DSOs have acquired, opened or affiliated with more than 130 dental offices across the U.S. so far in 2026.
Here are more than 130 DSO moves Becker’s has reported on this year.
Editor’s note: This list is not exhaustive, and includes updates from DSOs, dental partnership organizations and other management services organizations. To make an addition to this list, please email aportalatin@beckershealthcare.com.
Arizona
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners partnered with Smile Crafters.
Minneapolis-based Park Dental Partners acquired Ironwood Dental and Sunlight Dental.
Denver-based Lone Peak Dental Group acquired AZ Family & Kid’s Dental in Phoenix.
Arkansas
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental affiliated with Artistic Smiles.
California
Dallas-based MB2 Dental added Cabrillo Family Dental Care, The Center for Dental Wellness at Camarillo and Tooth by Sunny Badyal.
Phoenix-based Salt Dental Partners affiliated with Berkeley & Orinda Orthodontics.
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners added Smiles on Clark.
Houston-based Specialty1 Partners entered a joint venture partnership with Advanced Periodontics Implant Center.
Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management partnered with Hidemi Oka, DMD, in Union City, Calif.
Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health opened Crocker Ranch Dentistry, Jurupa Valley Dental Group and Dentists of East Clovis.
Salt Lake City-based Bridge Dental Group partnered with Foothill Family Dental Group and Peak Dental Specialists in Glendora, Calif.
Colorado
Dallas-based MB2 Dental partnered with Accord Dental.
Dallas-based Apex Dental Partners affiliated with five practices in Colorado.
Phoenix-based SALT Dental Partners opened a de novo pediatric practice in Denver.
Florida
Plantation, Fla.-based Vitana Pediatric and Orthodontic Partners added Tringas Orthodontics.
Dallas-based MB2 Dental added Wellen Family Dental.
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental opened Lake Toho Dental Care, Dental Care at Winchester Center, Cypress Bay Dental Care, Marsh View Dental Care, Dental Care at Race Track, Dental Care of Four Corners, Waterman Dental Care; Dental Care at Pineda; Toledo Blade Dental Care, Clear Skies Dental Care, Rapallo Dental Care, Luna Point Dental Care and Prime Dentistry.
Dallas-based Beacon Oral Specialists partnered with North Florida Oral & Facial Surgery.
Chicago-based The Sonrisa Group acquired Pine Forest Dental and launched Lach Dental Specialists.
Sarasota, Fla.-based Parkview Dental Partners opened a de novo practice in Tampa, Fla. It also acquired VIP Dental in Palm Harbor, Fla.
Boca Raton, Fla.-based Sage Dental opened a pediatric dental practice in Orlando, Fla. It also opened an office in Ormond Beach, Fla.
Georgia
Chicago-based Aspen Dental opened an office in Thomasville, Ga.
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental opened Whispering Springs Dental Care.
Illinois
Scottsbluff, Neb.-based Epic4 Specialty Partners added Bowers Orthodontics to its network.
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental added Wooded Acres Dental Care.
Troy, Mich.-based Smile Partners USA partnered with Favia Family Dental in Arlington Heights, Ill.
Indiana
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental opened Promenade Dental Care in Noblesville, Ind.
Kansas
Oral Surgery Partners partnered with Evan Moody, DDS, MD, of Wichita, Kan.
Kentucky
The Woodlands, Texas-based Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers opened its first location in Louisville, Ky.
Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health opened Dentists of Cold Spring.
Louisiana
Minneapolis-based beBright acquired Pediatric Dentistry of Shreveport-Bossier, a six-location practice.
Maryland
Phoenix-based Salt Dental Partners opened Smile Station in Brunswick, Md.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Vitana Pediatric & Orthodontic Partners partnered with Izadi Orthodontics in Timonium, Md.
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental partnered with McDonogh Dental and Fairway Village Dental Care.
Massachusetts
Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health opened Dentists of Worcester.
Troy, Mich.-based Smile Partners USA partnered with MFD Dental, which has six locations in Massachusetts.
Michigan
Troy, Mich.-based Smile Partners USA opened State Street Modern Dentistry.
Chicago-based Aspen Dental opened an office in Lapeer, Mich.
Minnesota
Minneapolis-based Park Dental Partners acquired Weddell Dental and Zumbro View Dental. It also opened practices in Forest Lake and Bloomington.
Missouri
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental added Lee’s Summit Family & Cosmetic Dental Care.
Chicago-Aspen Dental opened an office in Liberty, Mo., on June 4.
Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health opened My Kid’s Dentist and Orthodontics in St. Louis.
Nevada
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental partnered with Discover Smiles Dental in Las Vegas.
Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health opened McCarran Modern Dentistry.
New Jersey
Chicago-based Aspen Dental opened an office in Toms River, N.J.
Hackensack, N.J.-based MAX Surgical Specialty Management partnered with William Ranucci, DMD, of Oral & Maxillofacial Associates of Montclair.
Dallas-based MB2 Dental partnered TruYou Dental & Facial Aesthetics.
Chicago-based Phase 1 Equity added a multi-site orthodontic practice, its second office in New Jersey.
New York
Phoenix-based Salt Dental Partners affiliated with Julia Cerny, DMD, in Latham, N.Y. It also added Suffolk Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics.
Greenwood Village, Colo.-based ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers opened a location in Albany, N.Y.
Hackensack, N.J.-based MAX Surgical Specialty Management added Central Park Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and J. Bieber Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental added Western New York Dental Group.
Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management partnered with Hudson Valley Oral Surgery in New York.
Plantation, Fla.-based Vitana Pediatric & Orthodontic Partners partnered with Comella & Associates Orthodontics in Rochester, N.Y.
North Carolina
Miami-based Guardian Dentistry Partners partnered with Manisha Ghodke, DMD, of Crossroad Family Dental.
Dallas-based MB2 Dental partnered Mancini Orthodontics and West Lake Dentistry.
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental added Woodside View Dental Care in Waxhaw, N.C.
Dallas-based Ideal Dental opened a practice in Rolesville, N.C.
Ohio
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Premier Care Dental Management acquired Blank Dental Group, Laskey Dental Care, Great Smiles Family Dentistry, Toledo Periodontics and Brett Pelok, DDS & Associates.
Troy, Mich.-based Smile Partners USA added its first Ohio practice in January.
Chicago-based Phase 1 Equity added a multi-site orthodontic practice in Ohio.
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental opened a practice in Liberty Township, Ohio.
Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health opened Lewis Center Dental Group in Powell, Ohio.
Detroit-based Seva Dental Team partnered with All About Smiles in Middletown, Ohio.
Oklahoma
Dallas-based Ideal Dental opened a practice in Oklahoma City.
Oregon
Phoenix-based Salt Dental Partners added World of Smiles Pediatric Dentistry.
Pennsylvania
Houston-based Specialty1 Partners and Endodontic Specialists of NEPA entered a joint venture partnership.
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Premier Care Dental Management added Lebanon Family Dental, Lebanon Dental Cornwall and SK Smith & Associates.
Hackensack, N.J.-based MAX Surgical Specialty Management added Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, which has four locations in Pennsylvania. It also added Oral Associates of the Main Line has practices in Exton and Paoli, Pa.
Chesterfield, Mo.-based Oral Surgery Partners partnered with Mohammad Mousavian, DMD, MD, PhD, of Warminster, Pa.
Tennessee
Nashville, Tenn.-based Innovate 32 added Crestview Dental, Cedar Street Family Dentistry, Trivette Osborne & Associates and Viridian Dental Partners.
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental added Dental Care of Nolo in Nolensville, Tenn.
Boca Raton, Fla.-based Sage Dental opened an office in Mt. Juliet, Tenn.
Texas
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental partnered with Majid Sehat, DDS, and Soto Dental Partners. It also opened Dental Care at Tehama Ridge, Dental Care at Lake Lavon, Boswell Dental Care and Dental Care of North Manor.
Sacramento, Calif.-based Straine Dental Management added 4405 Dental Studio.
Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health opened Ownsby Modern Dentistry.
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners added Campbell Dental and Cosmetic Smiles.
Chicago-based Phase 1 Equity added a multilocation orthodontic practice in Texas.
Chicago-based Aspen Dental opened an office in Bastrop, Texas.
Utah
Chicago-based Aspen Dental opened an office in American Fork, Utah.
Virginia
Phoenix-based Salt Dental Partners affiliated with Hampton Oral & Facial Surgery.
Great Neck, N.Y.-based The Smilist partnered with Arlington Dental Team.
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental added Massaponax Dental Care in Fredericksburg, Va., and Whyte Smiles in Richmond, Va.
Washington
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners partnered with Heiden Family Dental and Pineview Aesthetic & Family Dentistry.
Phoenix-based SALT Dental Partners added Haeger Orthodontists to its network.
Dallas-based Ideal Dental opened a practice in Maple Valley, Wash.
Washington, D.C.
Phoenix-based SALT Dental Partners opened Smile Horizon Orthodontics in Washington, D.C.
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