Minnesota Craniofacial Center

What Minnesota Craniofacial Center does

Minnesota Craniofacial Center, P.C. is a single-location specialty healthcare practice headquartered at 2550 University Avenue West, Suite 143N, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Founded in 1994 by Dr. Roy Hakala, the practice is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders, orofacial and craniofacial pain, headaches and migraines, and sleep breathing disorders such as snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. It also serves a pediatric subset focused on airway, sleep, and craniofacial development issues, including treatment of oral restrictions such as lip, tongue, and buccal ties. Patients are primarily individuals referred by other healthcare providers or self-referred through the practice's educational website, and the practice notes that patients travel from across Minnesota and internationally.

The clinical offering combines diagnostic imaging (Cone Beam CT for three-dimensional head and neck imaging), custom oral appliance therapy, orthodontic treatment, regenerative injection therapies (Prolotherapy, Trigger Point, Platelet-Rich Fibrin), CO2 laser and OraLase frenectomies, Botox for migraines and TMD, SphenoCath sphenopalatine ganglion blocks, and low-level laser therapy. The clinical team includes Orofacial Pain Specialist and Clinical Director Dr. Kim Ledermann (multiple board certifications in orofacial pain, craniofacial pain, and dental sleep medicine), founder Dr. Roy Hakala as Consultant, dentists Dr. Mora Cervenka and Dr. Britney Green, and family nurse practitioner Shannon Bates. Telemedicine consultations are delivered through doxy.me.

Minnesota Craniofacial Center operates as an independent, fee-for-service professional corporation and is not contracted with medical or dental insurance carriers; patients pay out-of-pocket and may submit claims for reimbursement, with financing available via CareCredit, ScratchPay, and in-house payment plans. Distribution is through direct in-person clinical care, healthcare provider referrals, and the telemedicine channel. Revenue is generated from one-time procedures, custom oral appliances, and ongoing orthodontic and therapeutic services. The practice maintains affiliations with the Breathe Institute (core strategic partner for airway protocols), the American Laser Study Club, and the International Association of Orofacial Myology, and collaborates within a multidisciplinary healthcare provider network at its St. Paul location.

Name

Minnesota Craniofacial Center

Legal name

Minnesota Craniofacial Center PC

Website

https://mncranio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Minnesota Craniofacial Center is a single-location, independent specialty practice in St. Paul, Minnesota, diagnosing and treating TMJ disorders, orofacial pain, headaches, and sleep breathing disorders in adult and pediatric patients on a fee-for-service basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Dental Sleep and TMJ Medicine

NAICS

Offices of Dentists (62121), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Ambulatory Sleep Medicine Centers (HLAFABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sleep & Airway Dental Imaging Centers (HLABAIAG), Sleep Surgery & Snoring (ENT) (HLAKAMAH), Comprehensive Orthodontic Clinics (HLABABAA)

Keywords

• TMJ disorder treatment
• Orofacial pain management
• Sleep apnea appliances
• Craniofacial pain care
• Dental sleep medicine

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Paul

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clinical Services - Fee-for-Service: Fee-for-service medical and dental clinical services. The practice is not contracted with insurance companies; patients pay out-of-pocket and may submit claims to their insurance for reimbursement. Services include oral appliances, injections, therapeutic treatments, and diagnostic imaging.
2. Oral Appliance Therapy: Custom-fitted oral appliances for snoring, sleep apnea, and TMJ disorders. These are one-time device purchases with follow-up adjustments included in treatment.
3. Regenerative Medicine Procedures: Injection therapies including Prolotherapy, Trigger Point injections, and Platelet-Rich Fibrin (PRF) injections for TMJ treatment.
4. Orthodontic Treatment: TMJ and airway-focused orthodontic treatments including expansion, functional appliances, brackets, and Invisalign.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Minnesota Craniofacial Center is a single-location independent specialty practice that diagnoses and treats temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders, orofacial and craniofacial pain, headaches and migraines, and sleep breathing disorders (snoring, obstructive sleep apnea, UARS) in adults and children. Services are delivered through comprehensive two-hour in-person evaluations supplemented by telemedicine consultations, and include custom oral appliance therapy, regenerative injection treatments, orthodontics, frenectomy/functional frenuloplasty, low-level laser therapy, Botox, and SPG blocks.

Product overview

Minnesota Craniofacial Center is a single-location specialty healthcare practice offering comprehensive, integrated treatment for TMJ dysfunction, orofacial pain, and sleep breathing disorders. The practice operates as a unified service model rather than a software product platform. Core services include TMJ Disorder Treatment, Sleep Apnea and Snoring Treatment, and Facial Pain and Headache Treatment, all delivered through the main clinic location. Specialty procedures including Frenectomies and Functional Frenuloplasties, Orthodontic Treatment, Prolotherapy/Trigger Point/PRF Injections, Therapeutic Laser Treatments, Botulinum Toxin Injections, and SphenoCath Procedures are offered as adjunctive treatments. Virtual Appointments via telemedicine provide remote consultation options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TMJ Disorder Treatment

Quantifiable outcome

• Two-hour comprehensive evaluation with same-day diagnosis and treatment plan
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and moderate.

• San Lucas Mission GuatemalaminorOthersMedical and dental mission trips to improve oral health in Guatemala. Dr. Ledermann and the team support and participate in mission work.
• Operation Smile VietnamminorOthersMedical mission trips for cleft lip/palate and dental care in Vietnam. The team participates in international medical mission work.
• Tanzania Health PartnershipminorOthersMedical and health mission trips to Tanzania. The practice team participates in global health initiatives.
• LifeStream Foundation AfricaminorOthersMedical mission work in Africa supporting oral health and healthcare access. The practice team participates in these initiatives.
• Ready, Set, SmileminorOthersLocal Minnesota organization supported by the practice for oral health initiatives.
• My Very Own BedminorOthersLocal Minnesota charity supported by the practice to help individuals in need.
• Breathe InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Ledermann is a Breathe Institute Ambassador and the practice has received training through this organization for treating oral restrictions and airway issues. The practice follows Breathe Institute protocols and methodology.
• American Laser Study ClubmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerPractice providers have received training through the American Laser Study Club for laser-assisted dental procedures including frenectomies.
• International Association of Orofacial MyologymoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerPractice providers have received training and certification through IAOM for orofacial myofunctional therapy and treatment of oral restrictions.
• Multidisciplinary Healthcare Providers NetworkcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe practice is situated within a multidisciplinary healthcare space and actively collaborates with providers across complementary fields including neurologists, sleep specialists, otolaryngologists, psychologists, radiologists, nutritionists, orofacial myologists, myofunctional therapists, chiropractors, MNRI therapists, and physical therapists for whole-person care.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Vivos Therapeutics: Public company focused on obstructive sleep apnea and airway-centered dentistry using proprietary oral appliances and provider training. Comparable focus on dental sleep and craniofacial/airway development, with a more product-driven and franchised delivery model.

Direct peers

• ADVENT Dental Sleep Medicine: Multi-location ENT and dental sleep medicine clinic chain treating snoring, sleep apnea, and nasal airway issues with combined physician-dentist teams. Directly comparable in offering oral appliances and sleep apnea evaluations, but operates a scaled clinic-network model.

Broad incumbents

• Pacific Dental Services: Large dental support organization supporting practices with modern clinical technology and specialty services. Comparable as a scaled platform player whose practices occasionally expand into sleep apnea and TMJ-adjacent services.
• Aspen Dental: National DSO providing general, specialty, and denture dental services across the US. Broad incumbent with growing sleep and TMJ-adjacent offerings that could compete for the same referral-driven patient pool.
• Heartland Dental: Largest US dental support organization supporting thousands of dentists across general and specialty practices. Represents the broad incumbent DSO model against which an independent specialty practice must compete for patients, talent, and supplier relationships.

Others

• International Association of Orofacial Myology: Professional association certifying orofacial myofunctional therapists. Strategic training ecosystem for the practice's pediatric airway, tongue-tie, and orofacial development services.
• ProSomnus Sleep Technologies: Manufacturer of precision oral appliance therapy devices for OSA and sleep-disordered breathing. While not a clinical competitor, ProSomnus is a key ecosystem enabler whose appliances are prescribed by the same clinician base that Minnesota Craniofacial serves.
• Panthera Dental: Designer and manufacturer of custom-made dental sleep appliances and implants. Adjacent as a supplier ecosystem for dental sleep medicine practices treating OSA and snoring.
• Breathe Institute: Training and advocacy organization for airway-focused dentistry including tongue-tie release, sleep, and orofacial myofunctional therapy. Strategic training partner to Minnesota Craniofacial via Dr. Ledermann's ambassadorship.
• American Academy of Craniofacial Pain: Professional membership organization certifying dentists in craniofacial pain, TMJ, and sleep-disordered breathing. Defines the credentialing standards on which the practice's clinical differentiation is built.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mncranio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/minnesota-craniofacial-center-midway

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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