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13 BECKER'S DENTAL + DSO REVIEW // VOL. 2022 NO. 1 DENTAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS 25. The Smilist Management in Great Neck, N.Y., affiliated with Encore Dental, a DSO with five offices in New Jersey. 26. Dallas-based Deca Dental Group expanded into a third state through its acquisition of Reign Dental, a Seattle-based DSO. 27. Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Sur- gery Management established its first partnership in Mississippi. 28. Jonesboro, Ark.-based GPS Den- tal partnered with three dental practices across three states during the first quarter of 2021. 29. U.S. Oral Surgery Management partnered with Atlantic Oral Surgery and Implant Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C. 30. Chicago-based Aspen Dental opened its 25th Missouri practice. 31. Santa Ana (Calif.) Dental Group joined Irvine, Ca- lif.-based Smile Brands. 32. MB2 Dental added its 300th affili- ated practice and, separately, also entered Maryland, its 30th state. 33. Ovilla (Texas) Family Dentistry joined Smile Brands. 34. North American Dental Group partnered with Grandwood Park, Ill.-based Affiliated Dental Spe- cialists, a pediatric dental group. 35. Oliver Dental Associates and Downtown Boston Dental affiliat- ed with Beacon Dental Health, all located in Boston. 36. Heartland Dental announced a strategic transaction with Wake- field, Mass.-based American Dental Partners that will create a network of more than 2,300 den- tists across 38 states. 37. Mentor, Ohio-based Empire Den- tal Arts acquired Palladino DDS & Associates, a 30-year-old practice in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. 38. Dental365 partnered with Los Angeles-based Pearl, a dental AI and computer vision solutions company, for efficiency, accuracy, transparency and patient care. 39. Western Dental & Orthodontics partnered with dental implant maker Straumann Group, which will provide Western Dental's 333 offices with implants, abut- ments and crowns. 40. U.S. Oral Surgery Management partnered with WestShore OMS Specialists, an oral and maxillofa- cial surgery practice in southwest Florida, the special management services company's first part- ner in the state. 41. San Jose, Calif.-based Align Technology and DECA Dental Group extended their relation- ship with a new multiyear agree- ment for the Invisalign system through early 2025. 42. Chicago-based Great Lakes Dental Partners landed its first partnership in Indiana with the addition of Valparaiso Family Dentistry. 43. Heartland Dental introduced multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to strength- en the work environment for its employees. 44. North American Dental Group will join its sister company, Colosse- um Dental Group, in partnering with procurement company Jaggaer to facilitate its pro- curement process. 45. Sage Dental Management will partner with dental AI and com- puter vision solutions company Pearl to provide advanced care to its patients, making it one of the first organizations to integrate Pearl's technology companywide. 46. U.S. Oral Surgery Management entered a partnership with Southern Kentucky Oral Surgery Associates, its first partnered brand in Kentucky. 47. Aspen Dental officially opened its 900th U.S. office, a Mount Pocono, Pa.-based practice. 48. Heartland Dental closed its strategic transaction with Amer- ican Dental Partners that allows American Dental Partners' prac- tices to utilize Heartland Dental for marketing, office operations, information technology, human resources and payer relations. 49. Aspen Dental Management launched Motto, a clear aligner experience exclusively available at the DSO's locations. 50. Little Rock, Ark.-based Rock Dental Brands' COO, Kristi Crum, began her new position as the company's CEO July 1. 51. Mortenson Dental Partners raised a $12 million equity offering from the sale of its common stock. 52. Smile Brands partnered with Okemos, Mich.-based Eby Dental Care. 53. Lake Success, N.Y.-based ProHealth Dental opened its first CareMount Dental office through a clinical affiliation with Mount Kisco, N.Y.-based Care- Mount Medical, a multispecialty medical group. 54. U.S. Oral Surgery Management expanded into its 14th state. The Guyette Facial & Oral Sur- gery Center joined the specialty management service company's network with two practices in Scottsdale and Avondale, Ariz. 55. Smile Doctors launched a new treatment solution featuring the Invisalign clear aligners. 56. HealthEdge Investment Partners and Synergistic Capital Partners completed their investment in Today's Dental Network, a dental practice network and sup- port organization. 57. Beacon Dental Health has dou- bled in size for the third consecu- tive year, completing five affilia- tions in the last 12 months. 58. Trevose, Pa.-based Simply Beautiful Smiles recently ac- quired Rahway, N.J.-based Olin Dental Group. 59. Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Onsite Dental recently acquired mobile dental firm Henry the Dentist.