Children's Dental Health Services

What Children's Dental Health Services does

Children's Dental Health Services (CDHS) is a Minnesota-based nonprofit founded in 2006 that provides preventive and restorative dental care to underserved children from birth through age 21 across southeastern Minnesota. The organization operates three coordinated service lines: a School-Based Program delivering comprehensive dental care (cleanings, sealants, fluoride, exams, oral health education) directly at more than 70 elementary, middle, high school, and Head Start sites; a Public Health Clinic program offering preventive services at United Way and Community Action Building locations in Rochester and Austin; and a Restorative Care program providing treatment for the roughly 45% of screened children with identified treatment needs who are enrolled in Medical Assistance. CDHS does not bill families for preventive services, instead relying on grant funding, Medical Assistance and contracted health-plan billing (Blue Plus, Health Partners, Medica, South Country, UCare), a federal-poverty-line-based sliding fee scale, and tax-deductible donations. Approximately 20 staff execute operations across the two clinics plus mobile school-site deployments.

Name

Children's Dental Health Services

Legal name

Children's Dental Health Services

Website

https://twentyteeth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Children's Dental Health Services is a Minnesota nonprofit, founded in 2006, that delivers preventive and restorative dental care to underserved children from birth to age 21 through school-based clinics at 70+ sites and offices in Rochester and Austin, funded by grants, Medical Assistance, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric and Community Dental Health Services

NAICS

Offices of Dentists (62121), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Mobile/School-Based Pediatric Dental Clinics (HLABAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community & Public Health Dentistry Clinics (FQHC/School-Based/Nonprofit) (HLABAAAF)

Keywords

• Pediatric dental services
• School-based dental clinics
• Community dental health
• Preventative dental care
• Restorative dental treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: CDHS seeks grant funding to provide preventative services at no cost to uninsured children. Funding is location-based and families contact the office to check availability in their community.
2. Medical Assistance Billing: CDHS accepts Medical Assistance and various health plans including Blue Plus, Health Partners, Medica, South Country, and UCare to bill for covered services.
3. Sliding Fee Scale: CDHS offers a sliding fee scale program for uninsured children living below the federal poverty line to receive restorative dental care at a discounted rate based on income.
4. Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals and organizations support underserved patients who cannot otherwise afford dental care.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CDHS is a nonprofit dental services provider that delivers comprehensive preventative dental care (cleanings, sealants, fluoride, exams, oral health education) directly to children at 70+ schools and Head Start sites across southeastern Minnesota, and provides restorative dental treatment at office clinics in Rochester and Austin for children enrolled in Medical Assistance or qualifying uninsured families. The School-Based Program is the flagship service line, supplemented by Public Health Clinics and Restorative Care.

Product overview

Children's Dental Health Services (CDHS) operates as a non-profit organization offering a coordinated suite of dental health services for underserved children in southeastern Minnesota. The core service portfolio consists of three primary offerings: (1) the School-Based Program, which delivers comprehensive preventive and limited restorative dental care directly at over 70 school and Head Start locations across the region; (2) Restorative Care, which provides treatment services at office locations in Rochester and Austin for children with identified treatment needs who are enrolled in medical assistance programs; and (3) Public Health Clinics, which offer preventive dental services at community locations serving Olmsted and Mower counties. Supporting these clinical services, CDHS provides oral health education materials and the Tooth Times newsletter to promote preventive care awareness. The organization does not bill families for preventive services, utilizing grant funding and a sliding fee scale to ensure accessibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• School-Based Program Comprehensive preventative dental care services (cleanings, sealants, fluoride treatments, dental exams, and oral health education) delivered directly at elementary, middle, and high schools and Head Start sites throughout southeastern Minnesota, serving children 21 and under.
• Restorative Care

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3,500 dental sealants provided annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• United Way of Olmsted CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Way of Olmsted County hosts CDHS public health clinic services at their building in Rochester, providing space and partnership for serving Olmsted County residents.
• United Way of Mower CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Way of Mower County partners with CDHS to provide dental services at their office location serving Mower County residents.
• Mayo Clinic Community RelationsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMayo Clinic Community Relations supports CDHS mission to provide dental care to underserved children in southeastern Minnesota.
• Delta Dental of MinnesotamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelta Dental of Minnesota provides support to CDHS as a dental industry partner committed to children's oral health.
• Minnesota Dental FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinnesota Dental Foundation supports CDHS efforts to improve oral health access for Minnesota children.
• National Children's Oral Health FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Children's Oral Health Foundation supports CDHS mission to deliver dental care to underserved children.
• Minnesota Department of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinnesota Department of Health partners with CDHS to support public health dental programs and children's oral health initiatives.
• Mower County Public Health/WICcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMower County Public Health/WIC partners with CDHS, originally starting services for children birth to 5 at WIC sites.
• Rotary Clubs of RochestermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRotary Clubs of Rochester supports CDHS mission through volunteer efforts and charitable contributions.
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of MinnesotamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota supports CDHS as a healthcare partner committed to children's access to dental care.
• 3MminorOthers3M provides product donations to support CDHS dental operations.
• A-decminorOthersA-dec provides dental equipment donations to support CDHS clinical operations.
• Delta Dental of MinnesotaminorOthersDelta Dental provides dental products and supplies to support CDHS operations.
• Smiles Across MinnesotamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSmiles Across Minnesota collaborates with CDHS on children's oral health programs.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Community Dental Care: Minnesota nonprofit dental provider serving low-income and uninsured patients through multiple clinic locations, accepting Medical Assistance. Comparable as a safety-net pediatric dental provider with a similar reimbursement mix and underserved-population mission.
• National Children's Oral Health Foundation (America's ToothFairy): National nonprofit that supports school-based and community dental programs for underserved children, including direct partnership with CDHS. Comparable mission, target population, and program model at a national scale.
• Smiles Across Minnesota: Statewide collaborative focused on expanding children's oral health access in Minnesota and an active program partner of CDHS. Directly comparable as a children's oral health access initiative operating in the same Minnesota geography.
• Apple Tree Dental: Minnesota-based nonprofit dental organization operating mobile and on-site school, Head Start, and long-term care programs across the state. Directly comparable as both deliver community/school-based dental care to underserved pediatric populations and rely on a similar hygienist/ADT-led delivery model.
• Children's Dental Services: Minnesota nonprofit providing pediatric dental care to underserved children, including mobile dental programs serving schools and community sites. Directly comparable mission and service delivery model to CDHS.

Others

• Minnesota Dental Foundation: Charitable arm of the Minnesota Dental Association supporting children's oral health access, listed as a CDHS strategic partner. An enabling ecosystem organization that funds and advocates for the same mission rather than competing.
• Delta Dental of Minnesota: Major dental insurer and foundation funder in Minnesota, listed as a CDHS strategic and product donor. An ecosystem participant that both funds CDHS and operates adjacent access-to-care grant programs across the state.

Emerging players

• Open Cities Health Center: Federally qualified health center in Saint Paul, MN providing integrated medical and dental services on a sliding-fee basis. Comparable safety-net, sliding-fee dental delivery model for underserved pediatric populations.
• Neighborhood HealthSource: Federally qualified health center in Minneapolis providing primary care and on-site dental services to underserved communities. Comparable community health nonprofit with integrated dental access.

Broad incumbents

• HealthPartners Dental: Large Minnesota-based health system with an integrated dental line accepting Medical Assistance. Overlaps with CDHS on payer acceptance and pediatric access, but operates at system scale across many categories beyond pediatric safety-net dentistry.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TwentyTeeth
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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M&A

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