organization Support: Affordable Care generates revenue by providing business support services to affiliated dental practices, including operational, administrative, and marketing support. The company operates under multiple brands including Affordable Dentures & Implants (AD&I), Advanced Dental Implant Center (ADIC), and DDS Dentures + Implant Solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Affordable Care operates as a Dental Support Organization (DSO), providing business support services—including operational, administrative, marketing, technology, and customer-service support—to a network of over 400 affiliated dental practices across approximately 40 U.S. states. The affiliated practices deliver tooth replacement services (dentures and dental implants) directly to patients under three brands: Affordable Dentures & Implants (AD&I), Advanced Dental Implant Center (ADIC), and DDS Dentures + Implant Solutions.

Product overview

Affordable Care operates as a Dental Support Organization (DSO) providing business support services to dental practices. Since 1975, the company's singular focus has been Dentures & Implants. The organization manages a multi-brand portfolio consisting of three distinct dental brands: Affordable Dentures & Implants (AD&I) as the primary brand, Advanced Dental Implant Center (ADIC), and DDS Dentures + Implant Solutions. Together, these brands form the nation's largest network of implant providers, operating over 400 practices across approximately 40 states. The company provides clinical practice support alongside corporate/business support services including technology, marketing, customer service, and operational infrastructure to empower affiliated dentists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Affordable Dentures & Implants (AD&I): Primary brand providing dentures and dental implant services to patients, operating as the nation's largest network of implant providers.
• Advanced Dental Implant Center (ADIC)
• DDS Dentures + Implant Solutions

Products and services

• Affordable Dentures & Implants (AD&I) The flagship patient-facing brand of Affordable Care, offering affordable denture and dental implant services through affiliated practices; positions the company as the nation's largest network of implant providers.
• Advanced Dental Implant Center (ADIC) A specialized patient-facing brand within the Affordable Care portfolio focused on advanced dental implant procedures for patients seeking implant services.
• DDS Dentures + Implant Solutions A patient-facing brand within the Affordable Care multi-brand portfolio offering denture and implant solutions services nationwide.
• Dental Practice Business Support Services (DSO Services) Centralized business support services provided by Affordable Care to its affiliated dental practices, covering operational management, administrative services, marketing, customer service, and technology infrastructure. Sold to independent dental practice owners seeking to offload non-clinical functions while retaining clinical autonomy.

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.

• AlixPartnerscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026AlixPartners has been engaged as restructuring advisers to help address debt difficulties and navigate the company's financial challenges stemming from the $2.7 billion leveraged buyout by Harvest Partners in 2021.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Aspen Dental: Operates one of the largest DSO-affiliated dental practice networks in the US under a multi-specialty model. Highly comparable to Affordable Care as a large-scale, PE-influenced DSO serving affordability-oriented patients through owned practice locations.
• Heartland Dental: The largest US DSO by practice count, supporting affiliated general and specialty dental offices. Directly comparable to Affordable Care in DSO model, scale, and multi-state footprint, with similar central business support services.
• Pacific Dental Services: Large DSO supporting affiliated dental practices across the US with a focus on integrated technology and specialty services. Comparable DSO model, scale, and PE-backed structure similar to Affordable Care.
• Smile Brands: PE-backed DSO supporting hundreds of affiliated general and specialty dental practices across the US. Closely comparable business model and patient segment focus to Affordable Care.
• Sonrava Health: Multi-brand DSO platform operating large dental practice networks (including Western Dental and Brident) across the US. Directly comparable DSO structure and scale to Affordable Care.
• Dental Care Alliance: Regional DSO platform supporting affiliated dental practices across multiple US states. Comparable DSO model with similar central business support services, though typically more regional in scale than Affordable Care.
• Great Expressions Dental Centers: Multi-state DSO operating a network of affiliated dental offices providing general, specialty, and orthodontic care. Comparable DSO model and PE-backed ownership structure to Affordable Care.
• MB2 Dental: Dental partnership organization / DSO supporting hundreds of affiliated practices across the US. Comparable DSO model, central business support services, and PE-backed structure to Affordable Care.

Emerging players

• U.S. Endo Partners: Specialty DSO platform focused exclusively on endodontic practices. Comparable to Affordable Care as a single-specialty DSO model, though the specialty (endodontics) differs from Affordable Care's tooth-replacement focus.
• ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers: Network of dental implant centers across the US. Directly comparable patient service line (dental implants) to Affordable Care, though delivered through a different operational and ownership model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

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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