About Us

DSOs and group practices are still a growing industry. While we've all been able to learn a lot over the last many years, there are still many problems we haven't quite solved. Between dealing with insurance providers, getting accurate financial reporting, or working with dental boards in multiple states, operating multiple dental locations can be challenging!

Ken and Dallin have a combined 20+ years of experience working in dental. Any time this father-son combo got together, the conversation quickly turned to what challenges each was facing and how they could solve them. Eventually they decided to take their hard-earned knowledge and offer it to the world, and in Summer of 2024 AccruDent was born!

Foundations

Where does the name AccruDent come from? We didn't start with it! After several bad ideas we won't mention here, Ken took driver's seat and Dallin took shotgun on a ten hour car trip and threw out every idea they could think of. The end result? Many protein bar wrappers, an empty gas tank, and the name "AccruDent".

"Accrue" comes from the old French word "acreue", which means to grow, increase, or gather. The French language has special significance to Ken, who learned it while living in Canada as a young adult. The meaning of the word perfectly captures the dual mission of AccruDent, which is to:

• Build comprehensive solutions for and deliver unparalleled services to our clients, empowering them to focus on dentistry.

• Empower dental finance leaders to reach their full potential through collective knowledge, collaboration, and growth, becoming the driving force behind personal and professional transformation.

Why the name Accrudent?

Ken thrives as an executive in high-growth organizations; since 2004, Ken has served in CFO and President/CFO roles in venture capital and private equity-backed organizations, helping to drive growth of 3 to 10x during his tenure at each. Ken founded AccruDent to help Dental Finance Leaders and DSOs grow and scale. Ken earned a business degree from BYU and an MBA from the University of Georgia.

Ken and his wife have been married for 26 years, and they have eight amazing children ages 26 to 9. Ken credits his wife, family, and faith as the source of any good he is able to accomplish!

Ken Kaufman; Co Founder

Nothing is more fun for Dallin than leveraging modern technology in combination with good processes and procedures to solve business problems. He has been working around DSOs since he was 17, and is passionate about seeing them succeed.

Dallin is currently trying to balance his senior year at BYU while also pouring his time into AccruDent. He considers himself a pretty optimistic and energetic person. When not frantically typing on a computer or running between classes, you can probably find him hiking, running, or doing "nerd stuff" with his classmates.

Dallin Kaufman; Co Founder

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