We are 7,500 dedicated team members at nearly 700 affiliated dental offices all focused on a single mission of delivering Smiles For Everyone!® Smiles for patients, providers, employees, and community partners. Everyone. Our entire culture is designed to promote WIN-WIN relationships by treating people with respect and pursuing business process excellence that makes it easier to provide great patient care. At Smile Brands, we believe culture matters. We believe that happier teams lead to happier patients, and we’ve got the happiest team in the dental industry. Our organization has twice been recognized on Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work list. And we are proud to be the second highest ranked healthcare provider in the U.S. Smile Brands provides comprehensive business support services through exclusive long term agreements with affiliate dental groups. Our supported dentists spend more time caring for their patients and less time on the administrative, marketing, and the financial aspects of operating a dental practice. We were founded in 1998 by a management team that included co-founder and CEO Steve Bilt and CFO Brad Schmidt. Through acquisitions and the opening of new dental offices, Smile Brands has become a dominant player in the dental space with a rapidly growing number of affiliated practices across 30 states. The primary equity sponsor of Smile Brands is Gryphon Investors, a leadingPrivate equity investment firm focused on investing in physician-centric healthcare businesses.