Chord Specialty Dental Partners enters Ohio
By Ariana Portalatin
Originally at beckersdental.com
Summary & scoring by The Bell Brief (Dr. Jennifer Bell) using the Drill-Down Protocol (Drill-Down Score) — not the original publisher.
Why it matters for dental
DSO expansion into Ohio gives pediatric-focused practices a new regional consolidator option and may shift referral patterns and payer negotiations for independent pediatric dentists and specialists in Columbus and West Jefferson.
Key points
- Chord Specialty Dental Partners, a Nashville-based DSO, added Prairie Kids Dental (West Jefferson) and Clover Kids Dental (Columbus) to its network, entering Ohio as its eighth state.
- Both acquired practices are led by founder Kimberly Gill, DDS.
- The transaction marks Chord’s continued roll-up strategy in pediatric dentistry across multiple states.
Who should care
Read the original on Becker's Dental + DSO Review
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