Here are six things to know about East Syracuse, N.Y.-based Aspen Dental, one of the largest dental service organizations in the U.S.
1. The company is led by CEO and founder Robert Fontana.
2. Affiliated practices are owned and operated by a dentist, not the dental service organization.
3. Aspen Dental announced its 800th affiliated office Dec. 19, 2019.
4. The organization signed a lease for nearly half of a 19-story office building under construction in Chicago, with plans to expand its workforce and quadruple its office space, Crain's Chicago Business reported. The building is slated to open in spring 2021.
5. Aspen Dental practices provided care for almost 1.8 million patients in 2018.
6. Most recently, the DSO opened a new practice Jan. 23 in Mount Pleasant, S.C., a dental health professional shortage area.