Oak Dental Partners is a growing dental service organization (DSO) that supports several dozen partner locations across the country. Our goal is to help your dental practice positively impact lives by improving the smiles, confidence, and overall health of your guests.
Well handle the business side of things so that you, the original practice owner, can focus on ensuring exceptional clinical care for your guests. We also help you expand your practice, typically adding additional specialties like orthodontics and oral surgery, so that you can reach a wider client base and your guests get the care they need under one roof.
Founded in 2015 as Children & Teen Dental Group, we have deep experience creating a welcoming, successful practice environment. We currently work with over two dozen partner locations across nine separate brands and would love to speak with you about how we can help your practice grow.
Three words: partnership, autonomy, and values. Traditional DSOs operate on an ownership model buying out the founding dentist whenever they acquire a new practice. You go from owner to employee, overnight.
We offer something different: a true partnership. Instead of simply losing all ownership, you can choose to retain equity in your practice and keep your current brand. Well also ensure that your current team gets to stay on and give you the freedom to continue making your own clinical decisions.
Youll be able to continue doing the work you love your way without the hassle that usually comes along with it. No more worrying about marketing, quarterly revenues, or HR just a steady diet of cleanings, fillings, and the occasional crown to mix things up. Plus, we can supplement your practice by adding specialty services like orthodontics and oral surgery.
Our strong core values are at the heart of our success. We care deeply about creating a kind, positive environment that brings out our collective genius, helping our team achieve a healthy work-life balance, and providing exceptional care for our guests. We also strive to always do the right thing.
Oak Dental Partners is led by seasoned veterans of the dental field who combine skill in business with a deep understanding of what frontline dentists need to succeed. After growing Children & Teen Dental Group, we decided to scale up and create a dental service organization that supports our partners in providing both exceptional clinical care and a warm, welcoming experience for everyone who walks through our doors.
Lee Provow is founder of Children & Teen Dental Group (DBA: Oak Dental Partners). He has held numerous executive positions throughout his career ranging from NCR, AT&T, and Premiere Global Services. He has also founded and successfully sold three other companies. In addition, he spent three years as the managing partner of Commonwealth & Associates, a mid-size investment bank focused on healthcare and technology companies. He received his bachelors degree in finance from Auburn University.
Now the Chief Operating Officer at Oak Dental Partners, Brian joined the company in 2015 as Chief Financial Officer, a role in which he served until the beginning of 2021. Prior to coming on board with Oak Dental Partners, Brian had served as CFO for Childrens Dentistry and then Southern Dental Alliance, after a 15-year career in leadership with Delta Air Lines that included stints managing financial reporting and investor relations. While with Southern Dental Alliance, he was responsible for targeting acquisition practices and integrating those practices into the group. He is a graduate of Georgia State University with a bachelors degree in accounting.
Jason Croley joined Oak Dental Partners in August 2021 as Chief Financial Officer with responsibility over accounting and financial reporting, financial planning and analytics, revenue cycle management, treasury, and tax. Jason graduated from Troy University with a bachelors degree in accounting and a Master of Business Administration.
Jason joined Oak Dental Partners after serving as the CFO of SENTA Partners, a medical support organization focused on supporting otolaryngology and immunology practices. Prior to SENTA, Jason was the CFO of STX Healthcare Management Services, Inc., a dental support organization that provided administrative support to dental and orthodontic offices in Texas and Alabama. Prior to STX, Jason held numerous financial leadership roles in various companies focused on manufacturing, software, and business services. Jason began his career with Ernst & Young and is a certified public accountant.
Dr. Deep Shah, a Board Certified Pediatric Dentist, considers his role as a health care clinician for children to be a genuine privilege and blessing and believes that a customized oral health plan for each child is essential to the childs overall well-being and continued growth and development.
Upon earning his bachelors degree in biological sciences and minor in business administration from Drexel University, Dr. Shah pursued his dental education at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Shah further trained at the Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh where he acquired extensive experience in the areas of growth and development, pediatric oral pathology, special healthcare needs, dental trauma, pharmacological modalities, and behavior modification/management. He believes working with other pediatric specialists and utilizing an interdisciplinary approach is integral to the successful management of each guest.
From his early days, Dr. Shah always had a passion for dancing and has competitively danced throughout the country. Although he no longer competes, Dr. Shah continues to enjoy choreographing dance routines and teaching classes so dont be surprised if you see this dancing dentist moving and grooving his way throughout the clinic wearing one (of his multiple) superhero masks!
Amy Kluesner brings over 10 years of experience as a strategic-minded deal lawyer to Oak Dental Partners. While in private practice, she was a member of the health care practice group for a large Atlanta-based law firm, focusing on mergers and acquisitions. This included providing counsel to public and private entities on corporate governance matters, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and associated healthcare regulatory requirements. Prior to joining Oak Dental Partners, Amy served as the first General Counsel for a private equity backed healthcare company. She is a trusted advisor who identifies and mitigates risk, navigates organizations through growth and change, and collaborates closely with business leaders to resolve complex legal issues.
Lynne Fair Homrich is a change management expert with deep experience as both a corporate executive and entrepreneur. A biochemist by degree, Lynne has worked and consulted for some of Americas most successful companies including Home Depot where she was Vice President and second in command of Human Resources. She played a key role in fueling Home Depots explosive growth by leading enterprise-wise executive and talent development, succession planning, diversity, equity and inclusion.
Additionally, Lynne is an experienced entrepreneur having built and run multiple businesses: digital media property Little Pink Book, corporate social responsibility consulting firm Homrich Partners, LLC, and League of Change Institute, Inc. which convened executives and philanthropists to invest in social transformation. Lynne attended Purdue University.
Lynne and her husband, David Homrich, live in Atlanta and have four children three sons by birth and a daughter adopted from China who lights up the heart of our family in places we didnt even know existed.
Today, she leads her own organization, Dee Ann Turner & Associates, LLC, writing books, speaking to over 50 audiences per year and consulting and coaching leaders globally. She is the author of the best sellers: Its My Pleasure: The Impact of Extraordinary Talent and a Compelling Culture (2015) and Bet on Talent: How to Create a Remarkable Culture and Win the Hearts of Customers (2019). Her most recent book, Crush Your Career: Ace the Interview, Land the Job and Launch Your Future released in March 2021 topping the Amazon best seller lists. Additionally, Dee Ann is currently serving as an Executive in Residence at High Point University teaching career development skills to students. She is the host of the Crush Your Career podcast.
She is a graduate of Clayton State University with a degree in management. She also completed executive education courses at Emory University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Virginias Darden Business School. She is a 2009 alumnus of the prestigious Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program.
Dee Ann has been married to her husband, Ashley, for 38 years and they are the parents of three grown sons. Currently, she serves on the board of advisors for Booster, The Jordan Raynor Company, the Turas Group and advises the non-profits Unconventional Business Network Women and Pure Hope Foundation. When she is not traveling, she can often be found on her Peloton bike in her home outside of Atlanta or on her stand-up paddleboard at Lake Hartwell in northeast Georgia.
At the start of his journey in the dental service industry, Mitch Olan began his career at ORMCO Corporation as an employee, and went on to work for them in various roles over the next ten years. A fantastic organization to begin his profession, ORMCO is the countrys largest manufacturer of orthodontic appliances and is recognized as a premier provider of orthodontic supplication. Mitch has also served many years working as the senior vice president at Option Care Enterprises as yet another leading service provider within the country, Option Care is one of the largest home infusion therapy providers in the United States.
While celebrating many various roles and accomplishments throughout his life, Mitch has dedicated the past 28 years to building Dental Care Alliance. This dental service organization is recognized as one of the largest in the country, dedicated to the continuous growth and support of dentistry development by aiding dental care providers in their vision, while sharing the common goal of improving patients lives. At Dental Care Alliance, Mitch served for 18 years as chief operating officer, chief executive officer for six years, and executive chairman for the past four years. Growing his own skills and abilities as a part of the organization, Mitch spent many years sharing his success with many successful and highly respected dental service organizations.
Mitch holds a bachelors degree in business administration, obtained from Indiana Universitys Kelly School of Business. As a father to two grown children and a husband to wife, Lisa, Mitch resides in the beautiful Sarasota, Florida.