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

Thomas H. Lee Partners and Linden Capital Partners Invest in Smile Doctors

January 5, 2022

Healthcare Services

Smile Doctors, the largest U.S. orthodontics-focused dental support organization with more than 295 locations, announced a strategic investment from Thomas H. Lee Partners. THL is investing alongside existing sponsor Linden Capital Partners in an equal partnership while affiliated orthodontists retain a significant ownership stake to support continued growth and expanded service offerings.

SALT Dental Partners Adds Sitwell Dental to Expand into New York

May 30, 2025

Dental

SALT Dental Partners announced a partnership with Sitwell Dental effective May 30, 2025, bringing the multi-specialty group into SALT's network and marking SALT's entry into New York (its 20th state). Sitwell Dental operates four clinical locations across Upstate New York and was founded by Drs. John and Tiffany O'Brien; the deal is an add-on to SALT's growing dental platform.

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.

Community Dental Partners Partners with OrthoDent

February 24, 2022

Dental

Boathouse Capital portfolio company Community Dental Partners has formed a partnership with OrthoDent, a pediatric and orthodontics-focused DSO operating 12 locations across Texas. Under the agreement, CDP will provide strategic and business resources to support OrthoDent’s specialty pediatric dentistry and orthodontics services while integrating the brand into CDP’s network.

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.

Oak Dental Partners Recapitalizes Select Dental Partners

December 30, 2021

Dental

Oak Dental Partners (ODP), a rapidly growing dental service organization based in Atlanta, recapitalized Select Dental Partners, a multi-state pediatric dentistry and orthodontics provider headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The recapitalization closed on December 30, 2021; Marriott & Co. served as exclusive financial advisor to Select Dental and founder Dr. Robert Ellis III will remain in his CEO role under the new partnership.