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Here are eight updates from Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental so far in 2025:

Here are seven recent updates from Aspen Dental since the start of 2025:

Chicago-based Aspen Dental recently opened a new office in Sicklerville, N.J.

A property with an Aspen Dental practice location in North Conway, N.H., has been sold for $3.8 million, according to a report from New England Real Estate Journal.

Atlanta-based Benevis issued a call to action to lawmakers, urging them to expand eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP to improve children's dental health. 

Heartland Dental, Aspen Dental and PDS Health are the three largest DSOs and MSOs in the dental industry. Here is how the three organizations stack up based on the number of practices in their network.

Chicago-based Aspen Dental partnered with biometric dental science organization vVardis to reduce tooth decay.

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.