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Irvine, Calif.-based Smile Brands partnered with Houston-based Southern Dental Associates Nov. 17, marking the DSO's eighth addition to its affiliated practice network since the pandemic began.

Chicago-based Aspen Dental Management will acquire ClearChoice Management Services, which provides practice support services to the national network of ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers.

Chicago-based Aspen Dental has opened its 41st Texas dental practice.

Orange, Calif.-based DSO Western Dental & Orthodontics acquired Ontario, Calif.-based Salwan Dental Group Nov. 10.

Dental support organizations that utilize data and technology to create a centralized model better manage their dental practices and take away the things that prevent providers from spending more time with their patients.

Irvine, Calif.-based Pacific Dental Services has opened its first supported practice in Maryland, the 23rd state the DSO has reached, according to a Nov. 10 news release.

With the addition of an Arizona dentist, Irvine, Calif.-based Pacific Dental Services reached 600 supported owner dentists, according to a Nov. 9 news release.

Below are some of the latest updates from dental support organizations:

For the first time, Chicago-based Aspen Dental's recruiting session will be entirely virtual.

Delta Dental Plans Association named James “Wells” Hutchison as its new president and CEO Nov. 2.