Lake Superior Dental

What Lake Superior Dental does

Lake Superior Dental Associates is a private, multi-location group dental practice headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota, founded in 1980 as the first group dental practice in the Duluth/Northland region. The practice operates three clinic locations (Duluth, Two Harbors, and Cloquet) staffed by six dentists (Seth Amadio DDS, Ross Anderson DDS, Simon Broccard DDS, Robert Johnson DMD, Melanie Meier DDS, Vanessa Olson DDS), one dental therapist (Annie Davis ADT), and supporting clinical and administrative personnel including dental assistants, hygienists, office staff, and an in-house lab technician. Its legal entity is Lake Superior Dental Associates, registered in Minnesota, USA, with no identified parent company, external private equity, or institutional investment.

Name

Lake Superior Dental

Legal name

Lake Superior Dental Associates

Website

https://lakesuperiordental.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

General and Cosmetic Dentistry Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Prosthodontic & Restorative Group Practices (HLABAKAH)

Keywords

• General dentistry services
• Preventive dental care
• Restorative dental procedures
• Cosmetic dental treatments
• Dental implant services

Headquarters

HQ city

Duluth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dental Services Revenue: Fee-for-service dental care including preventive, restorative, and advanced procedures. Revenue generated from routine examinations, cleanings, fillings, root canals, extractions, prosthetics, implants, and cosmetic treatments. Accepts most major dental insurance plans.
2. Oral Health Savings Plan: Annual subscription-style membership plan providing two exams, two cleanings (standard plan) or three cleanings (periodontal plan), bitewing X-rays, full mouth X-rays, gum health assessment, oral cancer screening, and 15% savings on other treatments (cash) or 10% (credit card).
3. Cash/Discount Payments: Day-of discount offered for cash payments at time of service for uninsured patients.
4. CareCredit Financing: Third-party financing option through CareCredit for patients needing payment plan options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lake Superior Dental is a multi-location group dental practice that delivers preventive, restorative, and advanced dental care to individuals and families. Services span oral exams, cleanings, fluoride, X-rays, fillings, root canals, extractions, dentures and crowns (produced in an in-house lab), TMJ/TMD therapy, sleep apnea devices, dental implants, and cosmetic dentistry. Patients access care across three Minnesota offices in Duluth, Two Harbors, and Cloquet, paying via dental insurance, an in-house Oral Health Savings membership plan, cash discounts, or CareCredit financing.

Product overview

Lake Superior Dental is a multi-location dental group practice founded in 1980, operating as the first group dental practice in the Duluth/Northland area. The practice offers a unified portfolio of dental services organized into three main categories: Preventive Care (routine exams, hygiene, fluoride, X-rays, pediatric care), Restorative Procedures (fillings, root canals, extractions, prosthetics with an in-house lab), and Advanced Solutions (TMJ therapy, sleep apnea treatment, dental implants, cosmetic dentistry, whitening). Services are delivered across three clinic locations in Duluth, Two Harbors, and Cloquet, Minnesota, with a team of six dentists and one dental therapist. The practice also offers an in-house Oral Health Savings Plan for uninsured patients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Preventive Care Routine dental care services including oral health examinations, hygiene visits, fluoride treatments, X-rays, and pediatric dentistry for patients of all ages.
• Restorative Procedures Common dental procedures including aesthetic composite fillings, root canals, surgical and non-surgical extractions, and dental prosthetics (dentures, partials, bridges, crowns, implant crowns) fabricated in the practice's in-house dental lab.
• Advanced Solutions Specialized dental treatments including TMJ/TMD therapy, sleep apnea and snoring treatment using mandibular advancement devices, dental implant placement, cosmetic dentistry, and professional teeth whitening.
• Oral Health Savings Plan In-house membership plan for uninsured patients providing annual exams, cleanings, bitewing and full-mouth/panoramic X-rays, gum health assessment, oral cancer screening, and 15% (cash) or 10% (credit card) savings on other treatments; available in Standard Adult, Standard Child, and Periodontal Maintenance tiers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40+ years serving the Northland community
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Heartland Dental: Largest dental support organization (DSO) in the United States, supporting hundreds of affiliated practices with non-clinical services. Comparable as a multi-location, multi-doctor group dental model, though at vastly greater scale and with corporate backing.
• Western Dental & Orthodontics: Large multi-location dental group practice primarily serving California, Arizona, and other western U.S. markets with general dentistry, orthodontics, and specialty services. Comparable as a scaled multi-clinic dental group with broad service offering.
• Dental Care Alliance: Dental support organization supporting affiliated practices across multiple U.S. states with general, specialty, and cosmetic services. Comparable as a multi-location group practice model with affiliated clinical teams.
• Pacific Dental Services: Major dental support organization supporting thousands of dentists across the U.S. with practice management, billing, and clinical support. Comparable multi-location group practice operating model, though with national scale and DSO infrastructure.
• Aspen Dental: National branded dental practice chain focused on serving patients without a regular dentist, offering dentures, implants, and general dentistry. Comparable as a multi-location dental group with strong prosthetic/restorative emphasis akin to Lake Superior Dental's in-house lab model.
• Affordable Dentures & Implants: National dental chain specializing in dentures, extractions, and implants with hundreds of locations. Comparable for its prosthetic/denture focus and in-house lab model that mirrors Lake Superior Dental's on-site lab capability.
• Park Dental: Minnesota-based multi-location dental group practice offering preventive, restorative, and specialty services across the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. Most directly comparable peer due to shared geography, multi-clinic group structure, and broad general dentistry service mix.
• Gentle Dental: Multi-location dental group practice offering general, specialty, and cosmetic dentistry under a DSO-like structure. Comparable multi-clinic, multi-dentist operating model serving broad patient populations.

Regional players

• Mortenson Family Dental: Multi-location dental group practice serving Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and surrounding states under the Mortenson Companies umbrella. Comparable as a mid-sized multi-clinic group dental practice with broad general and specialty services.
• Apple Tree Dental: Minnesota-headquartered multi-site dental nonprofit serving rural, elderly, and underserved populations across the state. Comparable as a Minnesota-based multi-location dental group serving smaller communities, though structured as a nonprofit rather than for-profit group.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lake-superior-dental-associates

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 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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