Delaware Dental

What Delaware Dental does

Delaware Dental is a privately held, single-location dental practice operating from 1 E. Delaware Place, Suite 205, in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood. Founded around 1997 by David and Helen — award-winning dentists recognized for outstanding achievement in dental anesthesiology who graduated with honors from the University of Michigan — the practice delivers diagnostic, preventative, basic restorative, major restorative, and cosmetic dental services to individual consumers in the Chicago market. The service catalog spans dental exams, multi-modality X-rays (bitewing, periapical, occlusal, panoramic, and cone beam CT), professional cleanings, fillings, crowns, veneers, bridges, dentures, and tooth whitening.

The practice operates on conventional dental technology rather than proprietary or software-defined systems; the technology footprint consists of standard digital imaging and X-ray equipment, paired with a Squarespace-built website (delawaredental.com) that hosts service descriptions, Yelp reviews, and a third-party appointment booking link (ib4.me). There is no mobile app, no API surface, no disclosed AI/ML capability, and no documented software integrations.

Commercially, Delaware Dental runs a direct-to-consumer professional-services model: revenue is generated per procedure from individual patients who discover the practice through Yelp reviews, the website, and word-of-mouth, and who book via the website, phone, or walk-in. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and patients are directed to contact the office for quotes — typical for personalized dental care. The practice differentiates through a distinct in-office experience (tiki atmosphere, house music, pet-friendly policy) rather than through technology or pricing innovation, and its customer base is highly fragmented across individual consumers in Chicago with no disclosed enterprise or institutional customers.

Name

Delaware Dental

Legal name

Delaware Dental

Website

https://delawaredental.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Delaware Dental is a privately owned, single-location dental practice in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood, founded in 1997 by husband-and-wife dentists David and Helen. It serves individual Chicago consumers with diagnostic, preventative, restorative, and cosmetic dental services in a differentiated pet-friendly, music-themed studio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

General Dentistry

NAICS

Offices of Dentists (62121)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Comprehensive Family Dentistry (Multi-Disciplinary In-Office General Care) (HLABAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Restorative General Dentistry (Fillings/Crowns/Bridges) (HLABAAAB), Cosmetic & Esthetic Dentistry (Veneers/Whitening/Bonding) (HLABAAAC)

Keywords

• General dentistry services
• Cosmetic dental procedures
• Restorative dental treatments
• Preventative dental care
• Professional tooth whitening

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dental Services Revenue: Delaware Dental generates revenue through providing professional dental services including diagnostic, preventative, basic restorative, major restorative, and cosmetic procedures. Revenue is earned through direct patient payments for one-time procedures (fillings, crowns, veneers, bridges, dentures, whitening) as well as recurring services (exams, cleanings, X-rays).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Delaware Dental is a single-location dental studio in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood that provides comprehensive dental care including diagnostic and preventative services (exams, X-rays, cleanings), basic restorative services (fillings), major restorative services (crowns, veneers, bridges, dentures), and cosmetic dentistry (tooth whitening). The studio differentiates itself through a distinctive atmosphere featuring tiki vibes, house music, and a pet-friendly environment, combined with modern digital imaging technology and over 20 years of operation by award-winning co-founders.

Product overview

Delaware Dental operates as a single-location dental studio in Chicago offering a comprehensive range of dental services. The practice provides Diagnostic & Preventative Services (exams, X-rays, cleaning), Basic & Restorative Services (fillings), Major Restorative Services (crowns, veneers, bridges, dentures), and Cosmetic Services (tooth whitening). The studio is known for its unique atmosphere featuring tiki vibes and house music, and is pet-friendly. The practice has been serving patients for over 20 years and is led by award-winning dentists David and Helen.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Diagnostic & Preventative Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Created great smiles for over 20 years

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Broad incumbents

• MB2 Dental: MB2 Dental is a doctor-owned DSO partnering with hundreds of general and specialty dental offices. It is comparable as a roll-up acquirer of practices similar in size and scope to Delaware Dental, and operates in adjacent geographies with comparable service mix.
• Aspen Dental: Aspen Dental operates a national network of owned general and restorative dentistry offices. It competes for the same patient demand pool (general, restorative, cosmetic) and represents the scaled-chain counterpoint to Delaware Dental's boutique model.
• Pacific Dental Services: Pacific Dental Services is a large DSO supporting hundreds of general and specialty dental practices across the US, with emphasis on modern clinical technology adoption. It is a comparable broad incumbent on the same ambulatory dentistry value chain.
• Mortenson Dental Partners: Mortenson Dental Partners is a regional DSO supporting general dentistry and specialty practices, headquartered in the Midwest. Geographic and operational overlap with Delaware Dental's Chicago-area general dentistry positioning makes it a relevant regional comparable.
• Heartland Dental: Heartland Dental is the largest US dental support organization (DSO), providing non-clinical support to thousands of affiliated general dentistry practices. It is comparable as the dominant acquirer/operator of small general dentistry offices like Delaware Dental and represents the most likely roll-up counterparty.
• Coast Dental: Coast Dental is a multi-location DSO offering general, restorative, and cosmetic dental services. It is comparable as a broad-based dental services operator addressing the same consumer segment as Delaware Dental.
• Western Dental: Western Dental is a large multi-location dental practice operator providing general, specialty, and orthodontic services. It is comparable as a broad incumbent in the ambulatory dental services category.
• Smile Brands: Smile Brands is a multi-brand DSO supporting general dentistry practices (Smile Brands, Bright Now! Dental, Castle Dental). It competes for the same patient demand pool and represents a scaled incumbent in the consolidated general-dentistry market.

Direct peers

• Tend: Tend is a venture-backed chain of modern dental studios that explicitly competes on experience design — curated interiors, hospitality-forward service, online booking, and brand-driven positioning. It is the closest conceptual analog to Delaware Dental's 'dental studio, tiki vibes, house music' model, scaled to multiple locations.

Emerging players

• Studio Smiles: Studio Smiles is a smaller multi-location boutique dental operator focused on experience-driven general and cosmetic dentistry in urban markets. It is comparable as a smaller-scale peer pursuing a similar experience-led positioning in major metros.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/delawaredentalchicago
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pacer-dental

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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