Canadian Dental Services

What Canadian Dental Services does

Canadian Dental Services Corporation (CDS), founded in 2016 and headquartered in Toronto, operates as a Canadian Dental Support Organization (DSO) providing non-clinical management services — including HR, marketing, finance, IT, real estate, and operations — to partnered dental practices across Ontario, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. The company runs a 251-500 employee platform and, following its January 2024 acquisition of Davis Orthodontics (13 clinics in the GTA) and November 2024 acquisition of Akad Orthodontics in South Oakville, also directly operates a growing orthodontic clinic base, with Dr. Kevin Davis (founder of Davis Orthodontics) serving as Chief Clinical Officer.

The core offering has historically been centralized DSO support, monetized through management agreements with partner practices and, post-Davis/Akad, through ownership of clinic-level revenue. In January 2025 CDS extended its surface area with CDS University, a continuing-education platform that received PACE accreditation from the Academy of General Dentistry in May 2025, broadening its value proposition to clinicians beyond back-office support. In November 2025 the company launched the Smile Protection Plan, a consumer-facing retainer subscription that introduces a recurring per-patient revenue stream distinct from the B2B management-fee model.

Revenue mechanics now span three layers: (1) management and shared-service fees from partner practices, (2) clinic-level revenue from owned orthodontic locations, and (3) subscription revenue from the Smile Protection Plan. The company is privately held with no external institutional funding disclosed, supports a senior team recruited from McKinsey, Corus Orthodontists, and the dental operator community, and received the 2025 Canadian Business Excellence Award.

Name

Canadian Dental Services

Legal name

Canadian Dental Services Corporation

Website

https://canadiandentalservices.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Canadian Dental Services Corporation (CDS), founded in 2016 and headquartered in Toronto, is a Canadian Dental Support Organization providing centralized HR, marketing, finance, IT, and operations support to partner practices and operating acquired clinics (including Davis Orthodontics) across Ontario, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dental Support Services (DSO)

NAICS

Offices of Dentists (6212), Offices of Dentists (621210)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional/Multi-Region DSO Platforms (Aggregators) (HLABAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dental Specialty-Only DSOs (Single-Specialty Platforms) (HLABAKAJ), Orthodontic Group Practices (HLABAKAC)

Keywords

• Dental support services
• Dental practice management
• Orthodontic clinic operations
• Continuing dental education
• Retainer subscription plan

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. DSO Management Services: CDS generates revenue by partnering with dental practices and providing comprehensive administrative support services including HR, finance, marketing, IT, real estate consulting, and operations management. In exchange, partnered dental offices benefit from reduced administrative burden while CDS earns management fees.
2. Smile Protection Plan Subscription: Annual subscription program offered through Davis Orthodontics providing yearly Vivera retainer replacements, shipping, and discounts on repairs. Generates recurring revenue from orthodontic patients post-treatment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Canadian Dental Services is a Dental Support Organization (DSO) that partners with independent dental practices across Canada and delivers comprehensive back-office support covering human resources, marketing, finance, IT, real estate consulting, and operational management. In addition to administrative services, CDS directly operates orthodontic clinics through the Davis Orthodontics brand (13+ locations in the Greater Toronto Area) and offers the Smile Protection Plan, an annual retainer subscription for post-orthodontic patients.

Product overview

Canadian Dental Services (CDS) is a Dental Support Organization (DSO) that operates as a multi-clinic dental platform across Canada. The company provides core dental office management and support services (including HR, finance, marketing, IT, real estate, and clinical training) to partnered dental practices. CDS has expanded its portfolio through acquisitions, adding orthodontic services via Davis Orthodontics (13+ GTA clinics offering braces, Invisalign, and Damon Braces). The company offers a Smile Protection Plan retainer subscription through Davis Orthodontics, and provides professional development through CDS University, a PACE-accredited continuing education platform for dental teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dental Office Support Services Comprehensive dental practice management and back-office support services for partnered dental practices, including human resources, new patient acquisition and retention, dental finance and accounting, real estate consulting, IT and systems support, and leadership and clinical training. Targeted at Canadian dental practice owners seeking to reduce administrative burden and refocus on clinical care.
• Davis Orthodontics Orthodontic services network of 13+ branded clinics across the Greater Toronto Area offering braces, Invisalign, lingual braces, and Damon Braces. Founded over 50 years ago and recognized as having treated more Invisalign patients than any other practice in Ontario. Operated as a wholly-owned CDS subsidiary.
• Smile Protection Plan Annual subscription service for patients who have completed orthodontic treatment (braces or Invisalign) anywhere, offered exclusively through Davis Orthodontics. Includes automatic yearly Vivera retainer delivery, no-cost shipping, 50% off fixed retainer repairs/replacements, and savings on additional removable retainers.
• CDS University PACE-accredited continuing education platform for dental professionals offering courses for dentists, hygienists, practice managers, treatment coordinators, and administrative teams. Delivered through an online platform with live webinars and on-demand content covering clinical, operational, and leadership capabilities.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Akad OrthodonticscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 November 2024CDS acquired Akad Orthodontics, a trusted orthodontic clinic in South Oakville, which transitioned to operate as Davis Orthodontics, Oakville South. Led by Harvard-trained orthodontist Dr. Baker Akad, the clinic offers advanced treatments focused on accessibility, affordability, and innovative care.
• Davis OrthodonticscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 January 2024CDS acquired Davis Orthodontics, Canada's premier orthodontic services platform with 13 branded clinics in Greater Toronto Area. Dr. Kevin Davis joined CDS as Chief Clinical Officer. Davis Orthodontics has over 50 years of history, founded by Dr. Allan Davis. The partnership brings high-quality orthodontic services and enables expanded patient access to comprehensive dental care.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Corus Orthodontists: Canada-focused orthodontic specialty DSO; CDS's COO Brett Laschinger was previously COO of Corus, and the orthodontic-network model underlying CDS's Davis Orthodontics acquisition mirrors Corus's approach.
• dentalcorp Holdings: Canada's largest dental support organization, providing practice management services and acquiring dental practices across Canada — directly comparable multi-province DSO model to Canadian Dental Services.
• 123Dentist: Canadian DSO with a large network of partner practices across BC, Alberta, Ontario and beyond — closely matches CDS's selective partnership and support-services model.

Emerging players

• MB2 Dental: Fast-growing US DSO backed by private equity with a partnership-based model; smaller and more acquisitive than the largest incumbents but increasingly competitive — useful peer for DSOs scaling beyond initial footprint.
• Imagen Dental Partners: PE-backed US DSO targeting partnership with regional dental practices — directly analogous to CDS's selective partnership approach in a fragmented market.

Broad incumbents

• Pacific Dental Services: Large US DSO supporting general and specialty dental practices with comprehensive back-office services — directly comparable DSO services stack to CDS's HR/finance/marketing/IT support offering.
• Aspen Dental: Major US DSO with a practice-partnership model and aggressive multi-specialty expansion; analogous to CDS's organic-plus-acquisition growth approach in North America.
• Heartland Dental: Largest US dental support organization with thousands of supported practices — comparable DSO partnership model at much greater scale; relevant as a competitor and valuation benchmark.
• Smile Brands: US dental support organization with a multi-brand, multi-specialty portfolio — comparable in scale and structure to CDS's general dentistry plus orthodontic specialty mix.

Others

• Invisalign / Align Technology: Not a DSO but the dominant orthodontic technology supplier and brand behind the bulk of Davis Orthodontics' case volume; relevant ecosystem partner and clinical demand driver for CDS's orthodontic segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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