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Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners entered its 15th state through a partnership with a practice in Oklahoma.

Chicago-based Aspen Dental plans to open an office in Mansfield, Conn., The Chronicle reported Sept. 18. 

Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health held its 14th annual Smile Generation Serve Day, donating more than $16.5 million in dental services. 

Here are eight notable DSO moves that have taken place since June:

Miami-based Guardian Dentistry Partners has added a New Jersey dental practice to its network.

San Francisco-based Cliff Ridge Specialty Partners has acquired two practices in New York. 

Here are recent practice additions, partnerships, openings and affiliations made by Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental, Chicago-based Aspen Dental and Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health, as reported by Becker's since Aug. 2:

Dallas-based Beacon Oral Specialists recently hit 100 offices after partnering with two practices in California and Florida.

The rates of affiliation of dentists into group practices continues to accelerate. According to data from DSO DataCONNECT, three states are showing 40+ percentage affiliation rates, and an additional 12 states have rates in the 30+ range.

Chicago-based Aspen Dental opened a practice location in Culpeper, Va., according to a Sept. 10 report by Culpeper Times.