Dandy
Founded 2020 · 2,005 employees on LinkedIn · 16 known investors
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Dandy is a digital dental laboratory that provides AI-powered technology and software to dental practices, offering services including crowns, bridges, dentures, implants, and clear aligners. The company serves dentists and dental practices with digital workflows, intraoral scanners, and case management tools to enhance clinical accuracy and patient outcomes.
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Founders & leadership
Dandy was founded in 2020 by Daniel Hanover and Toni Oloko.
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Dandy operates a fully digital dental laboratory that integrates intraoral scanning, restoration design and manufacturing into a single workflow for dental practices. Practices receive scanning hardware and software, place and track orders through Dandy's Chairside application, web Portal and mobile app, and communicate with lab technicians by chat, text, phone or video, including live scan reviews conducted chairside.
The lab produces both fixed and removable products: zirconia, eMax, PFM, metal and gold crowns; bridges; porcelain veneers; implant restorations; dentures and partials, including a two-appointment denture workflow; clear aligners; clear and wire retainers; and appliances such as mandibular advancement devices and NTI night guards. Dandy also offers a Digital Implant Readiness workflow for ordering scan bodies in advance of implant cases. The company describes AI components including the DANTE design engine, AI-powered quality control and AI scan review.
Earlier coverage described a model in which Dandy's software searched a network of independent labs to source products such as veneers, dentures, crowns and aligners at the fastest turnaround and lowest price; the company's current positioning emphasizes in-house manufacturing.
Founding story
Cofounders Daniel Hanover and Toni Oloko met at the University of Pennsylvania. Forbes reports they launched Dandy in 2018 to reduce administrative burden on dentists and replace putty impressions and paperwork with digital mouth scanning and automated software.
Business model
Dandy sells laboratory restorations and appliances to dental practices, bundling hardware and software with the lab relationship: the 3Shape TRIOS intraoral scanner, a laptop, a rolling cart, scanner software subscription, CE-accredited training and technical support are provided at no separate cost, with revenue coming from lab case work.
Revenue is generated from per-case lab orders for fixed restorations, removables and aligners, rather than from scanner sales or software subscriptions, which the company provides free to partner practices.
Traction
Forbes reported in January 2023 that Dandy had grown to 700 employees and served 4,000 dentists across the country. The company states it works with thousands of dental practices across North America.
Latest developments
Dandy currently promotes AI-centric capabilities including the DANTE AI design engine, AI-powered quality control, AI Scan Review and the Dandy Vision intraoral scanner offered to practices at no cost, alongside enterprise offerings for group practices and DSOs.
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Market position
Dandy positions itself as the first and only fully digital dental lab in the United States and the first AI-powered dental lab, comparing itself with traditional laboratories such as Glidewell Lab and DDS Dental Lab on turnaround time, remake rates and communication.
Differentiation rests on vertical integration of scanning, design and in-house manufacturing; provision of scanner hardware, software and training at no cost against a stated $30,000 scanner cost plus subscription and training fees for practices going digital independently; a stated 5% remake rate versus 15%+ for other digital routes and 20%+ for analog impressions; real-time technician collaboration; and reliability claims of over 99% on-time shipping.
Technology
The platform combines the 3Shape TRIOS intraoral scanner and CAD/CAM workflows with proprietary software: Chairside scanning software with guided workflows, an online Portal and mobile app for case tracking and wax-up review, the biomimetic DANTE AI design engine, AI-powered quality control and AI Scan Review, plus in-house manufacturing including 3D printing.
Go-to-market
Dandy markets directly to practices through personalized demos and digital dentistry consultations requested via its website, qualifying prospects on role, practice size, number of locations, existing scanner use and monthly lab spend, and supports customers with dedicated account managers and inbound phone lines.
Dental practices in North America, ranging from single-dentist private practices to group practices and dental service organizations (DSOs) operating up to roughly 100 locations.
Geography
The company is described as New York-based and serves thousands of dental practices across North America; its site lists contact numbers with US, Canadian and UK dialing codes.
History
Dandy was founded by Daniel Hanover and Toni Oloko, who serve as co-CEOs, and was covered by Forbes in its 30 Under 30 Enterprise Technology 2023 list. The business initially routed digitally captured cases to a network of independent laboratories and now describes itself as operating its own integrated digital lab with in-house manufacturing.
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3 people who came through Dandy went on to found or lead other companies.
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Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsDandy cofounders Daniel Hanover and Toni Oloko were profiled on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Enterprise Technology 2023 list.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Dandy do?
- Dandy is a digital dental lab combining free intraoral scanners, AI-assisted design software and in-house manufacturing for dental practices.
- Who founded Dandy?
- Dandy was founded by Daniel Hanover, Toni Oloko in 2020.
- Who are Dandy's investors?
- Dandy's investors include 3cubed Ventures, Avenir Growth Capital, Dorm Room, Human Capital, Inspired Capital, Mantis Capital, O.G. Venture Partners, Outbound Ventures and 8 more.