Southfield, Michigan-based Great Expressions Dental Centers acquired East Longmeadow, Massachusetts-based Ascent Dental Care. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Founded in 1982, Great Expressions Dental Centers (GEDC) is a provider of preventive dental care, orthodontics and specialty care with more than 300 dental practices in nine states. GEDC seeks to affiliate with both group and single practices across the U.S. GEDC was acquired by private equity firm Roark Capital Group in September 2016.
Ascent Dental Care is a dental services organization with practices in the greater Springfield, Massachusetts, market. Ascent Dental Care is led by Dr. Kevin Coughlin, a general, restorative and cosmetic dentist specializing in dental implants, Invisalign and laser treatments.
According to the LevinPro HC database, this was the 16th Dental Services Organization acquisition of 2022. This compares with three Dental Services Organization deals reported between January 1, 2021, and October 20, 2021.
