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12 BECKER'S DENTAL + DSO REVIEW // VOL. 2022 NO. 1 DENTAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS 118 DSOs making headlines in 2021 By Gabrielle Masson B elow are some of the biggest up- dates from dental support orga- nizations Becker's Dental + DSO Review reported on in 2021. This list is not exhaustive. 1. Effingham, Ill.-based DSO Heartland Dental released its 2021 growth plans. 2. In January, Waltham, Mass.- based 42 North Dental made its sixth affiliation. 3. Houston-based Endo1 Partners closed its most successful fiscal year, adding 31 practices in 2020. 4. Morrisville, N.C.-based Affordable Care added Austin (Texas) Dental Implant Center to its supported practice network. 5. In January, Chicago-based Aspen Dental opened new practices in New Jersey and North Carolina. 6. Jonesboro, Ark.-based GPS Dental received an investment from tailored debt and equity capital company The Firmament Group. 7. Absolute Dental Group acquired Aces Braces and Dental, both based in Los Angeles. 8. Los Angeles-based Varsity Health- care Partners invested in Colo- rado Springs, Colo.-based Peak Dental Services. 9. Nashville-based Specialty Dental Brands received a $107 mil- lion senior credit facility from Oxford Finance. 10. Biolase and Dental Care Alliance reached an agreement to expand laser technology and training pro- grams across U.S. dental offices. 11. Madison Heights, Mich.-based SmilePartners-USA completed acquisitions in three large cities, bringing its total locations to 46. 12. 42 North Dental added Brookline, Mass.-based Center for Pediatric Dental Care and Orthodontics as an affiliate practice, the organiza- tion's first pediatric affiliation. 13. New York City-based Sentinel Capital Partners announced Feb. 1 the sale of Carrollton, Texas-based MB2 Dental, a dental partner- ship organization. 14. Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental inked a four-year contract extension with Envista Holdings, a global supplier of dental products. 15. Boca Raton, Fla.-based Sage Den- tal acquired six new dental practic- es in Florida, expanding the total number of locations to over 65. 16. North American Dental Group expanded its presence in New York City with the addition of Smiles4Kids Manhattan Pediat- ric Dental Group. 17. Orange, Calif.-based Western Dental & Orthodontics selected Windsor, Conn.-based Voya Fi- nancial as the DSO's new record- keeper and service provider for its 401(k) retirement savings plan. 18. Houston-based Endo1 Partners, an endodontic partnership organiza- tion, closed $115 million of debt facilities, with Waterbury, Conn.- based Webster Bank arranging the senior facility. 19. Aspen Dental opened its 101st Florida practice in Bonita Springs. 20. North American Dental Group released a March 18 statement urging for the end of racism, big- otry and hate directed at Asians and Asian Americans. 21. Austin, Texas-based Smile Cen- ter Dental joined Brident Dental & Orthodontics, an affiliate of Western Dental. 22. MB2 Dental ranked No. 114 out of 250 on Inc. 5000's fastest-growing Texas-based private companies. 23. New York City-based ICV Part- ners made a majority investment in Madison, Wis.-based Cher- ry Tree Dental. 24. Aspen Dental opened its first practice in the state of Colora- do, along with others in Texas and Wisconsin.