From partnership to new practice openings to new leadership appointments, here are 10 updates to know on Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental, as reported by Becker’s during the first half of 2025:
- Heartland Dental and Leixir Dental Laboratory Group agreed to a four-year extension of their strategic partnership.
- Heartland Dental added Davie (Fla.) Dental to its network.
- Heartland Dental and Concorde Career Colleges broke ground on their first co-branded dental training campus in Fort Myers, Fla.
- The DSO added Anchor Point Dental Care in Newport News, Va., which is led by Mark Artzer, DDS, to its network.
- Heartland Dental partnered with Desert Springs Dental in Gilbert, Ariz.
- The DSO partnered with Jacobson Dental Group in Walled Lake, Mich., led by Stephen Jacobson, DDS.
- The company affiliated with Garners Ferry Dentistry in Columbia, S.C., which is led by Anna Fuller, DMD.
- Chris Tampio was named vice president of government affairs at Heartland Dental.
- The DSO appointed Sherianne James as its chief marketing officer.
- Heartland Dental launched “Masters and Mentors,” a new campaign to reinforce the DSO’s commitment to its support model and culture.
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