Heartland Dental, PDS Health and The Aspen Group are the three largest DSOs in the U.S., supporting more than 4,000 practices nationwide.
Here are five updates from the companies in 2026:
Heartland Dental (Effingham, Ill.)
1. Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental added seven offices to its network in January.
2. Three Heartland Dental executives are founding members of VideaHealth’s AI Leadership Council.
PDS Health (Henderson, Nev.)
1. Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health told Becker’s plans on continuing its focus on de novo offices this year, with plans to open more than 100 locations.
2. PDS Health partnered with Pearl to expand AI use across its practices.
The Aspen Group (Chicago)
1. Aspen Dental integrated VideaHealth’s Clinical Assist AI platform into its more than 1,100 dental practices.
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