MCA Dental Group

MCA Dental Group is a Dental Support Organization (DSO) that acquires and manages dental practices across Canada. Founded in 2016 by Ottawa dentist Dr. Mark McCullough and businessman Ken Craig, the company aims to relieve dentists of non-clinical administrative tasks, allowing them to focus on patient care. McCullough, an experienced dentist, and Craig, who has a background as president of a seniors' housing developer and a financial group, established the company to address the business management challenges dentists face.

The company operates on a partnership model, acquiring dental practices and providing comprehensive support in areas such as human resources, recruiting, accounting, procurement, marketing, and compliance. This business model is designed for dentists looking to expand their practice, ease into retirement, or simply offload management responsibilities. MCA's strategy often involves acquiring clinics in geographic clusters to consolidate management and enhance service offerings within a region. The company has a network of clinics across Ontario and Quebec.

MCA Dental Group has pursued an aggressive growth strategy, supported by significant equity commitments from private equity firm Persistence Capital Partners (PCP), which first invested in 2018, and an investor group led by DWS Group. These capital infusions have been directed towards accelerating the company's expansion and acquisition of dental practices throughout Canada. In late 2023, Dr. Gozar, who joined MCA in 2019 and previously served as Chief Dental Officer, was appointed CEO, succeeding Ken Craig.

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