Here are seven growth updates from specialty-focused DSOs that have taken place since Sept. 9:
1. A DSO focused on providing care to pediatric Medicaid patients secured $25 million in financing to support future growth.
2. New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Leading Edge Oral Surgery acquired Keith Silverstein Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in Paoli, Pa.
3. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Vitana Pediatric & Orthodontic Partners added its first partner dentists in New York.
4. Dallas-based Smile Doctors expanded into Pennsylvania by partnering with Dr. Bob Bryan Orthodontics. It also added Cox Orthodontics in South Carolina, Apple Creek Orthodontics in Wisconsin and Parks Orthodontics in Virginia during the third quarter.
5. Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management added three partner practices in California, Alabama and Tennessee. It also added its first practice in New Hampshire.
6. Birmingham, Ala.-based HighFive Healthcare added six doctors to its network.
7. Dallas-based Beacon Oral Specialists hit 100 offices after partnering with two practices in California and Florida.