ORLAND PARK DENTAL SERVICES, LTD

What ORLAND PARK DENTAL SERVICES, LTD does

Orland Park Dental Services, Ltd. (OPDS) is a privately held Illinois corporation founded in 1999 that operates a school-based dental sealant and preventive-care program for children from kindergarten through high school. The company sends licensed dentists, registered dental hygienists, and expanded-function dental assistants into schools with portable dental equipment to deliver on-site exams, cleanings, fluoride varnish treatments, sealants, and oral-health education. Services are provided at no cost to schools and are offered to all children regardless of insurance status; eligible children are billed through arrangements with the Illinois Department of Public Aid, while non-eligible children receive free dental exams funded operationally by the company. OPDS also administers the 'Helping Kids...Because We Care' program, which covers up to $500 in dental services for uninsured or urgent-need children, and offers Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) as a non-invasive cavity-management alternative.

The business is structured around two operational offices — Oak Forest for Chicagoland and Peoria for Central Illinois — and a small clinical team that executes a high-utilization mobile delivery model. Revenue mechanics are concentrated in Illinois Medicaid reimbursement, with no disclosed outside funding, acquisitions, or public-market activity. The go-to-market is direct outreach to Illinois school districts, supplemented by a bilingual (English/Spanish) website, electronic consent forms via Formstack, and educational content referencing the Chicago Dental Society. OPDS also collaborates with community partners such as United Samaritans Medical Center on the HALO Project, extending its reach into nonprofit and community-clinic settings.

Strategically, OPDS competes on access and operational logistics rather than clinical differentiation: it reduces barriers to care by bringing portable equipment and licensed clinicians directly to schools, while leveraging a 25-year incumbent relationship with the state's public-aid system. The model is geographically bounded to Illinois and is dependent on continued state-level Medicaid reimbursement policy, with limited diversification of payer or geographic exposure.

Name

ORLAND PARK DENTAL SERVICES, LTD

Legal name

ORLAND PARK DENTAL SERVICES, LTD

Website

https://opdsdental.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Orland Park Dental Services is a privately held Illinois dental company, founded in 1999, that delivers free in-school preventive dental care to K-12 children via portable equipment, funded primarily through Illinois Medicaid and public-aid reimbursement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobile Pediatric Dental Services

NAICS

Offices of Dentists (6212)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Mobile/School-Based Pediatric Dental Clinics (HLABAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

School/Community-Based Preventive Dental Programs (HLABAHAM), Preventive & Wellness Pediatric Dentistry (Cleanings/Fluoride/Sealants) (HLABAGAA), Oral Health, Dental Screening & Fluoride Programs (EDACAMAH)

Keywords

• School-based dental services
• Mobile pediatric dentistry
• Dental sealant programs
• In-school dental care
• Medicaid dental services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oak Forest

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Aid / Medicaid Reimbursement: OPDS receives reimbursement from the State of Illinois medical card and grant coverage for eligible children. The company has arrangements with the Illinois Department of Public Aid to provide dental services for Medicaid-eligible children including exams, cleanings, fluoride treatments, and sealants.
2. Free Services for Non-Eligible Children: Free dental exams are provided to children who are not eligible for public aid. This community service is funded through the company's work with eligible populations and operational efficiency of the school-based model.
3. Helping Kids...Because We Care Program: The company pays up to $500 in dental services for children without dental insurance, not Medicaid eligible, or determined as 'urgent' by the team during in-school screenings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Orland Park Dental Services delivers in-school dental care to children in Illinois through a school-based dental sealant program. Licensed dentists, hygienists, and assistants bring portable equipment to schools to provide dental exams, cleanings, fluoride varnish treatments, and sealants. The program is free to schools and available to all K-12 children regardless of insurance status, with services for Medicaid-eligible children reimbursed through the Illinois Department of Public Aid.

Product overview

Orland Park Dental Services operates as a school-based dental sealant program offering in-school dental care services since 1999. The core product is the School-Based Dental Sealant Program, which delivers comprehensive dental services (exams, cleanings, fluoride treatments, and sealants) directly to children at their schools using portable equipment. The company also offers the Helping Kids...Because We Care financial assistance program for uninsured or urgent cases, and Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) treatment as an alternative to cavity drilling. All children are eligible regardless of insurance status, with services provided free to schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• School-Based Dental Sealant Program In-school dental care program for Illinois school districts that brings licensed dentists, hygienists, and assistants to schools with portable equipment to deliver exams, cleanings, fluoride treatments, and sealants to K-12 children. Free to schools and available to all children regardless of insurance status.
• Helping Kids...Because We Care Program Financial assistance program covering up to $500 in dental services for children who lack dental insurance, are not Medicaid eligible, or are identified as urgent cases during in-school screenings.
• Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) Treatment FDA-approved antibiotic liquid brushed on back teeth to prevent cavities from forming, growing, or spreading, offered as a painless alternative to traditional cavity drilling procedures.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Illinois Department of Public AidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal arrangement with the State of Illinois Department of Public Aid to provide dental services for eligible children including exams, cleanings, fluoride treatments, and sealants. This partnership enables reimbursement for services provided to Medicaid-eligible children.
• Chicago Dental SocietyminorOthersThe Chicago Dental Society offers tips to parents for taking care of children's teeth. OPDS references their educational content on the website's Healthy Habits page.
• United Samaritans Medical Center (HALO Project)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership on the HALO Project providing dental clinics to serve children and guardians. United Samaritans Medical Center expressed appreciation for OPDS's 'fantastic job' and 'compassion shown to children and guardians.'

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures: Colgate-Palmolive's mobile dental van program that provides free oral health education and screenings in schools; comparable as a large-scale school-based dental outreach program, though it is education-focused rather than treatment-focused.
• Pacific Dental Services: Large dental support organization supporting general and specialty practices; broader incumbent that overlaps with OPDS in ambulatory dental services though operating from fixed offices.
• Heartland Dental: One of the largest dental support organizations in the U.S., supporting general and specialty practices including pediatric care; overlaps with OPDS in the broader dental services category though operating via supported offices.
• Aspen Dental: Large multi-state dental practice network providing general and preventive dentistry including pediatric services; broader incumbent offering fixed-location offices but overlapping in core dental service category.

Direct peers

• Smile Programs: Mobile/school-based dental services provider that brings preventive dental care directly to schools, closely matching OPDS's portable-equipment, in-school delivery model and K-12 customer base.
• Apple Tree Dental: Non-profit dental organization that delivers care through on-site mobile programs including school-based clinics, sharing OPDS's community-service mission and portable-care delivery model for underserved pediatric populations.
• Children's Dental Health: Multi-location pediatric dental practice network offering preventive and restorative care for children; comparable pediatric-focused dental services though delivered from fixed offices rather than mobile settings.
• National Mobile Dental: Mobile dental services provider delivering on-site preventive and restorative care to schools and institutions; directly comparable to OPDS in portable-equipment, school-based delivery.

Regional players

• Smile Squad (Oregon Health Authority): Oregon's state-sponsored school-based dental program that brings preventive dental services to schools; directly comparable operating model to OPDS but operating in a different state geography.
• CavityFree SF (San Francisco Department of Public Health): San Francisco public-health collaborative offering school-based dental prevention (fluoride, sealants, screenings); comparable mission and school-based delivery model in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/orland-park-dental-services-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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