Smile Doctors Acquires 4 Dental Practices 

Smile Doctors Acquires 4 Dental Practices 

Smile Doctors, LLC, a portfolio company of Linden Capital Partners and Thomas H. Lee Partners, announced on July 24 that it entered into an agreement to acquire four dental practices.   Otto Orthodontics offers orthodontic care from five locations in Missouri; Wentzville, St. Peters, Fenton, St. Louis and Creve Coeur. According to its website, the practice has five providers on staff.  Smile Construction Orthodontics is an orthodontic practice with locations in White House, Gallatin and Hendersonville, Tennessee. According to its website, the practice has one provider on staff: Dr. Clay Fulks.  Dixon Orthodontics provides quality orthodontic care, braces and Invisalign®... Read More »
Heartland Dental Expands in Florida with Acquisition of Vanderbilt Estates Dental 

Heartland Dental Expands in Florida with Acquisition of Vanderbilt Estates Dental 

Heartland Dental announced that it entered into an agreement to acquire Vanderbilt Estates Dental for an undisclosed price.   Vanderbilt Estates Dental is based in Naples, Florida and provides preventative dentistry, emergency dentistry and restorative dentistry. According to the website, the practice has one provider on staff: Dr. Gillian Plummer-Molina.  Heartland Dental is a dental support organization providing non-clinical, administrative support services with more than 2,600 doctors in more than 1,650 locations across 38 states. The company is majority-owned by KKR, a global investment firm.  According to data captured in the LevinPro HC database, this deal... Read More »
Augusta Medical Group Acquires Rockingham Family Physicians 

Augusta Medical Group Acquires Rockingham Family Physicians 

On July 18, Augusta Medical Group announced it acquired Rockingham Family Physicians.  Rockingham Family Physicians is a primary care practice with one location in Harrisonburg, Virginia. According to its website, the practice is run by four physicians.  Augusta Medical Group, part of Augusta Health’s network, is a group of dedicated medical professionals who serve patients in primary care practices, specialty clinics and outpatient venues. It was founded in 2008.  Rockingham Family Physicians’ patients will begin to receive care from Augusta Medical Group’s staff on September 1, 2024. This new addition will mark Augusta Health’s second location in... Read More »
Astrana Health Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire Collaborative Health Systems

Astrana Health Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire Collaborative Health Systems

Astrana Health, Inc., together with its subsidiaries and affiliated entities, announced on July 25 that the company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Collaborative Health Systems (CHS), a Centene Corporation company. CHS is a management services organization (MSO) that partners with independent primary care physicians as they move to value-based models. CHS serves more than 129,000 beneficiaries across 17 states. Astrana Health is a MSO comprised of healthcare professionals and more than 600 employees. Astrana provides comprehensive administrative support and various auxiliary services to provide the highest quality of care to patients. The acquisition facilitates the... Read More »
Specialized Dental Partners acquires Lowcountry Endodontics of Beaufort 

Specialized Dental Partners acquires Lowcountry Endodontics of Beaufort 

Specialized Dental Partners (SDP) announced that it continued its acquisition streak with the purchase of Lowcountry Endodontics of Beaufort.   Lowcountry Endodontics of Beaufort is run by Dr. Erich Heitman, the only provider on staff. Dr. Heitman provides endodontics care with an emphasis on digital and radiography dentistry.  A portfolio company of private equity firm Quad-C Management, SDP is a leading specialty dental service organization that provides comprehensive support services to endodontic specialists across the United States. According to its website, SDP is based in more than 35 states and has partnered with more than 200 practices.   This marks SDP’s 16th... Read More »
Atlantic Health Creates Joint Venture With Premier Health Associates, LLC 

Atlantic Health Creates Joint Venture With Premier Health Associates, LLC 

On July 15 Atlantic Health System (AHS) announced that it was acquiring Premier Health Associates, LLC to create a joint venture.   Premier Health Associates, LLC is a multi-specialty physician group, focused on primary-care delivery across 16 locations in Sussex, Warren and Morris Counties in New Jersey and Pike County, Pennsylvania. Premier Health provides care in the following specialties: gastroenterology, orthopedics/sports medicine, endocrinology, pulmonology, rheumatology, general/colorectal surgery, interventional pain management, chiropractic medicine, acupuncture and imaging. According to its website, it has 36 providers on staff.  AHS is one of the largest non-profit... Read More »