Some of the largest DSOs focused their efforts on practice partnerships, de novo offices and technology investments during the first quarter of 2026.
Sixteen updates from the first quarter:
Heartland Dental (Effingham, Ill.)
1. Heartland Dental expanded its network with seven practices in March, including five de novo locations.
2. Rick Workman, DMD, the founder and executive chair of Heartland Dental, was added to this year’s Forbes “World’s Billionaires List.”
3. Heartland Dental opened five de novos and added one partnership in February.
4. The DSO opened five de novos and added one partnership in February.
5. Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental added seven offices to its network in January.
6. Three Heartland Dental executives are founding members of VideaHealth’s AI Leadership Council.
The Aspen Group (Chicago)
1. Aspen Dental opened two offices in Georgia and New Jersey.
2. Aspen Dental integrated VideaHealth’s Clinical Assist AI platform into its more than 1,100 dental practices.
3. ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers opened a location in Albany, N.Y.
PDS Health (Henderson, Nev.)
1. PDS Health opened two new de novo practices in March.
2. The company added Dentira’s procure-to-pay platform.
3. PDS Health opened practice locations in three states during February.
4. PDS Health partnered with Pearl to expand AI use across its practices.
MB2 Dental (Dallas)
1. MB2 Dental added three new partner practices in Florida and California in March.
2. MB2 Dental partnered with four new partner dentists in January.
Sonrava Health (Orange, Calif.)
1. Sonrava Health announced it will integrate Overjet’s dental AI technology to its more than 450 dental practices.
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