CHANGING THE CONVERSATION
Founder MatchMyDentist
“Every time someone avoids going to the dentist, it’s not really about teeth. It’s about a system that makes you worry about cost and forces you to explain yourself from a position of vulnerability to someone you’ve never met.
We changed that conversation forever.
Why I Built This
While digital innovation has transformed nearly every industry, the way patients find dentists remains painfully outdated — still driven by zip codes, insurance filters, and star ratings that say little about real compatibility.
As both a practicing dentist and a technologist at heart, Dr. Engelsberg saw the deeper problem:
the system ignores what truly matters — the unique needs of each patient and the individual strengths of each dentist.
Great dentists who would be perfect matches often go unnoticed. They’re buried on page 12 of Google. Their websites aren’t flashy enough. Or they’re simply #200 on an insurance list. The best matches remain invisible — while patients settle for whoever’s closest or has the most reviews.
And patients? They’re left guessing.
Guessing who will take their fears seriously.
Guessing who will explain, not rush.
Guessing who will understand their dental past before recommending their future.
You can’t find those answers on a website, review or list.
That’s why Dr. Engelsberg built MatchMyDentist — to bring dignity, personalization, and trust back into how patients and dentists find each other.
By letting patients share their preferences upfront and allowing dentists to choose whom they’re truly best suited to help, we create something that’s been missing for far too long:
A real connection — before the first appointment.
The result isn’t just better care.
It’s care that finally feels personal again.
We Believe
- Great dentistry isn’t found by typing “dentist near me.”
- Trust shouldn’t start at the dental chair — it should begin long before.
- Dentists deserve to be found by patients who need them — not just those closest by.
- Matching should be about fit, not filters.
- Personal care still matters — even in a digital world.
Rebalancing Power in Healthcare
We’re not a matching service. We’re eliminating the vulnerability imbalance that’s existed in healthcare for centuries.
Traditional model: You show up vulnerable, explain your fears to someone in a position of power, and hope they don’t judge you.
Our model: You share your truth from safety. The provider responds with understanding before you’re ever in a vulnerable position.
That’s not matching. That’s power rebalancing. And it changes everything about how healthcare relationships begin.
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But the decision? That’s still human.