From DSOs entering new markets to private equity firms founding oral surgeon support organizations, here are some of the latest dental support organizations updates that have occurred in the past 24 days.
This list is not exhaustive. Contact Riz Hatton at rhatton@beckershealthcare.com with any relevant news releases for next month.
1. Denton, Texas-based Community Dental Partners has entered the Indiana market after its latest affiliation with Same Day Dental.
2. Lyndsay Lord has been appointed Deca Dental Group's chief human resources officer.
3. Great Lakes Dental Partners expanded its Indiana presence after adding Premier Dental Group of Merrillville (Ind.) to its affiliated practice network.
4. An American Dental Association survey showed 84.6 percent of DSO-affiliated practices are confident about their economic recovery.
5. Carmel, Ind.-based Vista Verde Dental Partners is entering the Florida market by opening a Britely Dentures + Implants Studio in the state.
6. Miami-based Guardian Dentistry Partners entered the South Carolina market after adding Value Dental Carolinas to its network.
7. Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management partnered with Central Mass Oral Surgery, marking its entry into the Massachuttes market.
8. Boca Raton, Fla.-based Sage Dental acquired five Florida practices.
9. OrthoDent is now part of Community Dental Partners' network.
10. Oral Surgery Partners has acquired seven practices and appointed John Cline as its new CEO.
11. Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Peak Dental Services has surpassed 51 practices.
12. Roshan Parikh, DDS, former head of dentistry at Walmart, has been appointed president of New York City-based Dntl Bar.
13. Community Dental Partners plans to expand into new states after receiving a senior credit facility from White Oak Healthcare Finance.
14. Sarasota, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance has integrated Weave's customer communication platform, Unify, at all of its locations.
15. Schulman Group, West Coast Dental and Riccobene Associates have all selected Dentira as their procurement platform.
16. Irvine, Calif.-based Smile Brands has added G's Dental Studio to its portfolio.
17. Five oral surgery practices in the New York City metropolitan area have merged and rebranded, forming a 12-office oral surgery group, Leading Edge Oral Surgery.
18. Miami-based Guardian Dentistry Partners has expanded its North Carolina presence after adding Matthews (N.C.) Family Dentistry to its network.
19. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners has added Mendelovitz DDS to its network.
20. Aspen Dental announced all of its offices will be fully digital by early 2023.
21. Private equity firm Shore Capital Partners has founded an oral surgeon support organization, OMS360.