Here are eight dental industry mergers and acquisitions Becker's reported on in May:
1. Steven Ricco, DDS, and Jay Lubliner, DMD, both from New York, merged their practices.
2. Kleer and Membersy, two dental membership plans, have merged under Charlesbank Capital Partners.
3. Cincinnati-based Cordental Group acquired The Healthy Smile Center in Ashtabula, Ohio.
4. Cal Dental USA entered the orthodontic market with its first acquisition.
5. New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365 acquired Queensboro Plaza Dental Care in New York City.
6. San Francisco-based Cliff Ridge Specialty Partners acquired its first practice, Angolkar4Smiles in Seattle and Tukwila, Wash.
7. Charleston, S.C.-based Peninsula Cosmetic & Family Dentistry acquired Mouth Carolina Dentistry in Charleston, S.C.
8. Boston-based UptimeHealth acquired Dental Whale, a dental practice solution and learning provider company.