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Is Gentle Dental El Cerrito private equity backed?
PE-backed
Gentle Dental El Cerrito is affiliated with Smile Brands, a PE-backed dental group (backed by Gryphon Investors).
In dentistry a PE-backed company usually manages the practice through a management services organization, and a dentist remains the practice’s legal owner.
Details
- Practice
- Gentle Dental El Cerrito (William Cox Dental Corporation)
- Address
- 11430 San Pablo Ave, Ste 200, El Cerrito, CA 94530
- Phone
- (510) 974-2035
- Owner group
- Smile Brands
- Label
- PE-backed (Gryphon Investors)
- Backers
- Gryphon Investors (since 2016)
- PE stake
- PE investors hold a majority stake in the group.
- How the group holds practices
- Mixed: a combination of buyouts and partnerships. What the dentist keeps: owner-dentists can buy up to 10% of their Smile Brands practice; transition sellers keep nothing stated.
- Confidence
- Medium. The practice’s NPI record names the group, is signed by the same official as two or more of the group’s confirmed practices, or the group’s own job board names it. About confidence
Evidence
- Listed in the location data on the group’s website: smilebrands.com (2026-10-30)
- NPI registry: the practice’s legal or business name names the group: NPI registry record (2025-08-22)
- Who owns Smile Brands:
Checked 2026-10-31. A label describes who owns or backs the practice, not the quality of its care.
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