Here are eight recent headlines on Heartland Dental, the Aspen Group and Pacific Dental Services, the three largest DSOs in the U.S., that Becker's has reported on in the past month:
1. A woman from Muskego, Wis., was charged with theft and money laundering after allegedly embezzling more than $50,000 from Heartland Dental.
2. Pacific Dental Services is supporting several initiatives in honor of American Heart Month.
3. Aspen Dental launched a marketing campaign celebrating its clinician-focused investments.
4. Heartland Dental is planning to open at least 90 de novo practices and affiliate with 60 to 80 additional practices in 2024.
5. Pacific Dental Services expanded its network in 18 states in 2023.
6. Heartland Dental is planning to open a practice location in Louisville, Ky.
7. Heartland Dental added a North Carolina practice to its network.
8. Aspen Dental is constructing a new practice location at a shopping center in Culpeper, Va.