DSO & DPMs

Here are 10 CFOs leading specialty-focused DSOs in 2026: Jeff Couper. CFO at Max Surgical Specialty Management (Hackensack, N.J.): Mr. Couper joined MSSM in December with more than 20 years of financial leadership experience. His past roles include CFO of…

A retail property in Jacksonville, Fla., that includes a Heartland Dental practice has been sold for $11.1 million, according to a May 26 report from CityBiz. Shops at Race Track, a 16,998-square-foot property, is fully leased to six tenants including…

Here are 15 updates from 12 DSOs in May, including data breaches, lender moves, investments and more. 1. Dallas-based Apex Dental Partners affiliated with five new practices in Colorado, bringing its total network to 65 practices across eight states. The…

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Premier Care Dental Management has added to its networks in Ohio and Pennsylvania with two practice acquisitions.  The dental clinical organization acquired SK Smith & Associates in King of Prussia, Pa., and Brett Pelok, DDS &…

Dallas-based Apex Dental Partners has affiliated with five new practices in Colorado, bringing its total network to 65 practices across eight states.  The organization uses its Private Practice Reimagined model, which provides dentists with operational support while preserving full clinical…

Here are six DSOs that have expanded their networks into new states so far this year: 1. Troy, Mich.-based Smile Partners USA has expanded its network to Massachusetts and Ohio. 2. Dallas-based Ideal Dental added its first location in Oklahoma.…

Here are the executives leading 10 specialty-focused DSOs in 2026: Jason Auerbach, DDS, and Mark Censoprano. Co-CEOs of Max Surgical Specialty Management (Hackensack, N.J.): Dr. Auerbach founded MSSM in 2023, adding Mr. Censoprano as Co-CEO the following year. Dr. Auerbach…

Troy, Mich.-based Smile Partners USA has expanded its network to Massachusetts, the seventh state the DSO supports practices in.  The organization partnered with MFD Dental, which has six practice locations in Massachusetts, according to a May 23 news release from…

Minneapolis-based Park Dental recently opened a practice in Forest Lake, Minn. Park Dental decided to open the office based on the area’s growing housing market, according to Frauenshuh, a commercial real estate company. The company signed a 10-year lease for…

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Vitana Pediatric & Orthodontic Partners has added its first Maryland practice.  The DSO partnered with Izadi Orthodontics in Timonium, Md., according to a May 21 LinkedIn post. The practice, founded in 1994, is led by Mohammad Izadi,…