Apex Dental Partners 401(k) Review & Grade
Apex Dental Partners 401(k) Plan
Dallas, TXProfessional, Scientific & Technical Services608 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$1,619Employer $ per active participant
$3,602Employee $ saved per active participant
0.38%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$16.2MNet plan assets, end of year
$50,541Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity14.1 / 5028th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost8.0 / 2532th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving2.8 / 1519th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
Total score28 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Professional, Scientific & Technical Services plans with 500–2,499 active participants (1,469 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 28th |
| Lower admin cost | 32th |
| Employee saving | 19th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 48% |
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Red flags from the filing
No red flags were reported on this filing's compliance questions.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Apex Dental Partners put in about $1,619 per active participant, below the typical peer ($3,082). Any match is still an instant return, so contribute enough to get all of it.
- The filing shows total dollars, not the match formula. Ask HR for the Summary Plan Description so you know the exact match and vesting schedule.
- Direct plan expenses (0.38% of assets) are well above similar-size plans (0.23%). Check your annual fee disclosure, choose low-cost index funds if you can, and think about whether savings beyond the match belong in an IRA.
- Changing jobs? You can usually leave the money in the plan, move it to your new employer's plan, or roll it into an IRA. Don't cash out: you'd owe taxes and possibly a 10% penalty.
The raw numbers from the filing
| Employer contributions | $983,789 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $2,188,467 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $346,167 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $55,793 |
| Contract administrator fees | $55,793 |
| Benefits paid out | $2,157,241 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $12.9M / $16.2M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 573 / 642 |
| Participants with account balances | 321 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Seidel Schroeder |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| John Hancock Life Insurance | $28,282 reported compensation |
| Ubs Financial Services Inc | $24,426 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20250905135134NAL0010619235001, received 2025-09-05, EIN 47-1208403, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.