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Here are four notable dental acquisitions made by private equity companies this year: 1. Avenel, N.J.-based Eastern Dental Management was acquired by Branford Castle Partners, a private equity firm. 2. Archimed, a healthcare-focused private equity firm, entered an agreement to…

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…

Chicago-based Aspen Dental has agreed to pay $18.7 million to settle allegations that it transmitted web user data to Meta and Google without users’ knowledge or consent. The class action lawsuit alleged that the DSO violated privacy laws by using…

Pittsburgh-based North American Dental Group has added Overjet’s IRIS Smart Imaging software at its more than 200 practice locations.  IRIS includes imaging capturing software with AI analysis that is FDA-approved, helping dental practices streamline operations, reduce costs and improve patient…

Chicago-based Phase 1 Equity has added its first California practice. The dentist-led DSO partnered with an orthodontic practice in Northern California, bringing its total footprint to 22 offices, according to a July 31 news release. Phase 1 Equity most recently…

Phoenix-based Salt Dental Partners recently opened two oral surgery offices in Oklahoma and Washington.  The de novo offices are Oral Surgeons of Oklahoma and Timberline Oral Surgery & Dental Implants in Washington, according to a July 30 LinkedIn post. Salt…

Tempe, Ariz.-based Align Technology brought in more than $1 billion in total revenue during the second quarter of 2025, according to a July 30 news release from the company.  Here are 10 notes from the financial report:

New Hanover Outreach Clinic in Wilmington, N.C., has officially reopened after being evicted from its previous location, WECT reported July 29.  The clinic, which was previously named St. Mary Health Center Medical and Dental Clinic, was the city’s only surgical…

Two dental technology companies were recently included on Forbes‘ list of the best employers for women in 2025. Forbes partnered with Statista to survey more than 140,000 women working at companies with at least 1,000 employees in the U.S. Companies…