DSO + DPMs

Smile Doctors, an orthodontic-focused DSO, has added eight practices during the third quarter.

Like all other healthcare entities, dental organizations are under increasing pressure to grow and perform financially. To achieve heightened goals, using available data for business analytics is more important than ever.

Here are three dental groups that have recently expanded their networks into new states:

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners recently expanded its footprint in Michigan with the addition of a dental practice to its network. 

Here are major DSO deals Becker's has reported on since Nov. 5:

United Dental Corp., a dental partnership organization, has acquired seven practices in three states in its first launch of U.S. practices.

A group of 25 orthodontic and pediatric dental practices were recently sold to three dental partnership organizations for $75 million.

Southlake, Texas-based Allied OMS recently entered New York with the addition of Paramount Oral Surgery to its network. 

Dental365 has added Shaghalian Family Dental in Rumford, R.I., to its network.

Smile Brands opened a practice in Bentonville, Ark., under its brand Monarch Dental.