Here are 11 notable DSO updates from the last two months:
1. Dallas-based MB2 Dental grew its network to 800 practices across the U.S. with the addition of a pediatric dental practice in New York.
2. Houston-based Specialty1 Partners introduced its Acumen Intelligence Engine, an analytics platform.
3. Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental acquired Smile Design Dentistry, a 60-office DSO in Florida.
4. Minneapolis-based Park Dental Partners filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock.
5. Sarasota, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance launched its Women of DCA employee resource group to support the personal and professional development of women in the dental field.
6. Boca Raton, Fla.-based Sage Dental partnered with Forward Science, an oral health-focused biotechnology company, to launch a non-drug periodontal therapy.
7. Great Hill Partners acquired a majority interest in Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers, a dental ASC chain.
8. Comvest Credit Partners, announced that it is acting as an administrative agent on a $245 million senior secured credit facility for Southlake, Texas-based Allied OMS.
9. Chicago-based Aspen Dental agreed to pay $18.7 million to settle allegations that it transmitted web user data to Meta and Google without users’ knowledge or consent.
10. Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health added DEXIS’ dental imaging technologies to its network of more than 1,000 practices.
11. A class-action lawsuit was filed against Heartland Dental for its use of AI to analyze patient phone calls.
