JD Howard Dental

What JD Howard Dental does

JD Howard Dental was a private, single-location general dental practice based in Dover, New Hampshire, serving individual consumers and families in the local market. Its core offering consisted of routine dental services — examinations, cleanings, diagnostic x-rays, and treatment procedures — delivered in-person at a physical dental office under the clinical ownership of Dr. Vikram Shad, DMD, with Michelle Adams serving as practice manager. The practice had 1-10 employees and operated on a fee-for-service professional services revenue model with flexible payment options for patients, reflecting standard retail dental economics with no publicly disclosed pricing schedule.

The practice was supported by 42 North Dental, a dental support organization (DSO) that handles non-clinical administrative functions such as back-office operations. This DSO relationship is the defining structural feature of the business: clinical care is delivered locally by the Dover team, while administrative scale, group purchasing, and multi-location infrastructure flow through 42 North Dental's network. The practice maintained a marketing presence via its own website (howarddental.com), direct phone booking, and online appointment scheduling, and served a horizontally segmented base of general-consumer patients rather than enterprise or institutional buyers.

In 2026, JD Howard Dental was rebranded to Gentle Dental Dover, joining eight other Gentle Dental locations across New Hampshire as part of the broader 42 North Dental network. The transition was executed as a renaming and integration event rather than a change in clinical operations: the same practitioner, same practice manager, and same care team continued under the new banner, with care explicitly described as uninterrupted. The strategic effect is consolidation under a multi-location brand and DSO, expanding patient access to nine New Hampshire locations while preserving the underlying single-site operating footprint.

Name

JD Howard Dental

Legal name

JD Howard Dental

Website

https://howarddental.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

JD Howard Dental, rebranded as Gentle Dental Dover, is a single-location general dental practice in Dover, New Hampshire, serving individual consumers with preventive, diagnostic, and treatment services under Dr. Vikram Shad, DMD, and supported by 42 North Dental.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

General Dentistry Services

NAICS

Offices of Dentists (621210)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLABAAAE

Comprehensive Family Dentistry (Multi-Disciplinary In-Office General Care)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Dental Care Services/General & Family Dentistry

SECONDARYHLABAKAB

General Dentistry Group Practices

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Dental Care Services/Dental Service Organizations (DSOs) & Group Practices

Keywords

• General dentistry services
• Preventive dental care
• Dental examinations cleanings
• Family dental practice
• Oral health treatments

Headquarters

HQ city

Dover

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Dental Services Revenue: Fee-for-service dental care revenue generated from patient visits for examinations, cleanings, x-rays, and dental treatments. The practice accepts flexible payment options for patients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

JD Howard Dental operates a single-location general dental practice in Dover, New Hampshire, offering preventive dental care, diagnostic imaging (dental x-rays), examinations, cleanings, and dental treatment procedures to individual patients. The practice has rebranded to Gentle Dental Dover and is supported by 42 North Dental, a dental support organization providing administrative infrastructure across a nine-location New Hampshire network.

Product overview

JD Howard Dental has rebranded to Gentle Dental Dover, offering general dental care services as part of the Gentle Dental network of nine New Hampshire locations. The practice provides personalized dental services with flexible payment options, supported by 42 North Dental for administrative operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gentle Dental Dover (formerly JD Howard Dental) General dental care services offered at the Dover, New Hampshire location, providing preventive care, examinations, cleanings, dental x-rays, and dental treatments to individual patients and families, as part of a network of nine Gentle Dental practices across New Hampshire.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 42 North DentalcoreOthers42 North Dental is a dental support organization (DSO) that provides administrative support to JD Howard Dental (now Gentle Dental Dover). The DSO handles non-clinical business operations, allowing dental practices to focus on patient care. This support structure ensures uninterrupted care continuity for patients during the brand transition.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• 42 North Dental: Parent DSO that supports JD Howard/Gentle Dental Dover. Directly comparable as a dental support organization providing administrative infrastructure to multiple affiliated practices across New England; JD Howard Dental is essentially one location within the 42 North portfolio.
• Aspen Dental: Large multi-location DSO-affiliated general dentistry brand with similar value proposition (convenient scheduling, flexible payments, broad insurance acceptance). Comparable as a branded DSO chain competing for the same walk-in general dentistry patient in New Hampshire and surrounding markets.
• Heartland Dental: Largest US dental support organization, supporting hundreds of affiliated general dentistry practices. Comparable as a DSO competitor providing similar administrative backing, scale advantages, and patient acquisition infrastructure that JD Howard Dental benefits from via 42 North Dental.
• Pacific Dental Services: Major DSO supporting hundreds of general and specialty dental offices across the US. Operates in the same DSO category as 42 North Dental and competes for the same affiliated-practice economic model; comparable as a peer DSO whose supported practices mirror Gentle Dental Dover's structural setup.
• Great Expressions Dental Centers: Multi-state DSO-affiliated dental practice network offering general dentistry, preventive care, and specialty services. Comparable as another established DSO-backed competitor operating general dentistry offices at scale similar to what Gentle Dental Dover now accesses through the Gentle Dental network.
• InterDent (Smile Brands): DSO supporting branded and partner dental offices across multiple states. Directly comparable in operating model — providing administrative support to affiliated general dentistry practices — and competes with 42 North Dental/Gentle Dental in the broader affiliated-practice category.

Direct peers

• Gentle Dental: Gentle Dental is the brand network that Gentle Dental Dover now operates under, with eight other NH locations and broader multi-state presence. Most direct comparable — identical service offering (general dentistry, x-rays, preventive care), identical patient-facing brand, and shared DSO support.

Emerging players

• Affordable Dentures & Implants: Multi-location dental provider focused on dentures, implants, and extractions with an emphasis on accessibility and affordability. Comparable in offering fee-for-service general dentistry with flexible payment options aimed at price-sensitive consumer segments overlapping with Gentle Dental Dover's patient base.
• MB2 Dental Solutions: DSO providing practice management support to affiliated dental offices with a model emphasizing doctor autonomy. Comparable to 42 North Dental as a peer DSO supporting similar single-location and small-group general dentistry practices in the US.

Regional players

• Western Dental & Orthodontics: Large DSO-affiliated dental practice network primarily serving the western US with general and orthodontic services. Comparable as another branded DSO chain delivering the same general dentistry service mix (exams, x-rays, cleanings, restorative care) under a similar multi-location support model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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