Is Gentle Dentistry in Carrollton private equity backed?
PE-backed
Gentle Dentistry is affiliated with Heartland Dental, a PE-backed dental group (backed by KKR; Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan).
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
- Gentle Dentistry (Dental Health Associates of Texas, PC)
- Address
- 1025 W Hebron Pkwy Ste 114, Carrollton, TX 75010
- Phone
- (972) 394-1611
- Owner group
- Heartland Dental
- Label
- PE-backed (KKR; Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan)
- Backers
- KKR; Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (sizeable minority) (since 2018)
- PE stake
- PE investors hold a majority stake in the group.
- How the group holds practices
- Buyout: the group buys the practice outright.
- Confidence
- High. Primary source: the group’s own location or partner list, matched to the practice’s NPI registry record at the same address by name, suite or a legal entity the group bills under. About confidence
Evidence
- Listed in the location data on the group’s website: corp-site-map-data.s3.amazonaws.com (2026-10-31)
- Who owns Heartland Dental:
Checked 2026-10-31. A label describes who owns or backs the practice, not the quality of its care.
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