Pet Dental Services

What Pet Dental Services does

Pet Dental Services is a privately held US veterinary services company founded in 2000 by Josh Bazavilvazo in California and co-led with his wife Dr. Mayra Bazavilvazo, a dental surgeon and periodontist who serves as Medical Director. The company provides anesthesia-free preventive dental care for dogs and cats through a trademarked 11-step clinical protocol called POPD™ (Professional Outpatient Preventive Dentistry), designed for early-stage dental disease and intended to extend the interval between full anesthetic dental procedures when clinically appropriate. Services are performed by Fear Free Certified technicians under veterinary supervision, with optional Laser Bacterial Reduction (Biolase cold laser) offered as an add-on in select markets. The company has completed two clinical studies with board-certified veterinary dentists — one peer-reviewed in IVC Journal — supporting its patient selection criteria, training requirements, and referral thresholds to anesthetic dentistry.

Name

Pet Dental Services

Legal name

Pet Dental Services

Website

https://petdentalservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Veterinary Dental Services

NAICS

Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services (812910)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHSANAGAH

Teeth Cleaning (Non-Anesthetic) & Breath Care

Home & Personal Services/Pet Grooming & Boarding Services/Pet Spa & Specialty Treatments

SECONDARYHLAMAAAK

Dental & Oral Surgery Veterinary Clinics

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Veterinary & Animal Health/Veterinary Clinical Services (Companion Animal)

Keywords

• Anesthesia-free pet dental care
• Non-anesthetic veterinary dentistry
• Preventive pet dental hygiene
• Professional pet dental cleaning
• Veterinary dental support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Newport Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Veterinary Hospital Partnership Services: Pet Dental Services provides anesthesia-free dental care through licensed veterinary hospitals under a partnership model. Services are rendered within partner veterinary facilities, with veterinary teams overseeing patient selection and care decisions. Revenue flows through service fees charged to partner hospitals for the dental hygienist services and protocol delivery.
2. Optional Laser Bacterial Reduction Add-on: In select markets, laser bacterial reduction therapy is offered as an optional enhancement to the standard POPD protocol. This represents an additional service fee within the preventive care offering.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pet Dental Services delivers POPD (Professional Outpatient Preventive Dentistry), a trademarked 11-step non-anesthetic dental cleaning protocol for dogs and cats with early-stage dental disease. Services are rendered by trained dental hygienists exclusively within licensed partner veterinary hospitals under veterinary supervision, with optional Laser Bacterial Reduction adjunct therapy in select markets.

Product overview

Pet Dental Services operates as a single-service company offering the POPD™ (Professional Outpatient Preventive Dental Treatment) program as its core product—a trademarked, 11-step non-anesthetic dental protocol for dogs and cats delivered exclusively within licensed veterinary hospitals under veterinary supervision. The company has provided this service for over 25 years. Optional enhancements include Laser Bacterial Reduction therapy (in select markets) and Home Dental Care Guidance resources for pet owners. The POPD protocol serves as a preventive care option for appropriate patients with early-stage dental disease, complementing rather than replacing traditional anesthetic dentistry for advanced cases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• POPD™: Professional Outpatient Preventive Dental Treatment - a trademarked, structured, 11-step non-anesthetic dental protocol for dogs and cats.

Products and services

• POPD (Professional Outpatient Preventive Dentistry) Program An 11-step non-anesthetic dental cleaning protocol for dogs and cats with early-stage dental disease, delivered by trained dental hygienists inside licensed partner veterinary hospitals under veterinary supervision. Includes oral evaluation, supragingival plaque and tartar removal, polishing, documentation, and defined referral thresholds to anesthetic dentistry when clinically appropriate.
• Laser Bacterial Reduction Therapy Optional adjunct service using Biolase cold laser technology performed by Biolase-certified technicians to reduce subgingival bacterial load and support tissue healing, performed alongside the POPD cleaning.

Quantifiable outcome

• According to the American Veterinary Dental Society, approximately 80% of dogs and 70% of cats show signs of periodontal disease by age three

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Licensed Veterinary Hospitals (600+ nationwide)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPet Dental Services partners with licensed veterinary hospitals nationwide to deliver anesthesia-free dental care within the veterinary practice setting. Partner hospitals provide facilities, veterinary supervision, patient evaluation, and referral oversight. The company provides trained technicians, the POPD protocol, documentation systems, and operational support. Services are integrated into the practice's preventive care offerings with clear clinical boundaries and referral standards to anesthetic dentistry.
• Board-Certified Veterinary DentistscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical collaboration with board-certified veterinary dentists for two completed clinical studies evaluating the safety and effectiveness of POPD. These studies informed protocol development, patient selection criteria, hygienist training requirements, procedural safeguards, and referral thresholds. One study published in IVC Journal (International Veterinary Community Journal).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Midmark: Large veterinary equipment manufacturer offering dental delivery systems, chairs, and integrated veterinary practice solutions. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving the same veterinary dental equipment category that underpins PDS's partner hospital workflow.
• Animal Dental Care: Veterinary dental specialty practice group offering advanced (largely anesthetic) veterinary dentistry and oral surgery. Comparable as an established dental services provider serving the same pet owner segment, though anchored in specialist clinics rather than in-hospital non-anesthetic protocols.
• Vetoquinol: Global animal health company offering pet dental hygiene products (e.g., enzymatic toothpastes and chews). Comparable as a broad incumbent in the pet dental preventive care category, addressing the same owner-driven demand that PDS services address professionally.
• Virbac (C.E.T. Dental): Global animal health company whose C.E.T. line is the leading at-home pet dental care brand (toothpastes, chews, rinses). Comparable as a broad incumbent addressing the same pet dental health category through home-care products, complementary to PDS's in-hospital service.
• PetIQ: Pet health and wellness company providing veterinary products, preventive care, and clinic/retail vet services. Comparable as a broad incumbent in pet preventive care, offering overlapping dental and wellness services through clinics and retail channels.
• Thrive Pet Healthcare: Multi-specialty veterinary hospital consolidator offering general practice, urgent, and specialty care including dental services across the U.S. Comparable as a broad incumbent veterinary consolidator whose owned hospitals could either compete with or partner with PDS.

Others

• Henry Schein Animal Health: Major distributor of veterinary (and dental) supplies, equipment, and practice solutions to veterinary hospitals. Comparable as an ecosystem enabler for the partner hospitals that PDS serves.
• iM3: Veterinary dental equipment manufacturer supplying dental units, handpieces, scalers, and imaging to vet clinics. Comparable as an ecosystem enabler that supplies the equipment and consumables used in companion animal dentistry, including by PDS partner hospitals.

Direct peers

• Pet Smile: U.S.-based provider of professional pet dental services including anesthesia-free and anesthetic options. Comparable as a direct competitor offering similar in-hospital pet dental cleaning services to veterinary practices and pet owners.

Emerging players

• Modern Animal: Membership-based veterinary clinic chain offering preventive care, dentistry, and related services with a modern consumer brand. Comparable as an emerging player redesigning the vet care experience and offering in-clinic dental services to pet owners.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PDS_PetDental
• Facebookfacebook.com/PetDentalServices
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pet-dental-services-inc

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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