Is Smile Doctors Smile Doctors Orthodontics - Arlington private equity backed?
PE-backed
Smile Doctors Smile Doctors Orthodontics - Arlington is affiliated with Smile Doctors, a PE-backed dental group (backed by Linden Capital Partners; Thomas H. Lee Partners).
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
- Smile Doctors Smile Doctors Orthodontics - Arlington
- Address
- 6501 S Cooper St, Ste 129, Arlington, TX 76001
- Phone
- (817) 472-8877
- Owner group
- Smile Doctors
- Label
- PE-backed (Linden Capital Partners; Thomas H. Lee Partners)
- Backers
- Linden Capital Partners; Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL) (since 2017)
- PE stake
- PE investors (several firms) hold a majority stake in the group.
- How the group holds practices
- Partnership: the group buys a share and the dentist keeps a stake. What the dentist keeps: significant ownership stake for affiliated orthodontists (practice vs holdco not stated).
- 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: “Arlington - 6501 Cooper” Smile Doctors (2026-10-31)
- Who owns Smile Doctors:
Checked 2026-10-31. A label describes who owns or backs the practice, not the quality of its care.
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