Pacific Pediatric Dentistry

What Pacific Pediatric Dentistry does

Pacific Pediatric Dentistry is a single-location, founder-owned private pediatric dental practice based in San Luis Obispo, California, led by board-certified pediatric dentist Dr. Eunha You, DDS. The practice delivers a comprehensive range of pediatric dental and orthodontic services to children from infancy through adolescence, including preventive care (examinations, cleanings, fluoride, sealants), restorative treatments (mercury-free tooth-colored fillings, ceramic zirconia crowns, extractions, bonding), orthodontic treatment (traditional braces and the Healthy Start passive eruption system), laser frenectomy for tongue-tie, sedation dentistry (nitrous oxide and deep sedation administered by a certified anesthesiologist), custom mouth guards, and specialized care for children with special needs. The practice draws patients from San Luis Obispo and surrounding Central Coast communities including Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero, Arroyo Grande, and Santa Maria.

The practice operates on a direct-to-consumer, fee-for-service revenue model, accepting major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, Discover), working with dental insurance providers, and offering patient financing through CareCredit including no-interest payment plans for qualifying purchases. Patient acquisition relies on referrals, online reviews (Google, Yelp), Facebook presence, search engine visibility, and community reputation. The practice employs 6 staff and operates four days per week (Monday through Thursday, 8am to 5pm), with same-day emergency availability and on-call weekend coverage.

The clinical differentiation rests on Dr. You's combined training as a registered nurse (10+ years) and pediatric dental specialist trained at Children's Hospital of Michigan in trauma, special needs, cleft lip/palate, and medically compromised patient care, supported by laser dentistry certification since 2006. The practice maintains no external investors, no parent company, and no secondary market transactions, operating as an independent entity.

Name

Pacific Pediatric Dentistry

Legal name

Pacific Pediatric Dentistry

Website

https://pacificpediatricdentistry.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pacific Pediatric Dentistry is a single-location, founder-owned pediatric dental practice in San Luis Obispo, California, led by board-certified Dr. Eunha You, DDS. It serves children from infancy through adolescence across the California Central Coast with preventive, restorative, orthodontic, laser, sedation, and special needs dental services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Dental Services

NAICS

Offices of Dentists (6212)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Preventive & Wellness Pediatric Dentistry (Cleanings/Fluoride/Sealants) (HLABAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pediatric Restorative Dentistry (Fillings/Crowns/Pulp Therapy) (HLABAGAB), Pediatric Sedation & Anesthesia Dentistry (HLABAGAC), Special Needs Pediatric Dentistry (HLABAGAD)

Keywords

• Pediatric dentistry
• Children dental care
• Orthodontic services
• Special needs dentistry
• Preventive dental care

Headquarters

HQ city

San Luis Obispo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dental Services Revenue: The practice generates revenue through fee-for-service dental procedures including pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, preventive care, restorative treatments, and sedation services. They accept Visa, MasterCard, and Discover and work with dental insurance providers.
2. Dental Financing Services: The practice offers financing through CareCredit, allowing patients to pay over time with flexible financing options including no-interest payment plans for qualifying purchases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pacific Pediatric Dentistry is a private pediatric dental practice in San Luis Obispo, California, providing comprehensive oral health care for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults, including pediatric dentistry, orthodontics (including Healthy Start orthodontics), sedation dentistry, laser frenectomy, ceramic zirconia crowns, and care for patients with special needs. The practice serves families across San Luis Obispo County and California's Central Coast.

Product overview

Pacific Pediatric Dentistry offers a comprehensive suite of pediatric dental and orthodontic services centered around a core pediatric dentistry practice. The main service offerings include general pediatric dental care (examinations, cleanings, fillings, extractions), Ceramic Zirconia Crowns for metal-free restorations, Healthy Start Orthodontics as a braces alternative, and full orthodontic treatment. Supporting services include dental sealants, sedation dentistry, laser frenectomy, special needs dentistry, mouth guards, and tooth-colored restorations. The practice also offers CareCredit financing as a payment module. Dr. Eunha You, a board-certified pediatric dentist, leads the practice which serves San Luis Obispo and surrounding Central Coast communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pediatric Dentistry

Quantifiable outcome

• Practice has served patients for over 35 years with staff having 45+ years of pediatric dental experience

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Smile Brands: DSO operating multiple dental brands including pediatric-affiliated offices. Comparable multi-location dental services group with insurance and financing infrastructure similar to Pacific Pediatric's CareCredit relationship.
• Great Expressions Dental Centers: DSO with multi-specialty offices including pediatric services. Similar fee-for-service plus insurance model, though broader general dentistry focus rather than pediatric-only specialization.
• Heartland Dental: One of the largest DSOs in the U.S., supporting hundreds of dental offices including general and specialty practices. Comparable as a dental services operator with insurance/financing relationships, but vastly larger scale and not pediatric-specialized.
• Aspen Dental Management: DSO operating a large network of Aspen Dental offices with similar fee-for-service dental care, insurance acceptance, and financing partnerships. General dentistry focus rather than pediatric specialization.
• Pacific Dental Services: DSO supporting dental practices across the U.S. with a similar practice-support model and fee-for-service-plus-insurance revenue model. General dentistry and multi-specialty focus rather than pediatric-only specialization.
• Western Dental & Orthodontics: Large DSO operating general and orthodontic offices including pediatric services across multiple states. Comparable combined pediatric + orthodontic service offering, though at corporate scale and with broader demographics.

Emerging players

• Smile Doctors: Largest orthodontic-focused DSO in the U.S. Comparable on the orthodontic service line that Pacific Pediatric offers (braces, removable appliances, Healthy Start), though Smile Doctors is orthodontic-only rather than comprehensive pediatric care.

Others

• Affordable Dentures & Implants: DSO focused on dentures and implants. Less directly comparable as a pediatric peer, but adjacent as a privately operated dental services company using a similar direct-to-consumer practice model and third-party financing partnerships.

Direct peers

• Children's Dental Health: Multi-location pediatric dental practice group offering preventive, restorative, orthodontic, and special-needs care for children. Direct peer as a pediatric-only dental group with overlapping services, though larger and regionally concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic.
• Benevis (Kool Smiles): DSO focused on pediatric and family dental care with a patient mix heavily skewed toward Medicaid-insured children. Most directly comparable as a pediatric-specialty dental operator, though at much greater scale and with a different payer mix than Pacific Pediatric Dentistry.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/149443755099566
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pacific-pediatric-dentistry

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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