Your Bank Wasn't Built For Your Practice. Vellis Is.
Dental clinics face payment restrictions, account friction and banking challenges that generic providers aren't equipped to handle. Vellis provides payment processing and business banking directly - built for private dental practices, high-value treatment plans and cross-border clinic operations.
No intermediaries. You work directly with Vellis.
A large and growing private healthcare sector that mainstream financial providers consistently misclassify.
Yet most payment processors apply blanket healthcare restrictions to private dental practices without understanding their commercial profile.
Your payment infrastructure needs to scale with your practice.
An industry this large deserves better than generic banking.
The Real Problem
Dental clinics - particularly private and cosmetic practices - operate in a commercial environment that mainstream banks and payment processors have never been designed to serve well. Here's what that costs you.
Your payment processor flags your account because of your healthcare classification.
Private dental practices are routinely flagged by mainstream processors who apply blanket healthcare risk logic without distinguishing between an NHS dental contract and a private cosmetic dental business. High-value treatments, elective procedures and aesthetic dental services trigger automated flags that have nothing to do with your actual operations. Your revenue stops while you explain your clinical credentials to a team with no dental expertise.
Collecting deposits for high-value treatment plans creates unexpected risk.
Deposits for orthodontic treatments, implants, veneers and other high-value dental procedures are standard practice - but collecting them with mainstream providers exposes you to dispute risk. Patients dispute pre-charges, processors side with the cardholder by default, and a cancelled treatment plan becomes a chargeback that threatens your account status.
Treatment plan billing and patient financing aren't supported by standard infrastructure.
Extended payment plans for high-value dental treatments, phased billing for multi-stage procedures and recurring payment arrangements for ongoing care - these are commercial necessities for private dental practices that standard billing infrastructure wasn't built to accommodate. You end up managing treatment plan payments manually, creating operational overhead that grows with your patient list.
Expanding across locations or into new markets creates banking gridlock.
Dental groups and DSOs opening new locations or expanding into new markets face the same problem every time: a new bank, a new application, a new compliance review that treats a proven practice as an unknown entity. Multi-site dental businesses deserve banking infrastructure that scales with them - not one that resets with each expansion.
What Vellis Provides
Direct payment processing and business banking - built and operated by Vellis for the clinical profile, treatment billing needs and growth ambitions of dental clinics and groups.
Payment processing
Stable, healthcare-aware processing
Accept payments for private dental treatments online and in-person, without account flags driven by healthcare classification.
Deposit & pre-payment collection
Protect your revenue from cancellations without creating chargeback exposure.
Treatment plan billing
Manage phased payment plans and extended treatment financing without manual follow-up.
Multi-currency checkout
Serve international patients in their currency with live market rates and no hidden margins.
Chargeback & fraud monitoring
Calibrated to private dental practice transaction profiles, not a generic retail risk model.
Business banking
Accounts built for dental practice revenue models
High-value, private healthcare transaction profiles assessed by people who understand your sector.
Multi-entity structuring
For dental groups and DSOs operating across several locations or jurisdictions.
Fast onboarding
No months-long compliance reviews that treat your established practice like an unknown risk.
EMI & fintech-backed accounts
Access to Vellis-operated solutions beyond what traditional banks offer.
Dedicated sector expertise
Supported by people who understand dental practice operations, not a generic helpdesk.
Pain Point to Outcome
What changes when your financial infrastructure actually fits your business.
Your current pain point
Account flagged due to healthcare classification
Revenue lost to cancelled treatment plans and deposits
Treatment plan payments managed manually
International patient friction and FX costs
Banking gridlock when opening new locations
High-value dental treatments treated as suspicious
What you get with Vellis
Infrastructure built for private dental operations - fewer flags, faster resolution.
Deposit collection that protects your revenue without chargeback exposure.
Phased billing infrastructure that works reliably - less admin, more revenue.
Multi-currency checkout with live rates and no hidden margins.
Multi-jurisdiction account setup, fast-tracked through Vellis directly.
Risk assessment by people who understand private dental operations.
Why Vellis
Built for regulated, high-value and expanding healthcare businesses - with the track record to prove it.
Companies operating directly on Vellis infrastructure.
Industries served, from regulated to high-risk.
Global
Coverage across multiple jurisdictions and currencies.
You work directly with Vellis - no intermediaries, no black boxes. From your first consultation to your live account, every step is handled by Vellis. You always know who owns your setup, who to call, and what happens next.
We operate private dental practices across two countries. Vellis understood our treatment billing model and helped us consolidate our banking across both markets - without starting from scratch.
Clinical Director, Private Dental Group
Who We Work With
Vellis directly serves dental businesses at every stage of growth.
Private dental practices
Managing high-value treatment plans, deposits and patient payment arrangements.
Cosmetic and aesthetic dental clinics
Operating in premium treatment categories that mainstream processors frequently restrict.
Dental groups and DSOs
Scaling across multiple locations with consolidated banking and payment infrastructure.
Orthodontic and specialist dental practices
Handling extended payment plans and high-value treatment agreements.
How It Works
From first conversation to live infrastructure - handled directly by Vellis, start to finish.
Tell us about your business
Share your practice structure, treatment categories, payment model and growth plans. Not a generic form - a real conversation with a Vellis specialist who understands the private dental environment.
We build the right setup for you
Vellis designs a payment and banking configuration tailored to your treatment profile, patient base and growth stage. A single private practice and a multi-site dental group have different needs - your setup reflects that.
Go live on Vellis infrastructure
Onboarding is guided by Vellis end-to-end. Once live, you operate directly on our infrastructure - with a dedicated point of contact, full visibility over your setup, and no middlemen in the chain.
Stop letting payment infrastructure get in the way of your dental practice's growth.
The global dental market is growing and private dental demand is accelerating. Your payment and banking infrastructure should enable that - not create friction. 500+ businesses already operate directly on Vellis.
FAQ
Dental Clinics
Vellis is a direct provider - not a broker, not a referral service. We provide payment processing and business banking directly to your business. No intermediaries, no black boxes. You always know who owns your setup, who to contact, and how your payments and accounts are structured.
Yes - it's a common situation in private dentistry. Mainstream processors apply blanket healthcare restrictions without reviewing the specific nature of the practice. A previous refusal doesn't disqualify you. The only exception is if your business has been placed on a MATCH list.
Yes. Vellis operates globally, across any country that is not OFAC listed. We support dental practices and groups operating across multiple markets.
Yes. From a single private practice to a multi-site dental group or DSO, the solution we build is always tailored to your structure, treatment profile and growth stage.
Mainstream processors apply blanket healthcare risk logic that can't distinguish between private dental and other healthcare categories. Vellis processes payments through infrastructure built for private dental operations. Your profile is understood from the start. The only case where it would be difficult for us to help is if your business has been placed on a MATCH list.
Yes. Vellis supports deposit and pre-payment collection as part of your setup - so you can secure payment before high-value dental treatments without relying on manual processes. If a patient cancels, the deposit has already been collected. We handle the setup so it works reliably from day one.
Yes, depending on your practice management software. If your existing platform supports automated payment triggers via API, Vellis processes those payments reliably on the other end. We'll walk you through what's needed during the consultation.
Yes. Vellis supports payments in a wide range of currencies. International patients pay in their own currency, with live market rates applied - no hidden margins on top.
When a chargeback occurs, you have a direct point of contact at Vellis - not a generic support queue. We review the case with you, help gather the relevant documentation, and manage the process on your behalf.
Unfortunately, yes. Traditional banks apply generic criteria that weren't designed for private dental revenue models. High-value treatment transactions and healthcare-related billing patterns can trigger unnecessary reviews. Vellis accounts are managed by people who understand private dental operations - your profile is expected and understood.
Yes. Multi-entity banking is core to what Vellis does. As long as the country is not OFAC listed, Vellis structures your accounts across locations and markets from a single point of contact.
A standard account is built for a generic business profile. A Vellis account is structured around yours - your treatment categories, patient billing model, entity structure and growth plans. In practice: fewer unexpected reviews, faster resolution, and direct access to Vellis rather than a generic customer service system.
A real conversation - not a sales pitch. Format and timing are flexible: call, video or email, based on your preference. A Vellis specialist will ask about your practice structure, treatment categories, payment model, current banking setup, and growth plans. From there, you get a clear picture of what we'd recommend and what the process looks like. No pressure, no jargon, no commitment required.
For most businesses, the process is done within a couple of weeks. After your consultation, we give you a clear timeline based on your specific structure and jurisdiction - with no surprises mid-application.
Standard business documentation, plus any dental licences or clinical registrations relevant to your practice and jurisdiction. Vellis gives you a complete, tailored document list upfront so there are no unexpected requests mid-process.