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Silver Creek Dental Partners Expands California Foothold 

Silver Creek Dental Partners Expands California Foothold 

On August 23, Silver Creek Dental Partners announced through a LinkedIn post that it was expanding its presence with the acquisition of Mission Hills Family Dental. The terms were not disclosed.  Mission Hills Family Dental is a dental practice with one location in San Marcos, California. The practice provides preventive, cosmetic, restorative and sedation dentistry. According to its website, the practice is run by a team of two physicians: Dr. Nicolle Miller and Dr. Kathleen T. Doppenberg.  Silver Creek Dental Partners is a boutique dental support organization founded in 2020 to provide management services to general dentistry practices throughout California. Per its website,... Read More »
Deal of the Week: UnitedHealth’s SCA Health Acquires U.S. Digestive Health 

Deal of the Week: UnitedHealth’s SCA Health Acquires U.S. Digestive Health 

SCA Health announced on August 18 that it was entering an agreement to acquire U.S. Digestive Health, which serves Pennsylvania and Delaware.  The seller was Amulet Capital Partners, LP, a middle-market private equity firm focused exclusively on healthcare.  U.S. Digestive Health was formed in 2019 by Amulet Capital Partners, LP in partnership with member practice partner physicians. According to its website, as of August 19, 2025, there are 149 physicians on staff. Additionally, the company runs more than 20 ambulatory surgery centers. It is based in Exton, Pennsylvania. While still under Amulet Capital Partners’ ownership, U.S. Digestive Health completed seven transactions,... Read More »
Imagen Dental Partners Enters New State with Acquisition 

Imagen Dental Partners Enters New State with Acquisition 

Imagen Dental Partners announced that it acquired Toothologie.  Toothologie is a dental practice with one location in Union, Kentucky. There are two physicians on staff: Dr. Jason Ford DMD and Dr. Kyle Reynolds DMD.  Founded in 2020, Imagen Dental Partners is a dental partnership organization that joins with dental practices, invests in them and supports their growth. Imagen Dental Partners supports practices in California, Arizona, Texas, Minnesota, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Oregon and Wisconsin.  This marks Imagen Dental Partners’s 11th acquisition of the year as well as its first acquisition in... Read More »
VSP Ventures Acquires 3 California-Based Eye Care Practices 

VSP Ventures Acquires 3 California-Based Eye Care Practices 

VSP Ventures, based in Rancho Cordova, California, announced on August 18 that it acquired three eye care practices, expanding its presence in its home state.  Topa Topa Optometry is based in Ojai, California. It provides a comprehensive range of eye health services to patients of all ages. The practice is run by one physician: Bruce Brockman, OD.  Antelope Mall Vision Center Optometry is based in Palmdale, California. It provides the full scope of eye care services. There are three physicians on staff: Dr. Jae Hon, Anita Aloian and Hannah Yeh.  East Hills Vision Care Optometry operates out of one location in San Jose, California. According to its website, there are four... Read More »
U.S. Oral Surgery Management Acquires 4 practices 

U.S. Oral Surgery Management Acquires 4 practices 

U.S. Oral Surgery Management (USOSM), a portfolio company of private equity group Oak Hill Capital Partners, announced that it acquired four practices and entered a new state.   Founded in 2006, Premier Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery is based in Papillion, Nebraska. It specializes in a wide variety of oral and maxillofacial needs from wisdom teeth removal to advanced bone regeneration, implantology, sedation/general anesthesia and more. According to its website, there is one physician on staff: Afolabi Ogunleye.  Snyder & Dugan Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery has four locations serving patients in Pennsylvania. The practice is run by Michael Dugan, DMD, and Patrick... Read More »

Optum Buys Holston Medical Group in Tennessee  

Optum has bought another physician group, this time in Tennessee. The UnitedHealth Group subsidiary acquired Holston Medical Group, a multi-specialty practice based in Kingsport, Tennessee. It provides primary care, pediatrics, women’s health, urgent care and outpatient diagnostic care services. The group has more than 70 locations in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. According to its website, the practice employs more than 200 physicians. No terms were disclosed.   This deal isn’t the first for Optum in the physician space; after all, Optum is one of the companies that spearheaded the trend of putting payor and provider under one umbrella. Its most recent deal was for... Read More »