Here are 11 recent updates about the three largest DSOs in the U.S.:
Heartland Dental
1. A class-action lawsuit was filed against Heartland Dental for its use of AI to analyze patient phone calls.
2. Heartland Dental was included in Newsweek’s ranking of America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care for 2025.
The Aspen Group
1. A man was arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat against an Aspen Dental office in Fort Dodge, Texas.
2. Aspen Dental opened a location in DeFuniak Springs, Fla.
3. A single-tenant retail property in Franklin, N.C., net-leased to Aspen Dental, was sold for $2 million.
4. Aspen Dental agreed to pay $18.7 million to settle allegations that it transmitted web user data to Meta and Google without users’ knowledge or consent.
5. A retail center in Rutland, Vt., that includes an Aspen Dental practice was sold for $3.51 million.
6. Aspen Dental opened two offices in New Jersey and North Carolina.
PDS Health
1. PDS Health has added DEXIS’ dental imaging technologies to its network of more than 1,000 practices.
2. The DSO added practices in California, Idaho, Ohio, Nevada and Colorado.
3. PDS Health was included on a list of the 50 most community-minded companies by Points of Light.
