What OralMED does

OralMED, founded in 2009 and headquartered in Lisbon, is the first Portuguese group dedicated exclusively to dental medicine and currently operates 64 company-owned dental clinics across continental Portugal (the most recent being OralMED Amoreiras, opened February 2025). It employs 400+ qualified dentists across seven specialties — endodontics, aesthetic dentistry, implantology, pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, periodontics, and aesthetic prosthodontics — and has treated more than 700,000 cumulative patients since founding, reporting a 95% patient satisfaction index (2021). It serves the general Portuguese population, addressing the country's significant oral health gap — Portugal ranks second in the EU for oral health deficiencies, with 34% of citizens never having visited a dentist and 37% unable to afford treatment.

The core clinical product is the Plano de Tratamento OralMED®, a comprehensive protocol integrating health, function, and aesthetics delivered via CAD/CAM in-house labs (OralMED Laboratórios), 3D Smile Design, panoramic radiography (Ortopantomography), and intraoral photography, with clinical practice standardized by an internal Medical and Scientific Council. Two Academia OralMED training poles in Porto and Lisbon underpin talent and protocol consistency, and an OralMED Library of seven 500+ page educational guides plus the Escolas a Sorrir school outreach program (with mascot Doutor Castor) extend the patient-education surface.

The business is monetized entirely through professional services revenue, with the first medical evaluation offered free to drive acquisition, treatments financed via regulated health-credit partnerships with Portuguese financial institutions at installment cadences scaled to patient income, and a growing B2B Empresas corporate channel providing employer-sponsored dental benefits. Go-to-market is multi-channel: the dedicated healthcare Contact Center (first of its kind in Portugal) plus WhatsApp and online booking drive patient flow; the Digital Ambassadors program (25+ named influencers including Pipoca mais Doce and Tony Carreira) and the Solidária CSR subsidiary (€100,000+ in pro-bono treatments to 120+ vulnerable patients via 35+ NGO partnerships) round out the marketing and brand-equity stack. The parent Grupo OralMED Saúde also owns the OralMED Laboratórios and OralMED Academia operating subsidiaries.

Name

OralMED

Legal name

OralMED

Website

https://oralmed.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

OralMED is Portugal's first and largest dedicated dental-medicine specialist group, operating 64 owned clinics nationwide with 400+ dentists across seven specialties and serving the general Portuguese population through free first evaluations, installment-financed treatments, and integrated in-house prosthetic laboratories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dental Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of Dentists (621210), Dental Laboratories (339116)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

General Dentistry Group Practices (HLABAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Comprehensive Family Dentistry (Multi-Disciplinary In-Office General Care) (HLABAAAE), Mobile/On-Site Dental Imaging Services (HLABAIAJ)

Keywords

• Dental clinic services
• Oral healthcare
• Implantology treatments
• Orthodontic services
• Cosmetic dentistry

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisboa

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices67 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dental Consultation and Treatment Services: Primary revenue from dental consultations, examinations, and treatments across all 7 medical areas (Endodontics, Aesthetic Dentistry, Implantology, Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics, Periodontics, Aesthetic Prosthodontics). Services include initial medical evaluation, treatment plans, surgical procedures, and ongoing maintenance care.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

OralMED operates a network of 60+ company-owned dental clinics across Portugal providing comprehensive oral healthcare through seven medical specialties (Implantology, Orthodontics, Aesthetic Prosthodontics, Periodontics, Dental Aesthetics, Endodontics, and Pediatric Dentistry). Services begin with a free first medical evaluation including panoramic X-ray and diagnosis, followed by a Plano de Tratamento Integral covering health, function, and aesthetics, supported by integrated in-house laboratories, CAD/CAM and 3D Smile Design technology, dedicated patient managers, and bi-annual review consultations.

Product overview

OralMED operates as a unified dental clinic network — the first Portuguese group specialized exclusively in dental medicine — offering comprehensive oral health services through 60+ owned clinics, integrated in-house dental laboratories, and two training academies. The portfolio centers on the core clinic network delivering medical evaluations, comprehensive treatment plans, and 8 dental specialties (Implantology, Orthodontics, Aesthetic Prosthodontics, Periodontics, Dental Aesthetics, Endodontics, and Pediatric Dentistry), supported by in-house laboratories, a dedicated patient manager service, bi-annual review appointments, and advanced CAD/CAM diagnostic protocols. Adjacent offerings include OralMED Solidária (free treatments for vulnerable populations), the Digital Ambassador Program, the OralMED Academia training center, an Oral Health Library of 7 free guides, an Online Checkup tool, a specialized healthcare contact center, and corporate dental plans (OralMED Empresas). All services are branded under the Grupo OralMED Saúde umbrella, with a 95% patient satisfaction index as a quality benchmark.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Plano de Tratamento OralMED®: Comprehensive dental treatment plan addressing oral health, function, and aesthetics
• Programa de Embaixadores Digitais
• Escolas a Sorrir
• OralMED Empresas
• OralMED Kids

Products and services

• OralMED Clínicas Dentárias (Dental Clinic Network) Network of 60+ owned dental clinics across Portugal delivering comprehensive oral healthcare, serving 700,000+ patients since founding.
• 1ª Avaliação Médica (First Medical Evaluation)

Quantifiable outcome

• 700,000+ patients treated since founding in 2009
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ASASST - Associação de Solidariedade e Ação Social de Santo TirsocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2023Partnership providing free dental treatments to children with oral health deficiencies. OralMED Santo Tirso clinic delivers treatments. ASASST founded 1992, works with children and youth in risk situations, primarily in Santo Tirso and Trofa regions.
• IPSS - Instituições Particulares de Solidariedade SocialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with 35+ IPSS institutions across Portugal for OralMED Solidária CSR initiative. Identifies and treats vulnerable populations needing dental care. Includes institutions like Aldeias de Crianças SOS, APAV, Casa da Criança de Tires, Cáritas de Setúbal, Cruz Vermelha de Braga, and others.
• ONG - Organizações Não GovernamentaiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with NGOs for OralMED Solidária initiative providing free dental treatments to vulnerable populations including elderly, children at risk, people with disabilities, and social reintegration citizens.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Impress: European chain of orthodontic clinics offering clear aligner treatments directly to consumers across Southern Europe including Portugal/Spain. Partial overlap with OralMED's orthodontics specialty, focused on a single high-growth treatment vertical.

Others

• Dentsply Sirona: World's largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, including the CAD/CAM equipment OralMED uses. Comparable as a dental technology supplier whose product roadmap and pricing directly affect OralMED's equipment capex and lab throughput economics.
• Straumann Group: Global leader in dental implants, prosthetics, and digital dentistry headquartered in Switzerland. OralMED is a downstream customer of Straumann's implant systems; comparable as a barometer for implant-procedure demand and pricing in OralMED's core Implantologia specialty.

Direct peers

• European Dental Group: Pan-European dental service organization operating multiple clinic brands across several countries. Comparable as a multi-country DSO consolidator with similar clinic-ownership model and emphasis on operational scale and clinical quality systems.
• Colosseum Dental Group: One of Europe's largest dental groups with hundreds of clinics across multiple countries. Comparable to OralMED as a European DSO competing for the same dentist talent pool and applying a similar multi-clinic, multi-specialty operating model.
• MALO CLINICS: Portugal-headquartered dental group known for the 'All-on-4' implant protocol, operating a network of clinics across Portugal and internationally. Direct comparable as another large, multi-clinic Portuguese dental group practice targeting premium implant and aesthetic cases.
• Dentix: Iberian-origin dental clinic chain that expanded across Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Latin America with a multi-clinic, multi-specialty consumer proposition. Closely comparable in geography (Iberia) and in targeting middle-income consumers via financing.

Broad incumbents

• Pacific Dental Services: US-based dental support organization providing business and clinical support to hundreds of practices. Comparable for DSO operating leverage and back-office scale benefits supporting clinician productivity.
• Aspen Dental: Major US DSO brand with hundreds of owned dental offices offering general, specialty, and denture services. Comparable on clinic ownership model and multi-specialty positioning, though US-focused with different reimbursement dynamics.
• Heartland Dental: The largest US dental support organization supporting thousands of dentists across the United States. Useful comparable for DSO unit economics, scale benefits, and back-office consolidation, though operating in a very different regulatory and reimbursement environment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OralMED_oficial
• YouTubeyoutube.com/oralmedmedicinadentaria
• Facebookfacebook.com/OralMED.Oficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/oralmed.oficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oralmed-saude

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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