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Dental | Office & Facility

Dental Service Organization Leverages Leasing to Scale Up

Fast Facts

Industry

Dental

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Organization

Pacific Dental Services, Irvine, CA

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Client Since

2020

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Equipment Financed

$70,000,000 in DeNovos packages, dental equipment, and technology hardware

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Financing Term & Structure

4-year, $1 buyout lease

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Industry Specific Fact

PDS has been on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in America for the past 13 years in a row.

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Industry

Dental

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Organization

Pacific Dental Services, Irvine, CA

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Equipment Financed

$70,000,000 in DeNovos packages, dental equipment, and technology hardware

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PDS Plans for Growth and Seeks Scalable Financing Strategy

Pacific Dental Services (PDS) is one of the country’s leading Dental Service Organizations (DSO), with 900 supported offices nationwide and plans to add 500 more by 2024. Given the significant costs associated with this type of rapid growth, the organization needed to secure additional capital. They sought a financing strategy that would diversify their funding sources and could scale up with their business. 

“As CFO of Pacific Dental, one of my biggest challenges is to provide enough capital to enable our growth.”

– Taylor Hawes, CFO, PDS

“It's great to have a relationship with someone that understands our business, our markets, our offices, and the industry, that can walk alongside us as we continue to grow. I'm so thankful that First American is there with us on our journey.”

-– Taylor Hawes, CFO, PDS

A Custom-Fit Financing Strategy with Asset Management Capabilities

After taking time to understand PDS's growth strategy, First American developed a payment structure that aligned with their office expansion plans. They customized a leasing solution for DeNovo equipment packages and facility upgrades, including technology hardware and CBCTs. These investments will enable PDS to scale to 1,400 offices in the next few years, all while maintaining an organized and practical capital structure. 

 

Managing the implementation, documentation, and deployment of thousands of assets across hundreds of locations can be complex, but PDS has come to rely on First American to help make the process simple and streamlined. Specifically, the organization appreciates having a dedicated Project Manager who they consider to be an extension of their team, and using their online account to track thousands of assets across 25 states.  

PDS Plans for Growth and Seeks Scalable Financing Strategy

Pacific Dental Services (PDS) is one of the country’s leading Dental Service Organizations (DSO), with 900 supported offices nationwide and plans to add 500 more by 2024. Given the significant costs associated with this type of rapid growth, the organization needed to secure additional capital. They sought a financing strategy that would diversify their funding sources and could scale up with their business. 

“As CFO of Pacific Dental, one of my biggest challenges is to provide enough capital to enable our growth.”

–– Taylor Hawes, CFO, Pacific Dental Services

 

A Custom-Fit Financing Strategy with Asset Management Capabilities

After taking time to understand PDS's growth strategy, First American developed a payment structure that aligned with their office expansion plans. They customized a leasing solution for DeNovo equipment packages and facility upgrades, including technology hardware and CBCTs. These investments will enable PDS to scale to 1,400 offices in the next few years, all while maintaining an organized and practical capital structure. 

Managing the implementation, documentation, and deployment of thousands of assets across hundreds of locations can be complex, but PDS has come to rely on First American to help make the process simple and streamlined. Specifically, the organization appreciates having a dedicated Project Manager who they consider to be an extension of their team, and using their online account to track thousands of assets across 25 states.  

“It's great to have a relationship with someone that understands our business, our markets, our offices, and the industry, that can walk alongside us as we continue to grow. I'm so thankful that First American is there with us on our journey.”

–– Taylor Hawes, CFO, Pacific Dental Services

 

The results

PDS Success Continues with Seamless Deployment of DSO Equipment

The results

PDS Success Continues with Seamless Deployment of DSO Equipment

$70,000,000

in equipment financed throughout the relationship

Equipment leasing gave PDS an effective new strategy to support growth as they continue to expand in the dental industry space.

1,000+

CBCTs upgraded

Financing their PC refresh helped PDS update technology hardware in 900 existing offices, and an equipment rollout spanning three years allowed PDS to replace more than 1,000 CBCTs across every practice.

These upgrades support the organization’s mission to foster clinical excellence while providing a sensible way to manage both equipment and costs as the business scales.

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