Here are 17 milestones from DSOs and dental organizations, including entering new states, adding specialty services and hitting practice benchmarks, that Becker's has reported on in 2024:
1. Boca Raton, Fla.-based Sage Dental acquired its first office dedicated to pediatric dental care and orthodontics.
2. Sacramento, Calif.-based Straine Dental Management made its 40th practice addition.
3. Dallas-based MB2 Dental added its 700th practice to its network with the addition of a new dental practice in Anna, Texas.
4. Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management added its first partner practice in Maryland.
5. Denver-based Lone Peak Dental Group expanded into Tennessee with the addition of a four-office practice.
6. Miami-based United Dental Corporation marked its entry into Tennessee with the addition of a practice in Nashville.
7. Greenwood Village, Colo.-based ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers reached the 100-practice milestone.
8. Salt Lake City-based SPP Dental Partners added its first Idaho dental office.
9. Sarasota, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance added its first practice in New Hampshire, marking the 24th state in which the company supports locations.
10. MB2 Dental partnered with a dental practice in West Virginia, marking the 40th state in which it supports locations.
11. Nashville, Tenn.-based Southern Orthodontic Partners added its first practice in the Chicago area.
12. SPP Dental Partners expanded its network into Nevada.
13. Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Legacy Dental Group acquired its 5th dental practice.
14. Hackensack, N.J.-based Max Surgical Specialty Management expanded into New York and Vermont.
15. Jonesboro, Ark.-based GPS Dental hit 75 practices in its network.
16. Chicago-based Dentologie opened its first practice in a suburban market with the opening of a location in Oak Park, Ill.
17. Charlotte, N.C.-based Flagship Specialty Partners added Virginia Oral & Facial Surgery to its network, its first partner practice in the state.