DSO + DPMs

Here are 13 DSO and dental group deals, including credit facility expansions and growth capital investments, totaling more than $3.5 billion, as reported by Becker's in the first six months of 2024:

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365 closed on multiple practices across three states on the same day.

Practice management software developer Planet DDS released its Launchpad Program to support emerging dental and orthodontics groups.

Jonesboro, Ark.-based GPS Dental recently added its first New Jersey office. 

Cal Dental USA recently added NBA Champion and ESPN Sports Analyst Kendrick Perkins as a partner at their Cal Dental of Atlantic office in Bell, Calif. 

Great Neck, N.Y.-based The Smilist made its first affiliation in Maryland by adding 23 practices.

As the DSO space becomes increasingly congested, bringing a unique aspect and value proposition is crucial to recruiting and retaining dentists, oral surgeons and patients.

Here are 11 updates on Dallas-based MB2 Dental that Becker's reported on in the first half of 2024:

Dallas-based Beacon Oral Specialists recently added Vero Beach (Fla.) Surgical Arts to its network. 

Texas, California, and Florida Dominate DSO Headquarters Location Preferences, with strongest growth seen in the Small/Emerging markets.