Union Dentaire

What Union Dentaire does

Union Dentaire is a French professional union founded in 1960 that represents liberal dental surgeons across France. Headquartered at 14 rue Etex in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, the organization maintains a national footprint through a representative network spanning all 13 French regions, with no fewer than 65 years of continuous operation. Its functional role is representational — negotiating with government bodies, defending member interests in regulatory matters, and providing a unified voice on professional issues affecting dental practitioners in private practice.

The union's core products and services are organized around four pillars: (1) insurance and risk defense, distributed through a partnership with WTW covering professional liability and operational support for members facing CPAM (French national health insurance) controls; (2) professional services and tools, including a CCAM (Classification Commune des Actes Médicaux) coding reference tool for dental procedures and EvaCab, a practice valuation service for practitioners evaluating partnership, sale, or acquisition of dental practices; (3) continuing education and training delivered through a partnership with the Cirra+ e-learning platform; and (4) legal and administrative support, including advisory on SELARL (Société d'Exercice Libéral à Responsabilité Limitée) practice structures and broader CPAM-related matters. Membership pricing is tiered by career stage, with a standard annual subscription at €499, discounted rates of €340 for the first two years of practice, €79 for retirees, and €1 for students, alongside an introductory "Offre Découverte 2026–2027" offer at €399.

Union Dentaire's business model is membership-subscription-driven with supplementary revenue from partnership commissions and value-added services. The go-to-market approach is community-led rather than sales-led, relying on regional representatives, peer referrals within the profession, and institutional legitimacy derived from its founding-membership status in UNAPL (Union Nationale des Professions Libérales) and ADF (Association Dentaire Française). The organization is classified as for_profit but functions structurally as a nonprofit professional association, with 1–10 employees operating out of its Paris headquarters. Recent strategic activity has emphasized escalation of regulatory engagement — including direct meetings with the Ministry of Health and public mobilization against government deremboursement policies — alongside capital-light expansion of the member service ecosystem through third-party partnerships.

Name

Union Dentaire

Legal name

Union Dentaire

Website

https://union-dentaire.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Union Dentaire is a French professional union founded in 1960 that represents liberal dental surgeons through advocacy, training, insurance distribution, and member services across all 13 French regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Union Dentaire generates revenue through annual membership subscriptions from dental surgeons, with tiered pricing based on professional status (standard, student, retiree, employment-retirement, etc.).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Union Dentaire is a French professional union for liberal dental surgeons, providing collective representation, advocacy, and a suite of member services including professional liability and provident insurance (via WTW), e-learning training, CCAM coding tools, legal and management advisory, EvaCab practice valuation, and information meetings. It operates through a tiered annual membership model with regional representation across all 13 French regions.

Product overview

Union Dentaire operates as a professional union for dental surgeons offering a comprehensive suite of services including member benefits (Club Union Dentaire with discounts), insurance products through WTW partnership, professional training programs via Cirra+, practice management advisory services (SELARL support), and digital tools including the CCAM coding assistant and member portal. Core offerings also include EvaCab for practice valuation and WTW RECOVERY for legal protection during insurance controls.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Club Union Dentaire A member benefits program offering up to 50% discounts on leisure activities, travel, cinema, theater, concerts, press subscriptions, and gift vouchers for Union Dentaire members and their employees.
• Assurances Union Dentaire Insurance products for dental surgeons including Professional Liability Insurance (RCP), Legal Protection, Provident Fund (Pr\u00e9voyance), Health Insurance (Frais m\u00e9dicaux), and All-Risk Cabinet Insurance (TRC), offered through partnership with WTW (ex-Gras Savoye) at preferential rates.
• SELARL/SEL Advisory Services Advisory services for dental surgeons transitioning to or operating under SELARL (Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d'Exercice Lib\u00e9ral \u00e0 Responsabilit\u00e9 Limit\u00e9e) structure, including meetings and partner support for optimizing practice structure and future planning.
• Outil d'aide \u00e0 la cotation des actes CCAM A professional work tool providing CCAM (Classification Commune des Actes M\u00e9dicaux) codes and values for dental procedures in general practice, surgery, periodontics, prosthetics, and implantology.
• Formations Union Dentaire Professional training programs for dental surgeons and assistants covering Radioprotection, CBCT (C\u00f4ne Beam Computed Tomography), MAJGRI (Infection Risk Management Update), and CCAM coding, offered in e-learning and virtual classroom formats through partnership with Cirra+.
• EvaCab A service designed by Union Dentaire to evaluate the transferable value of a dental practice during sale or transfer, providing a comprehensive dossier for all stakeholders including sellers, buyers, banks, accountants, and notaries.
• WTW RECOVERY Expert accompaniment and legal protection service for dental surgeons facing CPAM (Health Insurance) controls, including complete file analysis, structured response drafting, and compliance with deadlines (30-60 days depending on control type).
• R\u00e9unions d'information Regular information meetings organized via video conference and in-person on topics relevant to dental surgeons including SELARL, practice management, insurance, patient disputes, and financing.
• Conseils et Entraide (Other Services) Personalized expert advice and a mutual aid network of dental surgeons throughout France to help members overcome professional difficulties.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• WTW (ex-Gras Savoye)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWTW is the insurance broker partner of Union Dentaire, offering professional liability (RCP), legal protection, provident insurance, and multi-risk cabinet insurance products specifically designed for dental surgeons. Insurance rates are 25% cheaper than competitors with more coverage.
• WTW RecoveryminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWTW Recovery provides accompaniment and expert protection for dental surgeons facing CPAM (Health Insurance) controls, including complete dossier analysis, response drafting, and legal support.
• D6DminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerD6D is a consulting firm specialized in management for dental practices, helping dental surgeons with SELARL structure projects.
• EvaCabcoreTechnology or IntegrationEvaCab is the proprietary service designed by Union Dentaire to evaluate the transferable value of dental practices (droit de présentation à la patientèle) for sales, acquisitions, and refinancing transactions.
• Cirra+coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCirra+ is the training partner organizing Union Dentaire's e-learning and virtual classroom courses on radioprotection, CBCT, MAJGRI, and CCAM for dental surgeons and assistants.
• UNAPL (Union nationale des professions libérales)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNAPL is a representative employer organization created in 1977, federating 69 professional syndicates. Union Dentaire is a founding member. UNAPL represents liberal professions before public authorities.
• Association Dentaire Française (ADF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADF is a national association representing 25 professional dental organizations with main activities focused on defending dental profession interests. Union Dentaire is a founding member.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• UNAPL (Union Nationale des Professions Libérales): UNAPL is the umbrella federation of 69 French liberal profession syndicates, of which Union Dentaire is a founding member. It represents the broader liberal professions lobby and provides institutional scale Union Dentaire plugs into rather than competes with directly.
• Association Dentaire Française (ADF): ADF is the largest French dental association, federating 25 professional dental organizations. Union Dentaire is a founding member; ADF overlaps in advocacy, training, and congress activities but operates as a broader association rather than a representative union.

Others

• FDI World Dental Federation: FDI is the international umbrella body for national dental associations and is thematically linked through Union Dentaire's ADF affiliation. It does not compete for members but represents the international layer of the same professional advocacy ecosystem.
• Ordre National des Chirurgiens-Dentistes: The French National Order of Dental Surgeons is the regulatory body governing the profession, handling licensing and disciplinary matters. It is adjacent rather than competitive, but Union Dentaire frequently interacts with it on policy issues affecting members.

Emerging players

• UFSBD (Union Française pour la Santé Bucco-Dentaire): UFSBD focuses on prevention and public oral health in France rather than union representation, but intersects with Union Dentaire on advocacy, training, and member-facing education for dental professionals.

Direct peers

• Confédération Nationale des Syndicats Dentaires (CNSD): CNSD is the principal competing dental surgeons' union in France, negotiating conventions and representing practitioners in social dialogue. It competes head-to-head with Union Dentaire for the same pool of liberal dental surgeons and recognition in French representativity surveys.
• Fédération des Syndicats Dentaires Libéraux (FSDL): FSDL is a federation of liberal dental surgeon syndicates in France engaged in convention negotiation and member advocacy. It serves the same constituency and competes with Union Dentaire in representativity rankings and member acquisition.
• Chirurgiens-Dentistes de France (Les CDF): Les CDF is a French dental union syndicate representing practicing dental surgeons with similar collective bargaining and member service functions. It directly competes with Union Dentaire for members and influence over convention negotiations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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