Reporting01
3-day manual close
→Same-day consolidated view
Not "real-time reporting" — but eliminating the monthly scramble across 20+ locations where someone is wrestling with spreadsheets for days before leadership can see the numbers.
BUILT TO COMPOUND EBITDA AND ENTERPRISE VALUE
Executive Operating Intelligence Platform for DSOs
ARQ Dental unifies financial, PMS and payroll data into a single intelligence layer giving multi-location DSOs Clarity, Control and Velocity to improve EBITDA and scale with confidence.
Clarity
Near Real-time visibility across every location and system.
Control
Act on performance shifts the moment they happen.
Velocity
Decisions and integrations in days, not months.
EBITDA
Measurable margin growth that compounds across the network.
Built inside a live DSO. For DSOs
Descriptive → Prescriptive
Most DSO software tells you
what happened.
ARQ tells you what to do next.
The difference between descriptive and prescriptive DSO software is the recommendation: descriptive tools report what already happened, while ARQ Dental identifies the root cause and prescribes the specific action, owner and expected EBITDA impact. The timeline below shows that progression from raw data to prescribed action.
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02
03
04
- Level 1DescriptiveWhat happened?Historical snapshots, manual extraction, monthly Excel reporting.
- Level 2DiagnosticWhy did it happen?Root-cause drill-down across locations, providers and cost lines.
- Level 3PredictiveWhat will happen?Trend modelling and forward performance indicators.
- Level 4PrescriptiveWhat should we do?Specific ranked actions with estimated operational and EBITDA impact.
MEET HALI · AI DSO INTELLIGENCE
Your AI intelligence partner — on call 24/7.
Hali brings clarity to your data and confidence to your decisions. Ask anything about your DSO in plain English — every answer ranked by EBITDA impact, with the next best action.
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Hi, I'm Hali 👋
What would you like to know about your DSO today?
Analyze
Transforms raw data from every location into board-ready answers in seconds.
Trust
Trace any insight back to its source system, transaction and timestamp.
Prescribe
Surfaces the next best action, ranked by estimated EBITDA impact.
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AI DSO Intelligence
Outcomes Hali delivers
Insightful
Find the why behind every number.
Predictive
Spot EBITDA trends before they surface in month-end.
Actionable
Ranked next steps, every time.
Unified
One intelligence layer across PMS, payroll, HR and finance.
AI-Powered Intelligence
How ARQ gets you from data to decision.
A suite of intelligence modules working together — turning raw PMS, payroll and claims data into ranked actions with measurable EBITDA impact.
The ARQ shift
From siloed data to executive operating intelligence.
An Operating Intelligence Platform means ARQ Dental does not just report what happened — it gives DSO leadership one operating view, names the root cause and the next action, ranked by EBITDA impact. One live integration engine connects every system you already run — ERP, PMS, HRiS — analyzes every dollar and prescribes the next action. Secure, scalable, audit-ready. No rip-and-replace. Impact within weeks.
Your systems
Finance
PMS
Payroll
Live Integration Engine
™Unify
Every system, one source of truth
Scalable, secure, audit-ready
Analyze
Financials down to the procedural level
Spot trends, variance & root causes
Prescribe
Pinpoint actions that move EBITDA
One click to investor-ready outputs
Clarity
Real-time, enterprise-wide visibility.
Control
Act on performance as it happens.
Velocity
Decisions and integration in days, not months.
EBITDA
Measurable, repeatable growth.
Built to integrate
Medallion architecture. Secure. Scalable. Audit-ready.
Enterprise grade
Governed data. Role-based access. End-to-end security.
AI-powered insights
Smarter analysis. Faster answers. Better decisions.
Time to value
Rapid deployment. Real impact in weeks.
CONNECTS WITH MOST MAJOR PMS, ERP AND HRIS SYSTEMS
Eaglesoft
Eaglesoft
+40
many more
Integrations are built using each vendor's published APIs, reporting endpoints or scheduled data exports. Product names and logos are trademarks of their respective owners and are shown to indicate supported data sources — they do not imply a partnership, certification or endorsement.
What ARQ delivers
Clarity, control and velocity
across the entire network
ARQ Dental delivers three things to a multi-location DSO: clarity on what is happening in every location, control over how performance is measured, and the velocity to act before results are locked in. The three panels below show what each one means in practice.
Clarity
See the whole network in one frame.
42 locations · live Synced
Austin Central
$184k+12%
Dallas North
$167k+8%
Phoenix West
$92k−14%
Denver Cherry
$148k+6%
Houston Med
$71k−22%
- Single source of truth across every location
- Real-time visibility, not month-end reconstructions
- Investor-grade reporting on demand
- Leadership sees the network without waiting for manual packs
- Replaces Excel, Power BI and bespoke warehouses with one live source
Control
Know exactly where margin is leaking — and what it's worth.
Provider productivity78%
Chair utilization92%
Case acceptance64%
Collections96%
- Root-cause analysis across providers, procedures and cost lines
- Operational variance surfaced before it compounds
- Quantified EBITDA impact on every issue
- Teams know where to act and how much it's worth
Velocity
Decision cycles measured in moments, not months.
Week 1 · 2026
Live network
- Post-acquisition integration in weeks, not quarters
- Standardized metrics across the entire group
- Decisions move from weekly packs to real time
- New locations operationally visible from week one
The ARQ Advantage
Free your people to focus on growth initiatives—not pivot tables.
ARQ Dental removes manual spreadsheet work by surfacing what matters and prescribing the next action automatically, so analysts spend their time on growth initiatives instead of pivot tables. Institutional knowledge stays in the platform, not just in people's heads.
Retires the stack you've outgrown
Spreadsheets
Days of manual reconciliation
Traditional dashboards
Static charts needing interpretation
Monthly manual packs
Recurring fire-drills to close books
Custom data warehouses
Analyst-dependent, fragile workflows
The Manual Status Quo
Stop burying your best people in spreadsheets
Spreadsheet-based DSO reporting fails at scale because manual analysis takes days, depends entirely on the person doing it, and disappears when that person leaves. The result is fragile workflows and decisions made on stale numbers.
Fragile Workflows
Days of manual reconciliation and fire-drills
Analyst Burnout
Talent wasted on pivot tables, not growth
Limited Visibility
Analysts never see the full picture, only fragments
Transition from Descriptive analysis to Prescriptive intelligence.
Who uses ARQ
Driven from the top. Scaled across the network.
ARQ Dental is built for DSO C-suite and operations leaders — CEOs, CFOs, COOs and regional managers — while clinicians stay focused on dentistry with no extra system to learn. Everyone in the group has access, but the workflows are designed for the people running the business.
Enterprise performance
C-Suite
Operate with real-time clarity and confidence
- Single source of truth across the network
- Real-time visibility into EBITDA drivers
- Investor-grade reporting on demand
Enterprise performance, end to end.
- Revenue
- $84.2M
- EBITDA
- $24.8M
- Margin
- 29.5%
- Payback
- 3.2x
Execution & optimization
Operations & Area Managers
Standardize and optimize performance across locations
- Drive performance uplifts across every site
- Auto surface efficiency opportunities
- Optimize capacity and procedure mix
Cost, collections and payroll in one view.
- Cost efficiency
- Included
- Collections
- 97.2%
- Payroll visibility
- Included
- Variance analysis
- Included
Delivery & care
Dentists & Clinical Teams
Stay focused on patient care — no new system to learn
- Guided by insights from leadership
- Visibility available only when it's needed
- Zero workflow disruption at the chair
Location, provider and chair-level intelligence.
- Provider productivity
- 78%
- Chair utilization
- 92%
- Case acceptance
- 64%
- Procedure mix
- Included
AI Insights
Prescriptive next-best actions, ranked by value.
Spanning C-Suite, Finance and Operations — one executive operating layer across every persona.
- Lower no-show · Loc 12
- +$94K
- Rebalance hygiene · Loc 27
- +$128K
- Renegotiate supply · Network
- +$310K
Enterprise visibility.Standardized execution.Zero clinical friction.
The shifts ARQ delivers
A few examples of how teams use ARQ
Illustrative — not exhaustive.
Data connection02
Three siloed systems
→One living source of truth
Not "integration" — but ending the moment where Finance says one thing, the PMS says another, and Payroll is reconciled on a spreadsheet. The CFO stops being an arbitrator of conflicting data.
Labor cost03
Reactive overspend
→Prescriptive scheduling alignment
Not "payroll analytics" — but catching the 38-hour hygienist creeping to 41 hours before it hits the P&L, across every location, automatically.
Acquisition intelligence04
Gut-feel due diligence
→Data-validated acquisition decisions
Not "M&A support" — but walking into a target practice with ARQ-modelled benchmarks already mapped against their PMS data, so you're negotiating from evidence not assumption.
Benchmarking05
"How are we doing?"
→"Which 6 locations drag EBITDA — and why"
Not "performance dashboards" — but replacing the quarterly offsite conversation with a weekly prescriptive alert that names the problem, the location, and the recommended action.
Deployment06
6-month ERP implementation
→Live in 4 weeks
Not "fast onboarding" — but no middleware, no IT project, no consultant fees — you connect three systems you already use and ARQ is running.
AI layer (Hali)07
Static reports
→Answers to questions you didn't ask
Not "AI-powered" — but a CFO typing "why did net revenue per chair drop in Q3 at our Milwaukee locations?" and getting a root-cause answer, not a pivot table to interpret.
Reporting01
3-day manual close
→Same-day consolidated view
Not "real-time reporting" — but eliminating the monthly scramble across 20+ locations where someone is wrestling with spreadsheets for days before leadership can see the numbers.
Data connection02
Three siloed systems
→One living source of truth
Not "integration" — but ending the moment where Finance says one thing, the PMS says another, and Payroll is reconciled on a spreadsheet. The CFO stops being an arbitrator of conflicting data.
Labor cost03
Reactive overspend
→Prescriptive scheduling alignment
Not "payroll analytics" — but catching the 38-hour hygienist creeping to 41 hours before it hits the P&L, across every location, automatically.
Acquisition intelligence04
Gut-feel due diligence
→Data-validated acquisition decisions
Not "M&A support" — but walking into a target practice with ARQ-modelled benchmarks already mapped against their PMS data, so you're negotiating from evidence not assumption.
Benchmarking05
"How are we doing?"
→"Which 6 locations drag EBITDA — and why"
Not "performance dashboards" — but replacing the quarterly offsite conversation with a weekly prescriptive alert that names the problem, the location, and the recommended action.
Deployment06
6-month ERP implementation
→Live in 4 weeks
Not "fast onboarding" — but no middleware, no IT project, no consultant fees — you connect three systems you already use and ARQ is running.
AI layer (Hali)07
Static reports
→Answers to questions you didn't ask
Not "AI-powered" — but a CFO typing "why did net revenue per chair drop in Q3 at our Milwaukee locations?" and getting a root-cause answer, not a pivot table to interpret.
Acquisition Integration Engine
Integrate acquisitions in
days, not months.
ARQ Dental's Acquisition Integration Engine brings a newly acquired practice onto standardized enterprise reporting in days rather than months. Every new practice runs through the same proven, repeatable path — from signed deal to enterprise value.
01
Acquire practice
Deal closes. The clock that usually runs for months starts here.
02
Connect systems
Finance, PMS and Payroll connect automatically. Nothing replaced.
03
Standardize KPIs
ARQ normalises every metric to your network standard.
04
Operational visibility
The new site appears live in your Command Centre.
05
Enterprise benchmarking
Instantly comparable to every other location you run.
06
Value creation
Prescriptive actions compound EBITDA from week one.
Enterprise value
The same network.
A different valuation.
Enterprise value rises when the same network reports consistent, verifiable performance data. Drag the sliders to model your network. Every input is illustrative.
$12.0M
10.0x
Emerging
Established
Scale
Performance
Premium
+5%
ARQ Dental strengthens and drives the five operational characteristics most associated with premium DSO valuations.1.Provider IndependenceReduce reliance on any single clinician — value transfers to the platform, not individuals.2.Operational StandardizationConsistent protocols, scheduling and billing across every location.3.Predictable Organic GrowthSame-store revenue and EBITDA that compound quarter over quarter.4.Data Maturity & VisibilitySingle source of truth — clean, real-time KPIs investors can underwrite.5.Management ScalabilitySystems and dashboards that let leadership manage 10 or 100 sites the same way.
+1.5xEBITDA
$12.0M$12.6M
Exit multiple
10.0x11.5x
Enterprise value
$120.0M$144.9M
+$24.9M
Every $1 of EBITDA can become 8–15x at exit
Includes savings from retired BI licences, manual reporting hours and warehouse maintenance — analytics overhead falls as ARQ scales.
Illustrative only. Outcomes depend on baseline performance, network size and execution.
ADSO Emerging DSO Award · 2026 Winner
Built inside the DSO that won ADSO Emerging DSO of the Year 2026
ARQ Dental was born inside Bright Direction Dental — a live, growing DSO where fragmented data and manual reporting were everyday realities. We built the platform we wished existed. Then we proved it at scale.
"ARQ gave us the visibility and discipline we needed to scale. We couldn't have won this award without it."
Award source: Association of Dental Support Organizations (ADSO), Emerging DSO of the Year, 2026. Testimonial given directly to ARQ Dental by Bright Direction Dental leadership and published with permission.
- Multi-entity, multi-state
Built for real DSO ownership structures and location-level P&Ls.
- Connects your existing stack
PMS, payroll, GL and spend — unified without ripping and replacing.
- Shaped by daily operators
Designed with CFOs, controllers and ops leaders, not consultants.
- Proven across 40+ locations
Battle-tested on a live, growing multi-state network.
- From weeks to real time
Month-end packs that used to take weeks now land continuously.
- EBITDA leakage exposed
Surface margin leaks, quantify the impact and route to an owner.
Methodology: figures above describe ARQ Dental's deployment inside Bright Direction Dental — a multi-state DSO of 40+ locations — as of August 2026. Location counts and reporting-cycle improvements are measured against that group's pre-ARQ month-end close process. Results for other organizations vary with data quality, systems in use and operating model.
Discovery session
One 60-minute session.
No commitment. Real insight.
An ARQ Dental discovery session is a free 60-minute working session in which we map your data sources, reporting gaps and EBITDA leakage, with no commitment to buy. The five steps below outline exactly what is covered.
01
Your systems landscape
Finance, PMS and payroll stack mapped to the ARQ engine.
02
Your integration gap
How long integration takes today — and where value is leaking.
03
Your data quality
How reporting and analysis are currently produced.
04
Your EBITDA opportunity
A tailored view of what ARQ could be worth in your network.
05
Your timeframe
A clear view of deployment and next steps.
1
Integration assessment
2
Pilot · demo · trial
3
Full enterprise deployment
Book your ARQ Demo Session
All locations live in 1–4 weeks, subject to assessment.
Frequently asked questions
ARQ Dental, answered directly
ARQ Dental is an Executive Operating Intelligence Platform for multi-location dental service organizations that unifies PMS, finance, payroll and HR data, explains why performance moved, and prioritizes the actions that improve EBITDA. The questions below cover what it does, who it serves, what it costs and how quickly it goes live.
What is ARQ Dental?
ARQ Dental is an Executive Operating Intelligence Platform for multi-location dental service organizations. It unifies practice management, finance, payroll and HR data into one standardized operating view, explains the root cause behind performance shifts, and prioritizes the actions that improve EBITDA across the network.
Who is ARQ Dental for?
ARQ Dental is built for DSO leadership teams — CEOs, CFOs, COOs, VPs of Operations, regional managers and finance teams — who are accountable for performance and profitability across many locations. It is not designed for single-practice offices.
How is ARQ Dental different from PMS reporting or Power BI?
PMS reports show what happened inside one system, one practice at a time. Power BI is a generic visualization tool that still requires you to build the data model, KPIs and integrations. ARQ Dental ships with a dental-specific operating model, standardized KPIs, pre-built integrations, root-cause analysis and prescriptive recommendations out of the box.
Which systems does ARQ Dental integrate with?
ARQ Dental connects with most major PMS, ERP, accounting, payroll and HRIS platforms used by DSOs, including Dentrix, Dentrix Ascend, Open Dental, Denticon, Curve, Eaglesoft, NetSuite, Xero, ADP and Paycor. Integrations use each vendor's published APIs, reporting endpoints or scheduled exports.
How much does ARQ Dental cost?
ARQ Dental pricing starts from $149 per location per month on the Foundation plan. Performance and Optimizer plans are tailored to the size, systems and requirements of each DSO. A one-year minimum contract applies, and onboarding and data fees may apply.
How quickly can ARQ Dental be implemented?
Most DSOs are live within weeks, not months. Timeline depends on how many systems are connected and on data-quality readiness, but the pre-built dental data model removes the build phase required by custom Power BI or data-warehouse projects.
How does ARQ Dental help with acquisitions?
New locations are connected to the same standardized model as the rest of the network, so acquired practices become operationally visible in days rather than after a multi-month integration project. Leadership can compare an acquired location like-for-like from week one.
Is ARQ Dental secure and compliant?
ARQ Dental is designed to support HIPAA compliant operations, with encryption, role based access, audit logging and controlled access to sensitive data. ARQ Dental is currently preparing for its SOC 2 examination.
More detail on DSO analytics is in the full ARQ Dental FAQ and the essential dental KPIs guide.
Sources and references
Industry definitions, benchmark context and compliance frameworks referenced on this site come from the following primary sources. Product claims describe ARQ Dental's own capabilities.
- American Dental Association — Health Policy Institute — Industry data on dental practice economics and workforce trends.
- Association of Dental Support Organizations (ADSO) — Definitions and industry context for dental support organizations. ARQ Dental was named an ADSO Emerging DSO award recipient in 2026.
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services — HIPAA Security Rule — The safeguards ARQ Dental is designed to support.
- AICPA — SOC 2 examinations — The examination framework ARQ Dental is currently preparing for.
Stop operating
in fragments.
ARQ Dental gives DSO leadership a single intelligence layer across every location, replacing fragmented reporting with one verified view of network performance. See the network, control performance, and move faster toward enterprise value.
Published by Arqipelago, Inc., Chicago, IL — the team that built and operates ARQ Dental inside a live multi-location DSO.
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