Straine Dental Management Acquires Five Dental Practices Across Texas, Missouri and South Carolina
March 12, 2025
Straine Dental Management (SDM) has acquired five independent dental practices — the practices of William Brown, DDS (Greenville, SC); Jonathan Ehlers, DDS (Sedalia, MO); Matthew Garrison, DDS (Smithville, MO); Robert Leedy, DDS (Abilene, TX); and Jim Lippian, DDS (Texarkana, TX). The acquisitions expand SDM's dentist‑owned, dentist‑led DSO network across three states and aim to enhance practice performance and patient care through SDM's management platform and support services.
- Buyers
- Straine Dental Management
- Targets
- Practice of William Brown, DDS, Practice of Jonathan Ehlers, DDS, Practice of Matthew Garrison, DDS, Practice of Robert Leedy, DDS, Practice of Jim Lippian, DDS
- Sellers
- William Brown, DDS, Jonathan Ehlers, DDS, Matthew Garrison, DDS, Robert Leedy, DDS, Jim Lippian, DDS
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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