Bottom line
- Total investment $140K – $323K including a $130K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 64/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 1 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 30.3% CAGR over 3 years with 43 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one DDSmatch unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
66%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
DDSmatch franchisees operate a dental services marketplace/matching platform that connects patients with dentists or dental practices. Day-to-day operations likely involve marketing the platform to local dental providers and patients, managing customer relationships, handling administrative tasks, and potentially providing account management services. The specific service delivery model (software-as-a-service, lead generation, practice management services, or direct patient care referrals) is unclear from available data.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 8 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
DDSmatch presents meaningful investment risk due to opaque financial performance, stagnant unit growth, and a high upfront fee with no disclosed revenue benchmarks to justify ROI expectations.
Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosures (revenue/net income) prevents ROI validation against $140k-$322.5k investment
- 02MEDSlow unit growth of 7.5% YoY with only 43 units suggests limited scalability or market appeal
- 03MINORHigh franchise fee ($130,000) represents 93% of minimum investment with no profitability benchmarks to justify it
- 04HIGHGoing Concern flag is FALSE but absence of explicit affirmation is unusual and warrants clarification
- 05MINORFixed $1,050/month royalty ($12,600 annually) is non-negotiable regardless of unit profitability or revenue
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
30 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
DDSmatch · FDD (2025) PDF