Bottom line
- Total investment $79K – $111K including a $25K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 Dentsmart unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
90%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Dentsmart franchisees operate dental practices delivering patient care services (PDR—preventive/diagnostic/restorative dentistry) and non-PDR ancillary revenue streams (products, cosmetic services, etc.). Day-to-day operations include clinical patient treatment, practice management, staff supervision, compliance with branded protocols, and royalty reporting on revenue split between PDR and Non-PDR categories.
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 · 5 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Dentsmart presents CAUTION-level risk due to regulatory history, missing financial transparency, minimal unit growth over 13+ years, and dual royalty structure, requiring intensive franchisee validation before investment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure (average revenue/net income unknown) prevents ROI validation
- 02MINORRegulatory violation in 2011 with consent order indicates compliance/disclosure issues by predecessor entity
- 03MINOROnly 17 units with unknown growth trajectory suggests stagnant or declining system despite franchise model since 2011
- 04MINORHigh combined royalty burden (8% PDR + 8% Non-PDR) reduces franchisee profitability margins
- 05HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE—ambiguous whether this means no going concern issue or concerns exist
- 06MINOR5-year term is shorter than industry standard (typically 10 years), creating renewal uncertainty risk
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
15 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Dentsmart · FDD (2025) PDF