From partnerships to acquisitions, here are 27 DSO updates Becker's has reported on since Oct. 3:
1. Gen4 Dental Partners acquired Stoner Periodontic & Implant Specialists, which has locations in Dublin, New Albany, Upper Arlington and Chillicothe, Ohio.
2. Great Lakes Dental Partners added Rochester (Ind.) Dental Center to its network.
3. US Endo Partners launched a new company focused on multispecialty, integrated oral healthcare.
4. MB2 Dental affiliated with Periodontics of the Desert in Palm Desert, Calif.
5. Shore Smiles Dental partnered with 10X Dental, the national DSO subsidiary by Cardone Ventures.
6. Salins Orthodontics in the San Francisco Bay Area partnered with Canadian DSO Canadian Orthodontic Partners.
7. Guardian Dentistry Partners added Brown, Reynolds, Snow, LeNoir Dentistry in Richmond, Va., to its network.
8. Beacon Oral Specialists partnered with Chicago-based Midland Surgery and Implant Centers.
9. MB2 Dental added Woodside Pediatrics in Warrenton, Va., and Athens (Ga.) Dentistry for Children to its network.
10. Smile Source partnered with iCreditWorks to offer patient financing.
11. Guardian Dentistry Partners added five partners in Florida, North Carolina and Virginia.
12. Group Dentistry Now and Seattle Study Club will partner to provide education to dental professionals.
13. MB2 Dental added Weaver Orthodontics, which has locations in Brunswick and Jesup, Ga., to its network.
14. Great Expressions Dental Centers affiliated with Ascent Dental Care, a DSO in Massachusetts.
15. Pacific Dental Services opened its 900th support dental practice, Aspen Hill Modern Dentistry in Silver Spring, Md.
16. Smile Brands partnered with Henry Schein One to integrate Dentrix Ascend as the dental practice management system in every Smile Brands-affiliated practice.
17. Smile Brands added Palm Springs (Calif.) Family and Cosmetic Dentistry to its network.
18. Today's Dental Network acquired the practice of Marc D. Lefton, DDS, in Sarasota, Fla.
19. Dntl Bar opened its fifth dental office in New York City.
20. U.S. Endo Partners affiliated with Cypress (Texas) Endodontics and Wentzville (Mo.) Endodontics.
21. Affordable Care opened an Affordable Dentures & Implants practice in El Paso, Texas.
22. Private equity firm SkyKnight Capital invested in Pearl Street Dental Partners, a dental practice management company.
23. A DDS Dentures + Implant Solutions practice in Monroe, La., rebranded as Affordable Dentures & Implants, another Affordable Care brand.
24. Pacific Dental Services and the American Diabetes Association are partnering on an awareness campaign to educate people on the link between periodontal disease and diabetes.
25. Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics opened its 34th Texas location in Stafford.
26. The Smilist Management added five dental practices in New York and New Jersey to its network.
27. Affordable Care opened an Affordable Dentures & Implants practice in Oak Ridge, Tenn.