Why independent?

Your dentist should answer to you — not a corporation.

More and more dental practices are being bought up by private-equity firms and corporate chains. When that happens, decisions about your care can start to involve people who never meet you. Independent dentists are the ones still putting the patient–dentist relationship first.

Patient-first decisions

Treatment plans are between you and your dentist — not shaped by a corporate owner's quotas or quarterly targets.

Long-term relationships

Independent practices often care for the same families for decades. Continuity means a dentist who actually knows your history.

Personalized care

Real time with your dentist and treatment tailored to you — not a standardized script applied to every patient.

Local accountability

An owner-dentist lives in your community and stakes their name on your care. That accountability is hard to replicate.

A growing network of independent practices

FindYourDentist is the consumer directory of the Alliance of Independent Dentists — every listing is a verified, independently owned member practice.

9 member practices and growing

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