Here are eight DSOs that have made headlines in the last week:
1. S&P Global Ratings raised its issuer credit rating on Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental, upgrading the issue-level rating on its senior secured debt to from “B-” to “B.”
2. Phoenix-based SALT Dental Partners opened a de novo pediatric practice in Denver.
3. Troy, Mich.-based Smile Partners USA selected Denticon by Planet DDS as its enterprise practice management platform.
4. Boca Raton, Fla.-based Sage Dental opened a pediatric dental practice in Orlando, Fla.
5. Jenks, Okla.-based Lumio Dental suffered a data breach affecting 500 individuals.
6. Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics is opening a practice in Glendale, Ariz.
7. Dallas-based Apex Dental Partners expanded its doctor-led ownership model with a new group of equity partners.
8. Morrisville, N.C.-based Affordable Care will reportedly be taken over by direct lenders as part of a restructuring agreement to reduce the DSO’s debt.
