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Consolidation IndexMIUpdated 2026-06-21

Detroit, MI: Dental Practice Consolidation Index

2,491 active dentists across 1,675 distinct practice addresses. 114 providers currently affiliated with a named Dental Service Organization. The three-axis Consolidation Index for Detroit, MI is below.

DSO penetration
4.6%

114 of 2,491 active dentists

Ranked #16 of 21 data-complete metros

Retirement cliff
35%

872 dentists with licenses 30+ years old

Ranked #2 of 21 data-complete metros

Fresh influx (12mo)
2.4%

61 new dentist NPIs in last 12 months

Ranked #12 of 21 data-complete metros

Detroit, MI: the consolidation thesis

Detroit, MI: named DSOs present

Top DSO brand labels by provider count, filtered to groups with at least 2 distinct practices in the metro:

DSO labelProvidersPractices
Endodontic Associates of Michigan93
Western Dental74
Baig Dental Group22
TRU Dental Michigan22

Detroit, MI: what this means

Market Multiple Context
Discount positioningvs the national benchmark

On local DSO competition, demographics, provider scarcity, and retirement-driven supply, Detroit, MI positions discount against the public national benchmark for general dental practices (2.5-5x EBITDA, 65-85% of collections).

DSO share (active dentists)
4.6%
Median income
$81,298
Provider density
4.86/10k
Retirement supply
35%

Market-attractiveness positioning vs the public national benchmark, derived from local competition, demographics, and consolidation. Not a transaction comp and not a practice-specific valuation. Apply to the practice's own normalized financials. Benchmark ranges are public (Levin, FOCUS, BizBuySell).

Track Detroit, MI acquisition signals

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Methodology: DSO penetration is the share of active dentists in the metro whose practice is currently affiliated with a named DSO brand from the dso_identifier alias table (200+ brand entities, post-audit exclusion list). Retirement cliff is the share of active dentists whose license_issue_date is more than 30 years before the data refresh date. Fresh provider influx is the share of active dentists whose NPI enumeration_date is in the last 12 months. Metro boundaries follow MSA-anchored ZIP-prefix mappings. License coverage for Detroit, MI: 92%. Numbers are drawn live from the provider database (last refresh2026-06-21) and update automatically.