Dental Service & Solutions De Gelder

What Dental Service & Solutions De Gelder does

Dental Service & Solutions De Gelder (DSS De Gelder bvba) is a family-owned Belgian dental technical laboratory founded in 1969 and headquartered in Zele, East Flanders. The company is in its third generation of De Gelder family ownership and management, currently led by Lennert De Gelder. It operates as a B2B service provider to dental practices and individual dentists across Belgium, manufacturing and supplying dental prosthetics and supporting services on a direct partnership basis.

The laboratory's product portfolio spans six core manufacturing categories — crown & bridge work, prosthetics, CADCAM, implantology, repairs, and quality control — augmented by innovation offerings including 3D printing (models, surgical guides, frames), milling of multilayered zirconia and abutments, Digital Smile Design, and surgical guide fabrication. The underlying technical platform is a full digital workflow: intraoral scans or digitized analog impressions are received, processed through CADCAM design and either milled or 3D-printed, and finished with laser welding for alloy repairs and multi-stage quality control. Distribution is handled through an in-house courier service providing direct pickup and delivery to dental practices.

The business model is a direct B2B sales-led motion with quote-based pricing per case; revenue is generated per prosthetic unit or service rendered rather than via subscriptions or licensing. Adjacent professional services (chairside bite registration, color matching at the lab, on-call dental assistant support when practices are short-staffed) supplement the core manufacturing revenue. The company markets itself through its own website, dental industry tech events co-sponsored with partners such as Straumann Group, and long-term dentist relationships, with no public pricing and no disclosed revenue figures.

Name

Dental Service & Solutions De Gelder

Legal name

DSS De Gelder bvba

Website

https://dssdegelder.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DSS De Gelder is a third-generation, family-owned Belgian dental laboratory in Zele that manufactures crowns, bridges, prostheses, implants, and CADCAM-milled restorations for dental practices across Flanders, complemented by an in-house courier service and chairside support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dental Laboratory Services

NAICS

Dental Laboratories (339116), Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (339114)

SIC

Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842), Dental Equipment & Supplies (3843)

akta.pro primary industry

CAD/CAM Digital Design & Milling Centers (HLABAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Removable Prosthetics (Dentures/Partials) Fabrication (HLABAJAB), Crown & Bridge (Fixed Prosthetics) Fabrication (HLABAJAA), 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing for Dental Prosthetics (HLABAJAF), Medical & Dental 3D Printing Services (patient-specific devices, dental labs) (IMAAADAG)

Keywords

• Dental laboratory services
• Dental prosthetics manufacturing
• CADCAM dental solutions
• Crown and bridge work
• Implantology services

Headquarters

HQ city

Zele

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dental Prosthetics Manufacturing: B2B laboratory services manufacturing dental prosthetics for dental practices. Products include crowns, bridges, prostheses, implant solutions, and repairs. Revenue generated through direct partnerships with dentists who send patients and dental prescriptions.
2. Dental Support Services: On-site support services including bite registration assistance, work placement, and dental support when practice assistants are unavailable. Additional service revenue stream alongside product manufacturing.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Dental Service & Solutions De Gelder is a B2B dental technical laboratory that manufactures dental prosthetics — including crowns and bridges, full and partial prosthetics, implant components, and repairs — for dental practices across Belgium. The company operates a full digital workflow from intraoral scan or digitized impression through CADCAM design, 3D printing, and milling, combined with chairside support, per-patient color determination, and an in-house courier service for pickup and delivery.

Product overview

Dental Service & Solutions De Gelder is a family-owned Belgian dental laboratory operating across three generations for over 55 years. The company operates as a unified dental laboratory with two main divisions: Dental Service (service-focused offerings including individual support, color determination, dental support, and courier services) and Dental Solutions (manufacturing of dental prosthetics). The core product portfolio includes: Crown & Bridge Work, CADCAM digital manufacturing, Implantology, Prosthetics, Repairs, and Quality Control. Innovation offerings encompass 3D printing (models, surgical guides, frames), Milling/Frezen (zirconia, splints, abutments), and Digital Smile Design. The company also offers specialized services including surgical guide manufacturing, acetal frames, and in-chair support. The Dental Service division emphasizes personalized contact, well-trained staff, innovative materials, and a progressive service platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dental Service: Service offering focused on personal contact, well-trained staff, innovative materials, and partnership with dental practices.
• Dental Solutions

Products and services

• Crown & Bridge Work (Kroon- & Brugwerk) Precision manufacturing of dental crowns and bridges with a specialty in aesthetic restorations, including individual color determination per patient for optimal final results. Offered to dental practices across Belgium.
• Prosthetics (Prothese) Full prosthetic manufacturing process including impression taking, individual impression, bite registration, wax try-in, and final acrylic prosthesis placement, for dental practices serving patients requiring removable dental prostheses.
• CADCAM Digital Manufacturing Fully digital CADCAM workflow from start to finish, accepting all types of intraoral scans or digitized analog impressions to produce consistent, high-precision prosthetics for dental practices.
• Implantology (Implantologie) Specialized implant prosthetic services covering multiple implant brands, using original components to ensure years of warranty for both dentist and patient.
• Repairs (Herstellingen) Repair services for acrylic prostheses and crown & bridge work, including laser technical repairs that join dental alloys in a corrosion-resistant, biocompatible, and high-strength manner.
• Quality Control (Kwaliteitscontrole) Multi-stage quality control service with systematic evaluation checkpoints throughout the production process to ensure optimal and guaranteed quality of every prosthetic produced.
• 3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing) 3D printing services for dental models, impression spoons & bite plates, surgical guides, and frames using additive manufacturing technology.
• Milling / Frezen Services CAM milling services for provisional bridges, multilayered zirconia, splints, bridge constructions, and abutments.
• Digital Smile Design Highly aesthetic and predictable smile design service using digital technologies and workflows for dental practices and their patients.
• Surgical Guides Manufacturing of surgical guides as an implant specialist for precise implant placement in dental practices.
• Acetal Frames Acetal frame production for dental prosthetic applications, offered as a newer product line.
• Individual Support / Chairside Assistance Chairside assistance at the dental practice for bite registration, work placement, and other tasks, including provision of trained dental assistants when practice staff is unavailable.
• Color Determination (Kleurbepaling) Patient color matching service performed at the laboratory to achieve natural-looking dental restorations with optimal final color results.
• Own Courier Service (Eigen Koerierdienst) In-house courier service providing smooth and reliable pickup and delivery of dental work between the laboratory and dental practices.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Straumann GroupcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 January 2023Collaboration for educational tech events. Straumann Group co-sponsored the Digital Tech Event on implantology solutions in May 2023, held at Van der Valk Hotel Gent. The partnership focuses on knowledge sharing and education in digital dental solutions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Modern Dental Group: Hong Kong-headquartered global dental prosthetic manufacturer with production across multiple continents. Comparable as a competing provider of crowns, bridges, and implant prosthetics, but operates at industrial scale rather than boutique regional-lab service.
• Straumann Group: Global leader in dental implants and prosthetics, headquartered in Switzerland. Direct GTM/marketing partner of DSS De Gelder (2023 Digital Tech Event) and an upstream supplier of implant components that DSS uses in its implantology services.
• Ivoclar Vivadent: Liechtenstein-based manufacturer of dental materials, prosthetics, and digital equipment (e.g., PrograMill, IPS e.max zirconia used by DSS for multilayered zirconia milling). Comparable as a materials/equipment incumbent supplying the CADCAM workflow DSS operates.
• Glidewell Laboratories: One of the largest dental labs in the world, based in the US, offering crowns, bridges, implants, and digital manufacturing. Comparable as a full-service dental lab with CADCAM and digital workflow investment, but vastly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Dentsply Sirona: World's largest manufacturer of dental equipment, consumables, and digital dentistry solutions including intraoral scanners and CADCAM systems. Comparable as an incumbent whose equipment DSS uses and whose digital workflow direction shapes DSS's roadmap.
• VITA Zahnfabrik: German manufacturer of dental prosthetic materials including zirconia, ceramics, and CADCAM blanks used by dental laboratories. Comparable as an upstream materials supplier whose product roadmap influences DSS's C&B and prosthetics offerings.
• Zirkonzahn: South Tyrolean manufacturer of CADCAM milling systems, zirconia materials, and digital dental workflows serving dental labs. Comparable as a digital-dental-workflow incumbent and supplier whose technology direction DSS follows.

Direct peers

• Core3d Centres: International network of full-service digital dental laboratories offering CADCAM-designed crowns, bridges, and implant prosthetics. Closest direct peer to DSS given its digital-lab positioning and overlapping service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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