PortmanDentex

PortmanDentex

European dental care platform via acquisitions

Clinician Engagement Lead

Full-Time
$42k/yr
Mid
Cheltenham, UK
Hybrid

Two days per week are required, including one day working clinically in one of the practices.

About the job

Requirements
  • Significant dentistry experience.
  • Ability to influence stakeholders at director level.
  • Strong verbal, written, and presentational communication skills.
  • Comfort with ambiguity.
  • Ability to succeed with limited direction.
  • Strong commercial awareness.
  • Positive clinical reputation.
  • Ability to engage a variety of stakeholders and create a compelling picture for them.
  • Understanding of change management methodologies.
  • Understanding of IR35 regulations.
  • Ability to use Microsoft Office programs.
  • Ability to provide effective clinical mentoring.
Desired Qualifications
  • Previous clinical mentoring experience.
  • Experience owning or managing a dental practice.

About the company

PortmanDentex is a European dental care platform built through a buy-and-build strategy that acquires independent dental practices and integrates them into a growing network. Individual practices retain local identity and clinical freedom while benefiting from centralized operational, marketing, and regulatory support. The group provides a wide range of services, from general check-ups to cosmetic dentistry and orthodontics, to private and NHS patients, serving over 1.5 million patients annually. In fiscal year 2023 it reported revenue of £435.7 million and, following its 2023 merger with Dentex Health, became one of Europe’s largest dental platforms with over 370 practices, 2,400 clinicians and 4,600 employees across the UK, Ireland and other European countries. The company is majority-owned by Core Equity Holdings. Its goal is to grow a large, high-quality network that offers comprehensive dental care with consistent standards and strong patient access across multiple markets.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Cheltenham, United Kingdom

Founded

2009

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What believers are saying

  • Revenue rose to £596.7 million in FY2024 after the Dentex merger.
  • As of April 2025, PortmanDentex operated more than 370 practices and 2,000 consultants.
  • Christie & Co listed 2025 acquisitions, including Priestgate Clinic in Peterborough.

What critics are saying

  • Universal Partners said July 2026 revenue and EBITDA were marginally behind plan.
  • The CMA’s 2023 merger remedies constrain local acquisitions and orthodontic contract overlap.
  • Prolonged UK underperformance pressures Core Equity exits and weakens PortmanDentex’s valuation.

What makes PortmanDentex unique

  • Core Equity-backed roll-up combines private, NHS, and specialist dentistry across Europe.
  • PortmanDentex spans 370-plus practices and five countries, preserving local practice brands.
  • Paul Marshall’s August 2025 mandate emphasizes clinical partnership, not pure scale.

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Benefits

Professional Development Budget

Mental Health Support

Performance Bonus

Paid Vacation

Parental Leave

Life Insurance

Training Programs

Company News

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Nelligan, who has completed more than 300 development, acquisition and leasing transactions during his career, joined Portman from River Feale Investments, where he served as a managing director.

BNN Breaking
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The dental group, one of the largest in the UK following Portman Dental Care's recent merger with Dentex, is not just offering a job.

ERP Today
Oct 4th, 2023
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Inoapps has announced a new partnership with Portman Dental Care.

Group Dentistry Now
May 19th, 2023
Portman Dental Care & Dentex Health Complete Merger

“Group Dentistry Now is thrilled to have merged with Dentex.

Dentistry Today
Jan 27th, 2023
Portman Dental Care Purchases Renowned Wakefield Dental Group

Christie & Co announced that Portman Dental Care has purchased St Michael’s Dental Practice and St Michael's Orthodontics Ltd.