Several DSOs acquired, opened or affiliated with more than 70 dental offices across the U.S. during the first quarter of 2026.
Here are more than 70 DSO moves Becker’s reported on during the first quarter.
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.
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.
Colorado
Dallas-based MB2 Dental partnered with Accord Dental.
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 and Dental Care at Race Track.
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.
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.
Indiana
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental opened Promenade Dental Care in Noblesville, Ind.
Kentucky
The Woodlands, Texas-based Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers opened its first location in Louisville, Ky.
Maryland
Phoenix-based Salt Dental Partners opened Smile Station in Brunswick, Md.
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental partnered with McDonogh Dental.
Massachusetts
Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health opened Dentists of Worcester.
Michigan
Troy, Mich.-based Smile Partners USA opened State Street Modern Dentistry.
Minnesota
Minneapolis-based Park Dental Partners acquired Weddell Dental.
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.
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.
Ohio
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Premier Care Dental Management acquired Blank Dental Group, Laskey Dental Care, Great Smiles Family Dentistry and Toledo Periodontics.
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.
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 and Lebanon Dental Cornwall.
Tennessee
Nashville, Tenn.-based Innovate 32 added Crestview Dental, Cedar Street Family Dentistry and Trivette Osborne & Associates.
Texas
Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental partnered with Majid Sehat, DDS, and his practice in Irving, Texas. 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.
Virginia
Phoenix-based Salt Dental Partners affiliated with Hampton Oral & Facial Surgery.
Great Neck, N.Y.-based The Smilist partnered with Arlington Dental Team.
Washington
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners partnered with Heiden Family Dental.
Phoenix-based SALT Dental Partners added Haeger Orthodontists to its network.
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