Is Little Elm Dentistry and Orthodontics in Little Elm private equity backed?
Not PE, corporate-owned
Little Elm Dentistry and Orthodontics is affiliated with PDS Health (formerly Pacific Dental Services). Not PE, owned by its founder, Stephen E. Thorne IV.
Details
- Practice
- Little Elm Dentistry and Orthodontics (Little Elm Dentistry and Orthodontics PC)
- Address
- 2180 Fm 423 Ste 200, Little Elm, TX 75068
- Phone
- (972) 332-4127
- Owner group
- PDS Health (formerly Pacific Dental Services)
- Label
- Not PE, owned by its founder, Stephen E. Thorne IV
- Backers
- Stephen E. Thorne IV (founder, majority owner) (since 1994)
- How the group holds practices
- De novo: the group opens new offices itself. What the dentist keeps: equity ownership in their office as an owner dentist (Private Practice+), contracting with PDS for services.
- 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
- Listed in the location data on the group’s website: “Dental Office in Little Elm, TX | Little Elm Dentistry” smilegeneration.com (2026-10-31)
- Who owns PDS Health (formerly Pacific Dental Services):
- “Pacific Dental Services, LLC -- Moody” Yahoo Finance (2021-04-06)
- “Pacific Dental Services Reaches Milestone of 700 Supported Owner Dentists” pdshealth.com
Checked 2026-10-31. A label describes who owns or backs the practice, not the quality of its care.
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