We are a dental support organization that invests in, and partners with leading dentists throughout the West.
Signature Dental Partners assists dentists with the non-clinical challenges they face by providing industry-proven business support services.
As part of our commitment, we help our affiliated dentists to collectively achieve attractive business economies of scale resulting in improved efficiency and profitability while lowering operational risks.
Leadership Team
Lance Shopovick
Chief Executive Officer
Lance Shopovick
Chief Executive Officer
Lance comes to Signature Dental Partners with nearly 30 years of business leadership experience in multi-site executive level roles, including 14 years in dental practice support. Prior to joining SDP, Lance served as the CEO at Elite Dental Partners and SVP at The Aspen Group. As a field operating executive, he oversaw 500+ practices across 32 states. Throughout his career, his focus has been supporting doctors, creating access to care for local communities, building strong cultures, and driving team development. Lance graduated with a BA in Business Management from Virginia Wesleyan University, Virginia Beach, VA.
Chet Jenkins, DDS
Chief Dental Officer and Chairman
Chet Jenkins, DDS
Chief Dental Officer and Chairman
Dr. Jenkins has over 20 years of experience both as a clinician and dental management executive. After founding his first practice immediately after dental school, Dr. Jenkins spent his career growing and building a network of dental practices in the Mountain and Southwest regions while maintaining his work as a practicing clinician. Dr. Jenkins received his BS in Medical Biology from the University of Utah and his DDS from The Ohio State University, where he graduated at the top of his class.
Kim McCrady, RDH
Chief of Strategy and Special Projects
Kim McCrady, RDH
Chief of Strategy and Special Projects
Mrs. McCrady has more than 35 years of experience in the dental industry. Beginning her career as a clinical assistant and later becoming a Registered Dental Hygienist, she has deep experience working across all operating roles in the dental office. Over time she has transitioned into her senior operation roles within Signature Dental Partners, offering extensive support work for our hygienists. Mrs. McCrady graduated with an AS from Salt Lake Community College and a BA in Psychology from Ottawa University.
Bobby Harden
Chief Development Officer
Bobby Harden
Chief Development Officer
Mr. Harden has over 15 years of experience in accounting, finance and M&A transactions. He has worked at one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing private equity backed eye care platforms where he was focused on driving growth through new partnerships and affiliations. Prior to that, he worked at Ernst & Young where he advised clients on a wide array of M&A transactions, including a focus on private equity buy-side acquisitions of physician practice management companies and multi-site healthcare M&A transactions. Mr. Harden is a CPA and holds a Masters of Accountancy from the W.P. Carey School of Business and a BS in Finance and Accounting with honors from Arizona State University.
Bryan Long, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Bryan Long, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Long has over 20 years of finance and accounting experience. Most recently he was Corporate Controller for one of the largest private-equity-backed ophthalmology and optometric companies and prior to that was Managing Director of Accounting for Kaiser Permanente. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Bachelor of Arts from Westminster College of Salt Lake City, and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant.
Jeff Longfield
Vice President of Operations
Jeff Longfield
Vice President of Operations
Mr. Longfield has 30 years of Operations Leadership experience. Most recently he was with Imagen Dental Partners as a Regional Chief Operations Officer. He studied business at Arizona State University.
Our experienced team can help with the following:
Recruiting and human resources
Marketing and community outreach
Procurement
Payables management
Accounting and finance
How we are different
Our dentists benefit from having a higher quality lifestyle with more time spent treating patients and less time spent dealing with non-clinical business administrative challenges.
Signature Dental Partners offers practice owners an alternative to the traditional practice transition model. Our unique affiliation program offers practice owners the opportunity to partner with a collaborative and highly experienced team leading a growing dental support organization.
Our Mission
Signature Dental Partners’ mission is to improve the lives of dentists and support their team members to provide a superior patient experience.
As a support organization founded and led by dentists, we appreciate the unique challenges that dentists face and work tirelessly to alleviate them. We provide proven non-clinical support services in a collaborative and patient-focused environment.
Our Values
Our values guide us in everything we do and in every interaction we have.
- Collaboration: we are stronger together
- Integrity: we are honest, transparent and committed to doing what is right
- Community: we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive community that supports all team members
- Performance: we make fact-based decisions and apply proven business principles to drive results
- Stewardship: we protect and build upon the legacy of our doctors, and we proudly serve the communities where we work and live
