Franchise Facts Report → brands → Dentsmart
Dentsmart franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk Stable network
Dentsmart is an automotive franchise with 13 outlets, operating with an 8% all-in fee percentage.
Everything below is free, read straight off Dentsmart's registered filing. Weighing Dentsmart against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Dentsmart's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: Minnesota Dept. of Commerce — CARDS franchise registrations · filing 32705-202412-09 — check it yourself. See every other Minnesota-registered franchise.
Considering Dentsmart? See what else fits your budget
Tell us your budget and the industries you're open to. We'll match you with 5–10 franchises whose own FDDs fit — ranked by earnings disclosure, growth and closure rate — and email you the list. Dentsmart will be on it if it fits.
Dentsmart franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Dentsmart does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for Dentsmart — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (49% of automotive franchisors in our corpus do disclose); the fees, litigation and outlet churn Dentsmart's FDD does contain are on this page. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Automotive franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
Dentsmart lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Dentsmart's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) does disclose 1 legal proceeding in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Dentsmart itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. 1 of those proceedings were brought by franchisees against the franchisor — the split that actually matters, because franchisees suing their franchisor is the signal a buyer is looking for. Item 3 of the source FDD describes each case.
Dentsmart closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Dentsmart will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Dentsmart's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a automotive of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Dentsmart's latest tables show a stable franchised network. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 0%, against a automotive median of 2.5% — at or better than the category. Net franchised outlets moved 0 to 13 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Dentsmart?
Dentsmart's franchise is offered by Dentsmart LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at MN CARDS; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Other automotive franchises
Anyone weighing Dentsmart is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Dentsmart franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Dentsmart — who is the franchisor?
Dentsmart's most recently filed FDD (2024) names Dentsmart LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Dentsmart franchise cost?
Dentsmart's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at a range disclosed in Item 7, with an initial franchise fee of $25,000 and a 8% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote.
How much profit does a Dentsmart franchise make?
Dentsmart makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Dentsmart at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labor and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does Dentsmart disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Dentsmart's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing: 49% of automotive franchisors in our corpus do disclose.
Are there lawsuits against Dentsmart?
Dentsmart's most recently filed FDD (2024) discloses 1 legal proceeding in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Dentsmart itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing. 1 of the disclosed proceedings were brought by franchisees against the franchisor.
Is Dentsmart a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Dentsmart's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against automotive peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
Get a free email when something changes on Dentsmart or automotive: a new FDD registration, a new lawsuit, an outlet count that shifts, or Item 19 earnings going from undisclosed to disclosed. Pulled straight from the same state registries this page is built on.