DSOs have experienced a challenging year filled with inflation, staffing shortages and more. 

A DSO focused on providing care to pediatric Medicaid patients has secured $25 million in financing to support future growth, according to an Oct. 29 news release.

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Leading Edge Oral Surgery has acquired Keith Silverstein Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in Paoli, Pa.

Jonesboro, Ark.-based GPS Dental has added nine practices to its network. 

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners added the 100th practice to its network.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Vitana Pediatric & Orthodontic Partners has added its first partner dentists in New York.

Heartland Dental, PDS Health and The Aspen Group are the three largest DSOs in the U.S.

Sarasota, Fla.-based Parkview Dental Partners has acquired a dental practice in Tampa, Fla.

DECA Dental Founder and CEO Sulman Ahmed, DMD, established a scholarship fund at the University of Texas at Dallas with an endowed gift. 

Southfield, Mich.-based Great Expressions Dental Centers has agreed to pay $2.7 million to settle a class action lawsuit related to its 2023 data breach.

Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental is opening a practice at a new shopping center in St. Johns, Fla., according to an Oct. 21 report by the Jacksonville Daily Record.

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners has focused on inorganic growth this year, using unique strategies to support its expansion efforts.

Troy, Mich.-based Smile Partners USA recently added a Colorado dental practice to its network.

A former dental assistant filed a lawsuit alleging workplace discrimination and harassment against FL Dental and Aspen Dental Management, according to an Oct. 18 report by the Florida Record.

Irving, Texas-based Specialized Dental Partners recently added a partner practice in Minnesota.

Miami-based Guardian Dentistry Partners recently added Elizabeth Fox, DMD, as a partner. 

Great Neck, N.Y.-based The Smilist added two practices in Massachusetts to its network, the DSO's first expansion into the state.

Here are six  DSOs and dental groups adding practices in the Northeast that Becker's has reported on since Sept. 11:

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners added a dental practice in Jay, Okla., to its network.

DSOs are being faced with the task of fighting notoriety as certain practices are scrutinized in the field.