Irvine, Calif.-based Pacific Dental Services is one of the three largest DSOs in the U.S., supporting nearly 1,000 practice locations.
Here are 20 of the company's biggest moves since 2019:
2019
- The DSO launched its 700th supported office with a practice in Kansas.
- Pacific Dental Services made its first expansion into Ohio.
- The company opened its first supported practice in Illinois.
2020
- Pacific Dental Services opened its 800th supported practice.
- The DSO launched its teledentistry platform.
- Pacific Dental Services launched a national campaign to keep dental practices open as an essential service during the pandemic.
- The company partnered with a dentist in Arizona to reach 600 supported owner dentists.
- Pacific Dental Services opened its first supported practice in Maryland, the 23rd state the DSO reached.
2021
- Medical software company Epic reappointed Pacific Dental Services Vice President of Clinical Quality Charles Rodgers, DDS, to its Dentistry Steering Board for a two-year term.
- Pacific Dental Services launched an integrated dental-medical practice to support patients' overall health needs.
2022
- Pacific Dental Services partnered with Commonwealth Primary Care ACO to provide integrated medical-dental services for in-network patients.
- Pacific Dental Services extended its partnership with Envista and expanded it to include Spark clear aligners.
- The DSO launched an integrated medical-dental practice in Las Vegas.
- Pacific Dental Services became the first DSO to integrate dental and medical data with Epic's electronic health record system.
- The company partnered with its 700th owner dentist.
- Pacific Dental Services opened its 900th supported dental practice with a location in Maryland.
2023
- Pacific Dental Services and the Workman School of Dental Medicine at High Point (N.C.) University partnered to implement the Epic electronic health record system at the university.
- The DSO honored the first graduate from its college advancement program.
- Pacific Dental Services and Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare opened their first co-located integrated office in Irvine, Calif.
- Pacific Dental Services expanded its network in 18 states in 2023.