Franchise opportunities compared
Dentsmart vs dollar rent a car
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Initial investment · Item 7
Dentsmart
$79,100 – $110,500
2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22dollar rent a car
$879,300 – $16,249,000
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 49Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Dentsmart
$25,000
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12dollar rent a car
$25,000
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 41Royalty · Item 6
Dentsmart
8%
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13dollar rent a car
Not available
Before you compare
- Dentsmart figures come from its 2025 FDD and dollar rent a car figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- Only neither brand has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
DentsmartNot disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
dollar rent a carNot disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.
Dentsmart vs dollar rent a car: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Dentsmart or dollar rent a car?
- Dentsmart: $79,100 – $110,500 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22); dollar rent a car: $879,300 – $16,249,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 49). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Dentsmart. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Do Dentsmart and dollar rent a car disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Dentsmart makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; dollar rent a car makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.
Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.
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