Tracked deals
9
9 tracked deals across 2021-2026.
Dental Buyers & Acquisitions in New York
Buyer mix
Mixed buyer set
7 strategic · 5 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2025
3 tracked deals announced in 2025.
Primary Insight
What Stands Out
- New York activity commonly features add-on growth: partnerships that bring additional practices and clinical sites into an existing buyer platform.
- Specialty and care-area focus appears across orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, adult general practice, and cosmetic lab services.
- Digital enablement shows up in multiple ways, including practice management software (Neem) and teledentistry (Toothpic).
- Dental lab and product capability expansion is a recurring lever, including regenerative materials (Impladent) and cosmetic lab capacity (Dental Lab Aesthetics, LLC).
| Buyer / Backer | What they’re building (based on listed deals) | New York connection |
|---|---|---|
| SALT Dental Partners | Practice partnerships and DSO platform growth | Expansion into New York via multi-location groups and new partnerships |
| The Smilist | Northeast scale through dental partnerships | Affiliation with BrookBeam Dental (Hudson Valley) |
| Frontier Dental Superholdings LLC / O2 Investment Partners | Multi-site lab platform with add-ons | Investment in Port Washington cosmetic lab |
| Dandy | Chair-to-lab workflow via software + manufacturing | Acquisition of Neem for software/engineering integration |
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Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| SALT Dental Partners | 2 | Dental partnership organization / DSO that partners with ... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Avista Capital Partners | 1 | Private equity firm focused on growth-oriented healthcare... | PE |
| Blue Sea Capital | 1 | Private equity firm investing in lower-middle market, gro... | PE |
| Dandy | 1 | Dental technology company building an end-to-end digital ... | Strategic |
| Frontier Dental Superholdings LLC | 1 | Multi-site dental laboratory platform providing high-end ... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Halle Capital Management | 1 | New York-based growth equity investment firm focused on h... | PE |
| O2 Investment Partners | 1 | Private equity firm focused on majority investments in lo... | PE |
| Solmetex, LLC | 1 | Provider of dental waterline products, modern dental isol... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Specialty Smile Partners | 1 | Doctor-led management services organization (MSO) providi... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| The Smilist | 1 | Dental support organization (DSO) operating and affiliati... | Strategic |
Acquisition Volume in Dental in New York by Year
Last 5 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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February 1, 2026
- Buyer
- SALT Dental Partners
- Target
- Julia Cerny, DMD, PLLC
- Industry
- Dental
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Addon
SALT Dental Partners announced a new partnership with Julia Cerny, DMD, PLLC, a single-doctor adult dental practice serving the Greater Albany market. Dr. Cerny and her team will join Sitwell Dental, which plans to expand into Latham, New York, with a new location opening this spring.
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December 10, 2025
- Buyer
- Dandy
- Target
- Neem
- Industry
- Dental
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Dandy has acquired Neem, a dental practice management software company, to integrate Neem's product, UX, and engineering talent into Dandy’s end-to-end dental lab and software platform. The acquisition aims to accelerate development on Dandy’s Vision intraoral scanner and AI/ML-enabled manufacturing capabilities, strengthening Dandy’s chair-to-lab workflow and digital restorative dentistry offering.
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- Buyer
- SALT Dental Partners
- Target
- Sitwell Dental
- Industry
- Dental
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Addon
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.
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- Buyer
- The Smilist
- Target
- BrookBeam Dental
- Industry
- Dental
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Addon
The Smilist has affiliated with BrookBeam Dental, a 16-location dental partnership organization based in New York's Hudson Valley, expanding The Smilist's Northeast footprint to more than 100 locations. The affiliation brings BrookBeam's clinicians and local teams into The Smilist's growth platform while preserving existing providers and patient relationships.
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October 17, 2023
- Buyer
- Specialty Smile Partners, Blue Sea Capital
- Target
- Albany Braces, Where Smiles Grow, Battiste Orthodontics, Schenectady Pediatric Dentistry
- Industry
- Dental
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Addon
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.
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June 5, 2023
- Buyer
- Solmetex, LLC, Avista Capital Partners
- Target
- Impladent Ltd.
- Seller
- Maurice Valen and the Valen family
- Industry
- Dental
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Addon
Solmetex, LLC acquired Impladent Ltd., a provider of regenerative dental materials including bone grafts and resorbable membranes, to expand its dental product portfolio. The transaction — supported by Solmetex's existing investor Avista Capital Partners — brings nearly 40 years of Impladent expertise into the Solmetex platform; financial terms were not disclosed.
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- Buyer
- Frontier Dental Superholdings LLC, O2 Investment Partners
- Target
- Dental Lab Aesthetics, LLC
- Industry
- Dental
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Addon
Frontier Dental Superholdings, the multi-site dental laboratory platform backed by O2 Investment Partners, has partnered with and made an investment in Dental Lab Aesthetics, a Port Washington, New York-based full-service cosmetic dental laboratory. The transaction brings DLA onto the Frontier platform as an add-on to expand cosmetic dentistry capabilities and strengthen the platform's presence in the Northeast; DLA founder Jason Kim will join Frontier's board.
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April 20, 2022
- Buyer
- quip
- Target
- Toothpic
- Industry
- Dental
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
quip, the modern oral health company, has acquired Toothpic, a teledentistry platform that connects patients with dental professionals. The acquisition integrates Toothpic’s telehealth capabilities and nationwide provider network into quip’s digital oral care platform to expand access to preventive dental care and enhance quip’s product-and-services offering.
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- Buyer
- Halle Capital Management
- Target
- Planet Smile Partners
- Industry
- Dental
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of dental acquisitions and partnerships are shown for New York?
The page lists a mix of practice add-ons and affiliations (including multi-location groups), plus acquisitions and investments tied to dental software, teledentistry, regenerative materials, and dental lab capabilities.
Which New York deal themes show up repeatedly?
Add-on practice expansion into a buyer network and capability build-outs—especially around digital tools (software/teledentistry) and lab or product capability—are recurring themes across the listed transactions.
Are there deals involving dental software or digital dentistry?
Yes. Examples include Dandy acquiring Neem (dental practice management software) and quip acquiring Toothpic (teledentistry platform).
Do the listings include both adult and specialty/pediatric dentistry?
Yes. The page features partnerships and investments related to adult general practice as well as specialty areas such as orthodontics and pediatric dentistry.
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