Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental has broadened its network during the first half of 2021, and the DSO plans to continue its growth through the end of the year.
Here are five facts about Heartland's growth in 2021:
- The DSO has added 348 practices this year, expanding its network to more than 2,300 doctors in 1,400 locations across 38 states, according to an Aug. 3 press release.
- Heartland's recent partnerships have placed it on track to experience 40 percent growth by the end of the year.
- Recent partnerships that took place earlier this year include a Naperville, Ill.-based practice with 14 supported doctors in three offices and a multi-office practice in Dallas.
- The organization also closed a strategic transaction with American Dental Partners, which supports 22 dental group practices.
- Heartland has opened more than 30 de novo practices and expects to open approximately 67 de novo practices in 2021. The organization previously averaged 50 openings each year from 2018-20.