Here are 15 moves made by Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental that Becker's has reported on in 2023:
1. The company enters 2024 with more than 1,650 supported practices, the most of any DSO in the U.S.
2. Heartland Dental added two partner practices in Florida.
3. Heartland Dental is opening a practice location at a mixed-used development in Concord, N.C.
4. A newly built retail building in Kyle, Texas, that includes a Heartland Dental practice was sold.
5. The DSO provided more than $1.8 million in dental services to more than 4,350 patients during its third annual Companywide Free Dentistry Day.
6. A retail property in Goodyear, Ariz., including Heartland Dental and Apex Physical Therapy sold for $4.46 million.
7. A case study conducted by Heartland Dental and Bola AI found that practices that implemented Bola AI's technology saved staff's time while creating a positive return on investment.
8. Heartland Dental is planning to construct a 4,200-square-foot practice in Grove City, Ill.
9. The DSO affiliated with Implant & General Dentistry of Northern Colorado.
10. The company established Heartland Dental University to provide continuing education opportunities to its affiliated dentists and employees.
11. Heartland Dental is building a $1.5 million, 4,200-square-foot practice in Katy, Texas.
12. Heartland Dental paid $750,000 to build out space to relocate one of its affiliate offices in Jacksonville, Fla.
13. The company awarded $18,000 in scholarships to students in dental hygiene programs.
14. Four Corners Property Trust, a real estate investment trust, acquired a Heartland Dental property in Missouri for $2.6 million and another property in South Carolina for $2.2 million.
15. Heartland Dental partnered with the American Dental Hygienists’ Association to offer educational programs and events for students and professionals.