DSO & DPMs

Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental opened a nonclinical support office in St. Louis.

East Syracuse, N.Y.-based Aspen Dental opened a new scheduling center in Chandler, Ariz.

East Syracuse, N.Y.-based Aspen Dental added three more practices to its network of more than 750 offices.

Irvine, Calif.-based Smile Brands added Seattle-based Gateway Dental to its network of practices.

Boston-based private equity firm Abry Partners made a strategic investment in Framingham, Mass.-based Dr. Dental Management.

Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental is now affiliated with six Menasha, Wis. -based RLJ Dental practices.

East Syracuse, N.Y.-based Aspen Dental is one of the largest U.S. dental service organizations, with more than 700 supported practices. This year, the DSO has opened nine practices:

Pacific Dental Services® (PDS®), a dental support organization that provides business and administrative services for dental offices, will join the American Dental Assistants Association during the 42nd annual Dental Assistants Recognition Week in celebration of the hard working Dental Assistants…

Sarasota, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance has added Colorado Springs (Colo.) Oral Surgery to its network of supported practices.

Irvine, Calif.-based Smile Brands added Hoffman Dental in Sarasota, Fla., to its growing network.