Here are seven updates about the orthodontics specialty that Becker’s has reported on since April 1:
1. Thrive Dental & Orthodontics opened a new branch location in Dallas.
2. Chicago-based Phase 1 Equity added a Texas orthodontic practice to its network.
3. Salt Lake City-based SPP Dental Partners added its first orthodontic practice, partnering with Daniel Hulme, DDS.
4. Efros Orthodontics opened a new practice in Albany, N.Y., its seventh location.
5. Alpharetta, Ga.-based OrthoMinds, a provider of orthodontic practice management software, is facing a class-action lawsuit after its recent data breach.
6. Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill that makes Utah the fourth state to require in-person exams before orthodontic treatments.
7. Cleveland-based orthobrain, an orthodontic technology company, received $7.5 million growth capital.