DSO + DPMs

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners has added an Arizona practice to its network.  Phoenix-based Desert Ridge Prosthodontics affiliated with Imagen Dental Partners earlier this month, according to the dental partnership organization’s LinkedIn page.  The practice specializes in advanced dental solutions,…

Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental recently added an Arizona dental practice to its network.  Heartland Dental partnered with Desert Springs Dental in Gilbert, Ariz., according to a March 11 LinkedIn post. Services provided at the practice include restorative and cosmetic dentistry,…

Sacramento, Calif.-based Straine Dental Management has added five dental practices across Texas, Missouri and South Carolina, according to a March 12 news release.  The company supports practices throughout 14 states, according to its website. Here are Straine’s recent partnerships: Straine…

Here are four DSOs who have celebrated company milestones so far in 2025:

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365 has acquired Union Dental Health in Lewisburg, Pa.

Chicago-based Aspen Dental opened a practice in Portland, Texas, on March 6. 

A building housing a Heartland Dental-supported practice in Blue Springs, Mo., was recently sold, REjournals reported March 6. 

ClearChoice Dental Implants Centers and MB2 Dental recently expanded their networks into Hawaii. 

DSOs are making strategic investments this year to boost patient care and continue to support dentists as they expand their networks. 

After my tour of duty as a navy dental officer, I opened my private practice in 1979.  This was well before the Internet and smartphones.  And I didn’t have a network of experienced doctors to help me in a time…