National Dental Care, which runs more than 60 dental surgeries and was aiming to be the fourth ASX-listed dental company before putting a late November float on ice because of sharemarket wobbles, has found the going tough in delivering organic growth.

The company lodged a set of financial accounts for 2017-18 on October 30 with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. This was the same day that the plans for the proposed ASX listing were shelved temporarily, in favour of another potential run at the boards in April or May, 2019, should sharemarket conditions improve.