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

Halle Capital Management Invests in Planet Smile Partners

April 1, 2021

Dental

Halle Capital Management made a growth equity investment in Planet Smile Partners, a newly formed pediatric- and orthodontic-focused dental service organization (DSO). Planet Smile Partners will initially partner with Dentistry for Children Westchester and Dr. Gary Heitzler will serve as CEO as the platform scales across the Northeast.

Smile Doctors Acquires Grinz Orthodontics

April 4, 2023

Dental

Smile Doctors, a PE-backed orthodontic support organization, has acquired Grinz Orthodontics. The deal adds Grinz's practices in North Carolina and Arizona to Smile Doctors' network; Smile Doctors is a portfolio company of Linden Capital Partners and Thomas H. Lee Partners.

Smile Brands Makes Strategic Investment in DecisionOne Dental Partners

January 7, 2019

Dental

Smile Brands Inc. made a strategic growth investment in DecisionOne Dental Partners to fund the DSO's continued growth and acquisitions across Chicagoland and neighboring states. DecisionOne's management team will remain in place while gaining access to Smile Brands' expansion capital and business support services.

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.

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.

Smile Doctors Acquires myOrthos

March 20, 2025

Healthcare Services

Smile Doctors has acquired myOrthos, an orthodontic support organization with over 70 affiliated locations across 13 states, expanding Smile Doctors' network to more than 550 affiliated locations in 36 states and entering four new states. The acquisition is an add-on to Smile Doctors’ platform to increase provider density in key markets while ensuring continuity of care for myOrthos’ affiliated practices and patients.