SALT Dental Partners Adds Sitwell Dental to Expand into New York

SALT Dental Partners (LCM-backed) Completes Multiple Practice Partnerships

April 10, 2024

Healthcare Services

LCM-backed SALT Dental Partners, a Phoenix-based dental partnership organization focused on pediatric dentistry and orthodontics, executed 19 strategic partnerships in 2023 — adding roughly 40 locations and expanding to 90+ locations across 13 states. Since early 2024 the company has partnered with six additional practices (with five more expected to close by Q2 2024) as it expands into oral surgery and scales its centralized support functions.

42 North Dental Adds Wellesley Dental Group

December 17, 2020

Healthcare Services

42 North Dental announced an affiliation with Wellesley Dental Group, adding the practice as the company's 78th supported location and its 52nd in Massachusetts. Founders Dr. Femina Ali and Dr. Ejaz Ali will become equity partners in 42 North Dental and will continue to lead the practice while benefiting from 42 North's administrative support and transition planning.

Specialty Smile Partners Partners with Four New York Practices (Backed by Blue Sea Capital)

October 17, 2023

Dental

Specialty Smile Partners, a doctor-led management services organization backed by Blue Sea Capital, announced strategic partnerships with four New York specialty dental practices: Albany Braces, Where Smiles Grow, Battiste Orthodontics, and Schenectady Pediatric Dentistry. The affiliations expand Specialty Smile Partners' footprint into New York and bring the practices access to centralized business services and operational support from the MSO and its PE backer.

Western Dental & Orthodontics Acquires Salwan Dental Group

November 10, 2020

Dental

Western Dental & Orthodontics has acquired Salwan Dental Group, a single-office dental practice located at 2537 South Euclid Avenue in Ontario, California. Dr. Ranjeev Salwan will remain as the managing doctor, and the acquisition raises Western Dental's total California offices to 235 while expanding its network of services including general dentistry, orthodontics and oral surgery. The office will continue to serve Medi-Cal (Denti-Cal) patients as part of Western Dental's affordable care network.

SALT Dental Partners Adds Lineberry Orthodontics in Boise Area

August 6, 2025

Dental

SALT Dental Partners announced that Lineberry Orthodontics, led by Dr. Laura Lineberry, has joined the SALT network effective August 6, 2025. The practice — operating two orthodontic locations in Boise and Mountain Home, Idaho — expands SALT’s presence in the Greater Boise market as an add-on to its dental platform.

The Smilist Acquires Lakeview Dental Care

September 30, 2024

Dental

The Smilist Dental, a Northeast-based dental service organization (DSO), has acquired Lakeview Dental Care, a six-location group practice in New Jersey owned by Drs. Eric Forte and Jonathan Hill. Polaris Healthcare Partners advised the sellers on the multi-million dollar transaction as The Smilist expands its footprint across the region.