Pardes

What Pardes does

UAB Pardes is a privately held Lithuanian specialty dental supplies distributor operating for 28+ years from its headquarters in Klaipėda (Bangų g. 32) and a secondary office in Kaunas (M. K. Čiurlionio g. 17). The company assembles and resells more than 5,000 SKUs across 11 professional dental categories — prevention and hygiene, restoration, endodontics, prosthetics, polishing, burs, instruments, disinfection and sterilization, dental laboratory supplies, auxiliaries, and a smaller beauty/personal care line — sourced from 55+ internationally recognized manufacturers including Philips Zoom, Philips Sonicare, NSK, Ivoclar, Kerr, EMS, CURASEPT, Tello, NICHROMINOX, KUSS-DENTAL, MEDICOM, FIAB, ARAGO, J.H. ORSING, Dr. Wild, and DISPOTECH. Pardes holds the exclusive official Philips Zoom distributor mandate for Lithuania and ships both b-to-b and direct-to-consumer through separate websites, pardes.lt and dantuprieziura.lt, with login-gated pricing for registered professional accounts. Products are catalogued by dental procedure workflow and span consumables (filling materials, sutures, gloves, masks), instruments, equipment (handpieces, prophy powders, intraoral cameras), and consumer-grade oral care (electric toothbrushes, whitening kits, interdental brushes).

The underlying technology is a standard B2B/B2C e-commerce storefront with two distinct portals — one for dental professionals and laboratories (pardes.lt, login-gated with professional pricing) and a parallel consumer portal (dantuprieziura.lt) for private buyers of oral care products. No proprietary IP, APIs, AI features, mobile apps, or technology integrations are disclosed; the technology footprint is limited to e-commerce, email newsletter, and standard phone/email customer support. The platform's primary functional role is digital cataloguing, order capture, and customer account management for an essentially traditional distribution business.

The revenue model is straightforward one-time-sale distribution of branded dental and oral care merchandise to professional buyers (dentists, dental hygienists, dental laboratories, and dental technicians) and, through a secondary channel, private consumers. Pricing is publicly hidden behind a login wall on pardes.lt, supporting per-account commercial terms with professional buyers, while the consumer portal publishes retail pricing. The business has no external funding, no parent company or subsidiaries, no M&A history, and no public listing; operations are financed organically over a 28+ year tenure in a single country (Lithuania), with explicit market framing as the "Baltic States" region though only Lithuania is materially served.

Name

Pardes

Legal name

UAB Pardes

Website

https://pardes.lt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UAB Pardes is a privately held Lithuanian dental supplies distributor selling 5,000+ SKUs across 55+ international brands (including exclusive Philips Zoom rights) to dental professionals, laboratories, and private consumers through the pardes.lt and dantuprieziura.lt e-commerce portals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dental Supplies Distribution

SIC

Dental Equipment & Supplies (3843), Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical, Dental & Lab Supply Marketplaces (CRAFAHAG)

Keywords

• Dental supplies distribution
• Dental materials wholesale
• Oral care products
• Dental laboratory supplies
• Professional dental equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Kaunas

HQ country

Lithuania

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dental materials and oral care products sales: Revenue generated from selling dental materials, oral care products, instruments, and equipment to dental professionals and private consumers through e-commerce platforms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

UAB Pardes distributes professional dental materials, oral care products, dental instruments, and equipment from 55+ international brands to dental professionals, dental laboratories, and private consumers in Lithuania. It operates two e-commerce portals — pardes.lt for registered dental practitioners and laboratories, and dantuprieziura.lt for private consumers — offering a catalog of 5,000+ items across prevention, restoration, endodontics, prosthetics, polishing, drilling, instruments, disinfection/sterilization, and dental laboratory supplies.

Product overview

Pardes operates as a dental materials distributor and e-commerce platform in Lithuania, offering over 5,000 products across 11 main categories including prevention and hygiene, filling/restoration, endodontics, prosthetics, grinding/polishing, drills, instruments, disinfection/sterilization, dental technician supplies, and beauty products. The company serves as the sole official Philips Zoom distributor in Lithuania and represents 55+ international dental brands including Kavo, NSK, Ivoclar Vivadent, Kerr, EMS, Curasept, Tello, and many others. The product portfolio spans from professional dental equipment (Philips Sonicare electric toothbrushes, NSK prophy powders) to consumables (filling materials, surgical sutures, disinfectants) and personal care items. The business model centers on distributing established international dental brands to Lithuanian dental professionals and laboratories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dental Materials and Supplies Catalog Comprehensive e-commerce catalog offering professional dental materials and oral care products for dental professionals and laboratories in Lithuania, featuring over 5,000 product items across 11 main procedure categories.
• Philips Zoom Teeth Whitening (Exclusive Lithuania Distributor) Exclusive official distribution of Philips Zoom professional teeth whitening products in Lithuania, including whitening solutions, LED accelerators, and related consumables for dental clinics.
• Prevention and Hygiene Product Line Product line including teeth whitening, toothbrushes, interdental care, toothpastes and gels, mouthwashes, electric oral care devices, and care products for braces, implants and dentures.
• Filling and Restoration Materials Dental filling materials including etchants, bonding agents, desensitizers, liners, matrices and matrix systems, composites and compomers, temporary fillings, glass ionomer cements, and auxiliary filling supplies.
• Endodontic Products Endodontic products including materials, instruments, pins, and auxiliary supplies for root canal treatments.
• Prosthetic Materials Prosthetic materials including impression materials and accessories, cements, cusp reconstruction materials, temporary crown materials, and prosthetic auxiliary supplies.
• Grinding and Polishing Products Finishing products including strips, brushes, cups, discs, stones, and polishing pastes for dental restorations.
• Dental Drill Bits and Burs Dental drill bits including diamond burs, carbide burs, crown cutting burs, and other rotary instruments.
• Dental Instruments Dental instruments for diagnostics, modeling and filling, endodontics, and periodontics.
• Disinfection and Sterilization Products Infection control products including cleaning and disinfection materials, sterilization bags and wraps, indicators and tests.
• Dental Laboratory Supplies Laboratory supplies including plasters, silicones, plastics, artificial teeth, milling discs, waxes, isolates, cutting discs, burs, diamonds, carbides, and polishing materials for dental laboratories.
• Philips Sonicare Electric Toothbrushes Professional-grade sonic electric toothbrushes with app connectivity, multiple cleaning modes (Clean, White+, Gum Health, Deep Clean+), pressure sensors, and BrushSync technology for automatic mode selection.
• NSK Dental Equipment and Prophylactic Powders Japanese dental manufacturer products including FLASH pearl calcium carbonate prophylactic powders (54 µm) for air polishing systems, handpieces, and related dental equipment.
• CURASEPT Professional Oral Care Line Professional oral care line including toothpastes with chlorhexidine (ADS system), interdental brushes (Proxi line), surgical toothbrushes, sonic toothbrushes, and care kits for implants and orthodontics.
• TELLO Dental Toothbrushes German-made toothbrushes featuring patented Nollex bristle technology for superior softness and durability, ergonomic handles, and various models (Medium, Ultra Soft, Kids, Orthodontic) for different oral care needs.
• NICHROMINOX Dental Instruments French manufacturer of dental instruments including autoclave cassettes, endodontic rulers, photography mirrors with titanium coating, drill dispensers, and stainless steel trays.
• MEDICOM Medical Supplies Medical supplies including nitrile and latex gloves (Vitals line), face masks, disposable gowns, patient drapes, bouffant caps, and cotton rolls.
• KUSS-DENTAL Prosthetic Materials Prosthetic materials including KIERO Link bonding system, Acrifix resin for restorations, modeling gels and pastes, base plates, and Delta Splint composite for occlusal splints.
• Dantuprieziura.lt Consumer Oral Care Portal Dedicated B2C e-commerce portal offering professional and consumer oral care products, toothbrushes, whitening products, and personal dental hygiene items to individual consumers in Lithuania.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Philips ZoomcoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial exclusive distributor of Philips Zoom products in Lithuania. Partnership positions Pardes as the sole official supplier of Philips Zoom dental products in the Lithuanian market.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Benco Dental: Benco Dental is a privately held US dental supply distributor offering full-line consumables, equipment, and practice solutions to dental professionals. It mirrors Pardes's B2B full-line distribution model and is similarly privately owned.
• Pluradent: Pluradent is a German-based dental supply distributor serving dentists and dental laboratories with a broad multi-brand product catalog across consumables, equipment, and instruments—directly analogous to Pardes's B2B distribution model in Lithuania. Both operate as full-line distributors of international dental brands to professional customers.
• Ultradent Products: Ultradent Products manufactures professional dental materials and supplies including whitening systems, composites, and endodontic products distributed through dental supply networks in Europe and globally—overlapping with Pardes's distributed brand portfolio.
• Wright Medical (Coltène/Whaledent): Coltène is a Swiss dental manufacturer specializing in endodontic and restorative consumables distributed globally through dental supply distributors. Its endodontic and instrument lines overlap with the brands and categories Pardes distributes in Lithuania.
• Young Innovations: Young Innovations is a dental products company manufacturing and distributing preventive, restorative, and hygiene products through dental supply channels. It represents the kind of brand-principal that competes for the same shelf space at distributors like Pardes.
• Acteon Group: Acteon is a French dental equipment and consumables manufacturer producing imaging, ultrasonic, and airpolishing systems distributed via dental supply networks. Its equipment offerings overlap with categories Pardes distributes.

Broad incumbents

• Dentsply Sirona: Dentsply Sirona is the largest dental equipment and consumables manufacturer globally, with significant European distribution. While primarily a manufacturer, it also operates direct distribution channels that overlap with and threaten independent distributors like Pardes.
• Patterson Companies: Patterson is a leading North American distributor of dental supplies, equipment, and technology solutions to dental practices and laboratories. It is a broad incumbent serving the same practitioner base with similar multi-brand distribution economics.
• Henry Schein: Henry Schein is the world's largest dental and medical supply distributor with operations across Europe, distributing dental consumables, equipment, and supplies to practitioners. It represents the dominant incumbent in the same distribution category Pardes serves locally.
• Envista Holdings (Kavo Kerr): Envista owns dental brands including KaVo, Kerr, and Nobel Biocare, distributing equipment and consumables globally. Both KaVo and Kerr are among Pardes's represented brands, making Envista both a supplier and a competitive incumbent in the distribution space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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