Pacific Dental Services® Honored by Inc. Magazine as a Leading U.S. Job Creator

Company Ranks Fourth in Inaugural Inc. Magazine Hire Power Awards

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Dec 19, 2012, 08:00 ET

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Dental Services® (PDS®) was recently named to the Inc. Hire Power Awards, recognizing the private businesses that have generated the most jobs in the past three years. PDS was ranked 4^thon Inc.'s list of the "Top Ten Heroes of the American Economy."

PDS also placed at the top of the list of Hire Power Awards in the health industry and in the second spot on Inc.'s list of top job creators in the State of California.

"We are honored to be recognized by Inc.'s Hire Power Awards," said Stephen Thorne, PDS founder, president and CEO. "We are proud to work with PDS-supported dental offices to create new employment opportunities, and we look forward to continue helping build stronger local economies in the communities where we serve."

Inc.'s Hire Power Awards rank small- and mid-sized private businesses by how many new jobs they've generated over the past three years. To qualify, applicants must be U.S-based, privately held, have been founded in 2007 or earlier, and have at least 50 employees as of Dec. 31, 2011. In total, the companies on the list created more than 73,000 jobs in the past three years.

PDS provides a full scope of business and administrative support services to dentists, including marketing, real estate, payroll, human resources, billing and accounting. PDS-affiliated offices are located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and Utah.

About Pacific Dental Services
Founded in 1994, PDS is one of the country's leading dental support organizations, providing Supported Autonomy that allows dentists to concentrate on Clinical Excellence and the highest levels of cost-effective comprehensive patient care. PDS originated the PRIVATE PRACTICE + ™ model to allow dentists to focus on their passion: serving patients. PDS also pioneered the concept of modern dentistry – enabling dentists to combine advances in the latest technology with the best operational practices and procedures, highly skilled support staff and a commitment to ongoing training and education – to grow to nearly 300 affiliated dental offices across the western and central United States. PDS aims to be the provider of choice in all the markets they serve, helping affiliated dentists to develop Patients for Life™.

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