ProSmile (TriSpan-backed) Acquires Destiny Dental Practices

Heartland Dental Acquires Smile Design Dentistry

September 5, 2025

Healthcare Services

Heartland Dental has closed its key transaction to acquire Smile Design Dentistry, a Florida-based dental support organization (DSO) operating 60 practices. The deal expands Heartland Dental’s supported-office network in Florida and brings Smile Design practices into Heartland’s doctor-led support model and resources.

TriSpan Recapitalizes SmartArches Dental Implants from ProSmile

September 29, 2023

Dental

Funds affiliated with private equity firm TriSpan LLP have acquired SmartArches Dental Implants from ProSmile in a recapitalization that establishes SmartArches as a standalone specialty dental implant and reconstruction services company. SmartArches operates eight locations across Florida, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey and will use the investment to support geographic expansion and scale its implant and full-mouth reconstruction services.

ProSmile (TriSpan-backed) Acquires Four Dental Practices in Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C.

November 23, 2022

Dental

ProSmile, a TriSpan-backed dental support organization, completed the acquisition of four dental practices located in Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C., marking the platform's entrance into Washington D.C. and Virginia. The add-on expands ProSmile's Mid-Atlantic footprint and follows several prior add-on acquisitions since TriSpan's initial investment in May 2019.

Smile Brands Acquires Midwest Dental

December 2, 2020

Healthcare Services

Smile Brands Inc., a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors, completed the acquisition of Midwest Dental, a Dental Support Organization with over 230 offices headquartered in Mondovi, Wisconsin. The combination creates one of the largest DSOs in the U.S., representing approximately 650 offices and over 8,000 employees across 30 states; terms were not disclosed.

TriSpan-backed PG Dental Acquires 17 Dental Practices in New Jersey and Pennsylvania

June 2, 2020

Dental

TriSpan and PG Dental Holdings, LLC announced the acquisition of 17 dental practice locations across New Jersey and Pennsylvania, expanding PG Dental’s platform to support 27 multi-specialty dental practices pro forma. Financial terms were not disclosed; the deal deepens PG Dental’s presence in New Jersey and establishes the group’s first practice in Pennsylvania.

TriSpan Opportunities Fund Acquires Majority Stake in PG Dental Holdings

June 3, 2019

Healthcare Services

TriSpan Opportunities Fund LP acquired a majority interest in PG Dental Holdings, LLC in partnership with the company's management team and owners of certain affiliated practices. PG Dental is a regional dental support organization providing non-clinical administrative services to affiliated dental practices across the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions; the company supported dentists who served approximately 70,000 patients in 2018. Financial terms were not disclosed.