Tempe, Ariz.-based Gen4 Dental Partners has partnered with a New Mexico practice.

Straine Dental Management and Specialty Smile Partners were launched in April 2022, increasing competition in the DSO field and expanding private equity's foothold in the dental industry.

Dallas-based Smile Doctors added Grinz Orthodontics to its network.

Sacramento, Calif.-based Ideal Dental Management Partners has rebranded as Image Specialty Partners.

Brident Dental & Orthodontics, a Sonrava Health brand, opened a practice location in Keller, Texas. 

Here are seven DSO milestones that took place during the first three months of 2023:

Affordable Care, a DSO based in Morrisville, N.C., continued its expansion in 2023 with the opening of an Affordable Dentures & Implants location in Arizona. 

Los Angeles-based Our Best Life Companies, a dental management organization, recently expanded into Indiana, its second state. 

Morrisville, N.C.-based Affordable Care opened its second Affordable Dentures & Implants location in less than 10 days. 

Sarasota, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance recently added a Georgia practice to its network. 

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners recently added practices in Illinois and Ohio. 

Here are three DSOs that have recently added their first practices in new states:

Several DSOs have recently launched initiatives to enhance patient care through new services, financing assistance and technology investments. 

Sarasota, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance has surpassed 400 practices. 

Dallas-based Beacon Oral Specialists added its first Florida practice. 

Effingham, Ill.-based Heartland Dental named Fusion92 as its agency of record.

United Dental Corp., a dental partnership organization, has completed its second wave of practice acquisitions in the U.S.

From acquisitions to industry partnerships, here are 12 notable DSO deals that have taken place in the last three months:

Vancouver, Wash.-based Mosaic Dental Collective has partnered with Audax Private Equity, an investment management company. 

Here are four Aspen Dental updates that have taken place since Feb. 1: