Several private equity-backed dental companies have made moves to expand their services and practice networks.
Three recent updates:
1. Planet DDS entered an agreement to be recapitalized by private equity firms Aquiline Capital Partners and Level Equity Management. The dental software company will use its new investments to fuel growth, it said June 1. The transaction is expected to close during the third quarter of 2022.
2. Private equity-backed Bond Orthodontic Partners launched a platform to provide its network practices with support resources. The group offers a joint-venture partnership model to help orthodontics offices scale their brands and strengthen their practices.
3. Private equity-backed DSO Oakpoint added endodontic services to its roster through partnerships with Wake Forest (N.C.) Endodontics and Crabtree Endodontics in Cary, N.C.