Christy Englehart stepped down from her role as COO at Pepperpointe Partnerships to join Dentist Entrepreneurship Organization as a fractional COO. Ms. Englehart joined PepperPointe Partnerships in February 2024 after serving as the COO of Smile Brands. Dentist Entrepreneurship Organization…
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Specialized Dental Partners has been the most acquisitive private equity-backed DSO since 2021, according to PitchBook’s “Healthcare Services Report” for the first quarter of 2025. The report analyzes private equity trends during the fourth quarter of 2024 in addition to…
Chicago-based Aspen Dental opened a new location in Garner, N.C., on May 15. The new office is led by Practice Owner Mohammad Spouh, DDS, and Managing Clinical Director Kristen Fields, DDS. Aspen Dental has a network of more than 1,000…
Heartland Dental and Leixir Dental Laboratory Group have agreed to a four-year extension of their strategic partnership. Through the partnership, Leixir will continue to serve as a laboratory service provider for the more than 3,000 dentists supported by Heartland, according…
Great Neck, N.Y.-based The Smilist has named Axel Lapica as its next CEO. Mr. Lapica has more than 20 years of leadership experience in the healthcare industry. He most recently served as senior vice president of DaVita, an operator of…
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New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365 has appointed David Neal as vice president of revenue cycle management. Mr. Neal has more than 20 years of leadership experience in revenue cycle management, holding RCM roles at DSOs, private equity-backed firms, and healthcare…
Little Rock, Ark.-based Rock Dental Brands added Cabot (Ark.) Children’s Dentistry and Patrick Fields, DDS, to its network. Cabot Children’s Dentistry is the DSO’s second pediatric practice in the city, according to a May 13 LinkedIn post. Dr. Fields is…
Sharon, Mass.-based Qualitas Dental Partners added a practice in Rhode Island to continue its growth in the Northeast. The practice, located in South County, R.I., provides services including family dentistry, orthodontics, cosmetic dentistry and implant dentistry, according to a May…
Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health is implementing additional machine identity security solutions to its network across the U.S. The DSO is adding CyberArk’s Zero Touch PKI and Certificate Manager to its identity security program, according to a May 13 news release.…
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365 has acquired practices in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. The DSO’s new affiliates are Nashua (N.H.) Dental Associates; Stiles Family Dentistry in Salem, N.H.; Dentistry By Design in Andover, Mass.; and Kaiser, Rosen & Kurman…