Which Denton dentists are private equity backed?
We checked 64 dental office addresses in Denton, Texas, as part of our Dallas-Fort Worth dentists coverage. 15 are affiliated with a PE-backed or formerly PE-backed, now lender-controlled group, including Deca Dental, Affordable Care (ACI) and MB2 Dental. Another 2 belong to corporate-owned groups that aren’t PE funds.
Groups present in Denton
| Group | Label | Backers / owner | Offices here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deca Dental | PE-backed | Blackstone | 3 |
| Affordable Care (ACI) | PE-backed, now lender-controlled | Former lenders; lender group reportedly led by Blackstone and KKR credit funds, also Antares Capital and New Mountain | 2 |
| MB2 Dental | PE-backed | Warburg Pincus; Charlesbank Capital Partners | 2 |
| PDS Health (formerly Pacific Dental Services) | Not PE, corporate-owned | Stephen E. Thorne IV | 2 |
| Pearl Street Dental Partners | PE-backed | SkyKnight Capital; Talisker Partners; founders and dentist shareholders keep significant stakes | 2 |
| Apex Dental Partners | PE-backed | Endeavour Capital; doctor equity partners | 1 |
| Community Dental Partners | PE-backed | Boathouse Capital | 1 |
| D4C Dental Brands | PE-backed | Cressey & Company; Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company | 1 |
| Heartland Dental | PE-backed | KKR; Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan | 1 |
| Smile Doctors | PE-backed | Linden Capital Partners; Thomas H. Lee Partners | 1 |
| The Aspen Group (TAG) | PE-backed | Leonard Green & Partners; Ares Management; American Securities | 1 |
| Today Dental | Group practice | Its dentists | 1 |
Labeled practices in Denton
Every dental practice in Denton we tied to a group. Practices not listed have no known PE ties. Counts above are by office address; this list is by practice.
| Practice | Address | Label | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affordable Dentures & Implants - Denton | 2318 San Jacinto Blvd Ste 104 | PE-backed, now lender-controlled | Affordable Care (ACI) |
| Affordable Dentures & Implants - Denton, P.A. | 2318 San Jacinto Blvd Ste 104 | PE-backed, now lender-controlled | Affordable Care (ACI) |
| Aspen Dental - Denton, TX | 3400 N Interstate 35 | PE-backed | The Aspen Group (TAG) |
| Dental Central | 1719 S Loop 288 Ste 110 | Not confirmed | MB2 Dental |
| Denton Dental Group, PLLC | 3323 Unicorn Lake Blvd Ste 131 | PE-backed | Apex Dental Partners |
| Denton Modern Dentistry and Orthodontics | 1300 S. Loop 288, Suite 100 | Not PE, corporate-owned | PDS Health (formerly Pacific Dental Services) |
| Denton Smiles Dentistry | 721 I-35E South | PE-backed | MB2 Dental |
| Denton Smiles Dentistry | 721 I-35 E South, Suite #206 | PE-backed | MB2 Dental |
| Hickory Creek Dental Group and Orthodontics | 5017 Teasley Ln, Suite 165 | Not PE, corporate-owned | PDS Health (formerly Pacific Dental Services) |
| Ideal Dental Denton Crossing | 1719 S Loop 288, 110 | PE-backed | Deca Dental |
| Ideal Dental of Denton PLLC | 2200 W University Drive, Suite 120 | PE-backed | Deca Dental |
| iKids Pediatric Dentistry - Denton | 1212 Bent Oaks Court, Suite #100 | PE-backed | D4C Dental Brands |
| Kang Dental, PLLC | 3400 N. I-35, Suite 100 | Not confirmed | The Aspen Group (TAG) |
| Kirby Joe Robinson of Texas, DDS, P.C. | 2317 W University Dr Ste B8 | PE-backed, now lender-controlled | Affordable Care (ACI) |
| Smile Doctors Vance Orthodontics - Denton | 3201 Lillian Miller Pkwy, Ste A | PE-backed | Smile Doctors |
| Smile Magic of Denton, PLLC | 3600 E. McKinney St, Suite 190 | PE-backed | Community Dental Partners |
| Smiley Dental - University PLLC | 2203 W University Dr | Not confirmed | Access Dental |
| Stone Creek Dental | 2430 S I-35e, Ste 178 | PE-backed | Pearl Street Dental Partners |
| Stone Creek Dental PLLC | 2430 S I-35 E Ste 178 | PE-backed | Pearl Street Dental Partners |
| Teasley Center Dental PLLC | 5050 Teasley Ln, Suite 110 | PE-backed | Deca Dental |
| Today Dental of Denton | 1800 Brinker Rd Ste 290 | Group practice | Today Dental |
| University Drive Dental | 2203 W. University Drive | PE-backed | Heartland Dental |
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“No known PE ties” means we found none, not that we proved there are none. Where the evidence is thin or old we show “Not confirmed” and link the source. How we label · Report a correction