DSO + DPMs

Alpharetta, Ga.-based Foundation Dental Partners recently acquired 10 practices in Tennessee and Kentucky. 

The Pacific Dental Services Foundation awarded $70,000 in summer scholarships to 17 students studying dental assisting. 

Wayne (Pa.) Dental Care affiliated with Great Neck, N.Y.-based the Smilist, a private equity-backed DSO. 

Fort Worth, Texas-based Brident Dental & Orthodontics opened a practice in Fort Worth, its 129th location in the state. 

Affordable Dentures & Implants, a brand of Morrisville, N.C.-based Affordable Care, opened a location in Fishers, Ind.

Woodbridge, Va.based Lightwave Dental Partners recently earned a private investment from affiliates of Lindsay Goldberg.

Sarasota, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance is one of the largest DSOs in the U.S., supporting more than 400 practices in 23 states.

Irvine, Calif.-based Pacific Dental Services is one of the largest DSO in the U.S., supporting more than 900 offices in 24 states.

Irvine, Calif.-based Cornerstone Dental Specialties recently acquired six endodontic dental practices.

Here are 12 facts to know about the dental field and DSO consolidation in 2023: