Which Little Elm dentists are private equity backed?
We checked 24 dental office addresses in Little Elm, Texas, as part of our Dallas-Fort Worth dentists coverage. 3 are affiliated with a PE-backed or formerly PE-backed, now lender-controlled group, including Smile Brands, Smile Doctors and Guardian Dentistry Partners. Another 1 belong to corporate-owned groups that aren’t PE funds.
Groups present in Little Elm
| Group | Label | Backers / owner | Offices here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arte Dental (Lewisville, Little Elm) | Group practice | Its dentists | 1 |
| Guardian Dentistry Partners | PE-backed, now lender-controlled | Morgan Stanley Private Credit; Prudential Private Capital; Kaulig Capital; others | 1 |
| PDS Health (formerly Pacific Dental Services) | Not PE, corporate-owned | Stephen E. Thorne IV | 1 |
| Smile Brands | PE-backed | Gryphon Investors | 1 |
| Smile Doctors | PE-backed | Linden Capital Partners; Thomas H. Lee Partners | 1 |
Labeled practices in Little Elm
Every dental practice in Little Elm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arte Dental Little Elm | 1000 E Eldorado Pkwy, Ste 130 | Group practice | Arte Dental (Lewisville, Little Elm) |
| Little Elm Dentistry and Orthodontics | 2180 Fm 423 Ste 200 | Not PE, corporate-owned | PDS Health (formerly Pacific Dental Services) |
| Monarch Dental Dallas – Little Elm | 2700 E El Dorado Parkway, Suite 106 | PE-backed | Smile Brands |
| Smile Doctors Anthony Patel Orthodontics - Little Elm | 1000 E Eldorado Pkwy, Ste 100 | PE-backed | Smile Doctors |
| Woodlake Family Dentistry | 2721 Little Elm Pkwy Ste 105 | Not confirmed | Guardian Dentistry Partners |
| Woodlake Family Dentistry | 2721 Little Elm Pkwy | Not confirmed | Guardian Dentistry Partners |
| Woodlake Molina PLLC | 2721 Little Elm Pkwy | PE-backed, now lender-controlled | Guardian Dentistry Partners |
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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