California, Florida, New York and Illinois are the states that saw the most DSO activity during the first quarter of 2024.
Becker's recently compiled a list of DSO affiliations, openings and acquisitions during the first quarter.
Here is how DSOs expanded in these states:
California
Sacramento, Calif.-based Straine Dental Management affiliated with Ghina Morad, DMD, in Redwood City, Calif.
Coppell, Texas-based Sonrava Health opened an Western Dental and Orthodontics office in Reseda, Calif.
Morrisville, N.C.-based Affordable Care opened an Affordable Dentures & Implants location in El Cajon, Calif.
Salt Lake City-based SPP Dental Partners added Meadow Vista Dental in Pioneer, Calif., and Allegra Dental in Tustin, Calif.
Irving, Texas-based Specialized Dental Partners added Sattva Endodontics in Davis, Calif.
Houston-based Specialty1 Partners partnered with James S. Minutello, DDS & Regina D. Minutello, DMD, MS, Inc. and Associates Periodontics & Implant Dentistry, located in Corona, Calif.
Florida
Sacramento, Calif.-based Straine Dental Management added Myers Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics, which has locations in Middleburg and Jacksonville, Fla.
Boca Raton, Fla.-based Sage Dental acquired Children’s Dentistry in Tampa, Fla., and Marietta Dental Group in Jacksonville, Fla. Sage Dental also opened offices in The Villages, St. Johns and Tampa, Fla.
Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management added Collier Oral Surgery & Implant Center in North Naples, Fla.
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners added Stickney Dental in Ocala, Fla., and Westchase Esthetic Family Dentistry in Tampa, Fla.
Advanced Dental Implant Center, a dental brand supported by Affordable Care, added Dental Implants of Ocala.
New York
Leading Edge Oral Surgery, an oral surgery group under New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365's network, acquired Eastern Long Island Oral Surgery in Center Moriches, N.Y.
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365 partnered with Beth Weinstein, DDS, in Huntington, N.Y.
Hackensack, N.J.-based Max Surgical Specialty Management added New York Oral, Maxillofacial and Implant Surgery, which has locations in Scarsdale and Mt. Kisco, N.Y.
Sarasota, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance added Gentle Dental World in New York City.
Illinois
Irving, Texas-based Specialized Dental Partners added Millennium Periodontics in Chicago.
Jonesboro, Ark.-based GPS Dental added West Suburban Oral Healthcare in Naperville, Ill.
Nashville, Tenn.-based Southern Orthodontic Partners added Petty & Bielik Orthodontics in Oak Lawn, Ill.
Chicago-based Dentologie opened a location in Oak Park, Ill.