DSO + DPMs

Sacramento, Calif.-based Straine Dental Management has added a dental practice in Benton, Ark., to its network.

Florida, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee and Washington, D.C., were the states where DSOs and dental groups were most active with practice additions, acquisitions and openings during January.

Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental has added a Michigan dental practice to its network.

Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health had an active 2024, headlined by its transition from Pacific Dental Services to PDS Health. 

Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health added three dental practices to its network in January.

Cal Dental USA is partnering with XSport Mouthguards and former NFL player Tiki Barber to expand the use of mouthguards to help prevent Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.

Troy, Mich.-based Smile Partners USA has recapitalized following a strategic investment from a new continuation fund.

A two-building retail center in Greer, S.C., that includes a Heartland Dental practice was sold for $8.6 million, according to a Jan. 31 report from Shopping Center Business.

Here are 10 DSOs and dental groups that have recently added practices in the South, as reported by Becker's since Jan. 10:

Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health added more than 60 dental and medical practices to its network in 2024.