ADS Dental Transitions

What ADS Dental Transitions does

ADS Dental Transitions is a national association of independently owned dental practice brokers founded in 1994 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The organization coordinates a network of 22+ independent member broker firms covering all 50 U.S. states, collectively providing brokerage, valuation, and transition consulting services to dentists seeking to buy, sell, or restructure dental practices. ADS member brokers have facilitated 42,000+ cumulative transactions with an average of 30+ years of experience per broker, totaling 450 combined years of practice transition expertise across the network. The entity itself operates with a small staff (11-50 employees) and functions primarily as a coordinating, branding, and referral layer rather than a consolidated brokerage.

The core product set includes dental practice brokerage services, a national marketplace of 361+ active practice listings spanning general and specialty practices (Endodontic, Oral Surgery, Orthodontic, Pediatric, Periodontal, Prosthodontic), standalone valuation services, and recently introduced DSO (Dental Service Organization) sales advisory. Supporting digital tools include an EBITDA calculator, a dental practice loan calculator, and a DSO sale readiness assessment questionnaire. There is no proprietary technology platform or AI-driven capability; the value proposition is built on broker expertise, a curated national listings database, a Code of Ethics, and partnerships with preferred dental-specific lenders (Huntington Practice Finance, US Bank, Bank of America).

Revenue mechanics are transaction-based: member brokers earn commissions upon successful closing of a practice sale or purchase, with rates set individually by brokers and not publicly disclosed. ADS the association captures value through network coordination, referral routing via the broker directory, marketing, and lender referral relationships. Customer segments include dentists selling practices (including DSO exits), dentists buying practices, dentists seeking partnerships, and DSOs pursuing multi-practice acquisitions. The organization is governed by an Executive Committee composed of member brokers, including a President, Vice President, Treasurer, Marketing Director, and Executive Director.

Name

ADS Dental Transitions

Legal name

ADS Transitions

Website

https://adstransitions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ADS Dental Transitions is a national association of 22+ independently owned dental practice brokers covering all 50 U.S. states, facilitating dental practice buy-sell transactions, valuations, and transitions for individual dentists and DSOs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dental Practice Brokerage

akta.pro primary industry

General Dentistry Group Practices (HLABAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Orthodontic Group Practices (HLABAKAC)

Keywords

• Dental practice brokerage
• Dental practice valuation
• Practice transitions
• Dental practice sales
• Dental practice acquisitions

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Broker Commission on Practice Sales: ADS member brokers earn commission fees upon successful closing of a dental practice sale or purchase. Fees are paid by the seller or buyer (or split between parties) at closing. Specific commission rates are not publicly disclosed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ADS Dental Transitions operates a national association of independently owned dental brokers who guide dentists through buying, selling, and transitioning dental practices. Services include professional practice valuations using asset-based, market-based, and income-based approaches, buyer/seller matching, negotiation, financing coordination with dental-specific lenders, and end-to-end transition support including phased buy-ins, partnerships, and DSO sales.

Product overview

ADS Dental Transitions is a national association of independently owned dental brokers offering a comprehensive platform for dental practice transitions. The core offering is dental practice brokerage services, which includes the Dental Practices for Sale Marketplace for buyers to browse listings, combined with Seller Services and Buyer Services modules. Supporting tools include the EBITDA Calculator and Dental Practice Loan Calculator for financial analysis, along with DSO Sales Services for those considering Dental Service Organization transitions. Additional resources include the Ask the Experts Q&A platform, DSO Sale Readiness Assessment tool, and a Broker Directory for finding local experts. The company also provides Dental Practice Valuations as a standalone service using asset-based, market-based, and income-based approaches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dental Practice Brokerage Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 42,000+ successful sales and purchases facilitated
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Professional Transition Strategies: Dental practice brokerage and transition consultancy handling valuations, sales, and DSO transactions. Directly comparable to ADS's buyer/seller and DSO advisory offerings.
• Paragon Dental Practice Transitions: Nationwide dental practice transition consultants providing valuations, sales representation, and buy-in structuring. Mirrors ADS's consultative brokerage model.
• AFTCO: One of the longest-established dental and veterinary practice transition and appraisal firms in the U.S. Competes directly with ADS in practice valuation, sales, and associate-to-partnership transitions.
• US Dental Transitions: A national dental practice brokerage helping dentists buy and sell practices. Same core service model, target customer, and commission-based economics as ADS.
• DDSmatch: A national network of dental transition specialists matching buyers and sellers of practices. Very similar federated-network structure and marketplace approach to ADS.
• Choice Transitions: Dental practice sales, appraisals, and transition planning provider. Competes directly with ADS in matching buyers and sellers of dental practices.

Broad incumbents

• Henry Schein Professional Practice Transitions: The practice-transitions arm of dental distribution giant Henry Schein, brokering the sale and purchase of dental practices nationwide. Directly overlaps with ADS's core brokerage and valuation services but is backed by a much larger distribution and financing platform.

Regional players

• Menlo Dental Transitions: Dental practice brokerage focused on valuations and sales, operating with regional emphasis. Same service line as ADS but narrower geographic footprint.

Others

• Bank of America Practice Solutions: A dental-practice lender that finances practice acquisitions; a preferred financing partner referenced by ADS rather than a competitor, enabling the transactions ADS brokers.
• Heartland Dental: A large DSO that acquires and supports dental practices; represents the buy-side DSO ecosystem ADS serves and refers into, not a direct brokerage competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/adsdentaltransitions/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 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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