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PortmanDentex

European dental care platform via acquisitions

Dental Hygienist

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
Hove, Brighton and Hove, UK
In Person
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryDental

About the job

Requirements
  • Work as a self-employed dental hygienist clinician.
  • Provide patient care in a private dentistry practice.
  • Operate with very limited nurse support.
Responsibilities
  • Inherit existing patients and build on the foundation of a stable patient book.
  • Deliver dental hygiene care within a dedicated hygiene surgery.
  • Use clinical freedom to select preferred equipment, materials, laboratories, and referral pathways.
  • Collaborate with the practice team and clinical leads to deliver patient care.
Desired Qualifications
  • Access mentoring and continuing professional development opportunities.
  • Work within a practice offering implant, endodontic, orthodontic, and Invisalign services.

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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May 8th, 2024
Year Veteran To Lead Industrial Growth in Northeast

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
Jan 3rd, 2024
Exeter Orthodontics Invites Dental Nurses for Part-time Role

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
Open wide! Portman Dental Care chooses Inoapps Oracle partnership

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.