Heartland Dental, Aspen Dental and Pacific Dental Services are the top three largest DSOs in the U.S., representing more than 3,500 offices nationwide.
Becker's recently listed the number of practices the DSOs have in each state.
Here are the three states where the DSOs have the most offices:
Heartland Dental (Effingham, Ill.): 1,650+ offices nationwide
Florida: 328
Texas: 142
Illinois: 97
Aspen Dental (Chicago): 1,000+ offices nationwide
Florida: 124
Texas: 58
Ohio: 55
Pacific Dental Services (Irvine, Calif.): 900+ offices nationwide
California: 301
Texas: 116
Arizona: 86