The Dentist's Choice
Bottom line
- Total investment $64K – $69K including a $50K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $196K/year.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 5 loans (below the industry average).
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 The Dentist's Choice unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
62%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 The Dentist's Choice units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$588K
on $2.9M purchase
Total debt
$2.4M
SBA $1.5M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees typically operate or support dental practice management, supply distribution, or related dental services. Day-to-day activities likely include client acquisition, service delivery or supply management, compliance with dental regulations, and royalty reporting to the franchisor.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 30 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
Modest growth trajectory, missing profitability data, and fee-heavy cost structure present moderate-to-elevated risk without validated franchisee earnings claims.
Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD — cannot validate 3-5 year ROI or profitability claims
- 02MINORMinimal system growth at 1.7% YoY with only 130 units suggests market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
- 03MINORAverage revenue of $195,853 is relatively modest for a dental-related franchise with $64K-$68.5K initial investment
- 04MINORTiered royalty structure incentivizes revenue capping (franchisees may intentionally stay under $120K threshold to avoid 3% rate)
- 05MEDHigh franchise fee ($50K) represents 73-78% of total investment, leaving limited working capital for 10-year term
- 06HIGHNo 'going concern' disclosure suggests franchisor may have financial stability concerns not addressed in FDD
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
53 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
The Dentist's Choice · FDD (2025) PDF