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Is Aspen Dental - Fort Worth, TX private equity backed?

PE-backed

Aspen Dental - Fort Worth, TX is affiliated with The Aspen Group (TAG), a PE-backed dental group (backed by Leonard Green & Partners; Ares Management; American Securities).

In dentistry a PE-backed company usually manages the practice through a management services organization, and a dentist remains the practice’s legal owner.

Details

Practice
Aspen Dental - Fort Worth, TX
Address
5009 South Hulen St., Ste 105, Fort Worth, TX 76132
Phone
(817) 258-5507
Owner group
The Aspen Group (TAG)
Label
PE-backed (Leonard Green & Partners; Ares Management; American Securities)
Backers
Leonard Green & Partners; Ares Management; American Securities (since 2006)
PE stake
PE investors (several firms) hold a majority stake in the group.
How the group holds practices
De novo: the group opens new offices itself. What the dentist keeps: owns the practice entity (dentist-owner via Practice Ownership Program) under a services contract with Aspen Dental Management.
Confidence
Medium. The practice’s NPI record names the group, is signed by the same official as two or more of the group’s confirmed practices, or the group’s own job board names it. About confidence

Evidence

Checked 2026-10-31. A label describes who owns or backs the practice, not the quality of its care.

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