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Chicago-based Aspen Dental Management closed its acquisition of ClearChoice Management Services Dec. 30.

Chicago-based Aspen Dental opened an office in Bend, Ore., according to a Dec. 28 news release.

New York City-based Dental365 has partnered with Westfield, N.J.-based Creative Dental Care, a boutique dental practice, according to a Dec. 28 news release obtained by Becker's.

Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental has acquired Southfield, Mich.-based Tru Family Dental, a regional dental support organization consisting of 10 Illinois offices and 13 Michigan offices.

Pittsburgh-based North American Dental Group has added New York City-based Park 56 Dental as a new affiliate.

Dental365 officially added its first New Jersey office to its network of dental practices, the New Hyde Park, N.Y-based DSO announced Dec. 21.

Orange, Calif.-based DSO Western Dental & Orthodontics opened a new office in Granada Hills, Calif.

Simply Beautiful Smiles, a DSO that serves the Mid-Atlantic region, appointed Tim North as its new CEO Dec. 15.

The dental world saw new partnerships pursued by DSOs, teledentistry companies and dental organizations throughout 2020, despite the pandemic's financial strain on the industry.

Funding provided by Delta Dental as a part of its COVID-19 relief efforts is expected to reach $1.1 billion by early 2021, the company announced Dec. 10.