Telehealth company SmileDirectClub has been closed down after filing for bankruptcy.

A European investment firm is acquiring imes-icore, the German-based dental and medical solutions manufacturer with worldwide distribution.

Christie & Co, has published its ‘Dental market review 2023’ which examines the UK dental business sector,

mydentist has acquired three dental practices in Birmingham from Dr Sandeep Kumar in Aston, Great Barr and Handsworth.

Todays Dental has purchased Harborne Dental Practice in Birmingham, a three-surgery, predominantly private dental practice.

Dentex has acquired Queensway Group in the North East through co-ownership, in a deal brokered by specialist property advisor Christie & Co, HealthInvestor can reveal.

HealthInvestor interviews mydentist's director of strategy and M&A. We explore the dental market and her role in mydentist’s growth.

Christie & Co has appointed Cathy Murphy as a business agent in its dental team in the North of England.

Oral care company SmileDirectClub UK is opening eight new physical locations, known as SmileShops.

Glasgow-based Scottish Dental Care has appointed Donna McBurnie as finance director.

Sun European Partners backed DD Group has acquired DPI, a dental distribution platform in continental Europe.

Scottish Dental Care has acquired two Glasgow dental practices – Barrhead and Gorbals.

Christie & Co has appointed Shae Preece as a business agent to cover the dental market in London and the South of England.

The planned sale of EDG, owned by private equity firm Nordic Capital, has hit a roadblock, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Healthcare operations technology firm Agilio Software has acquired automated data solutions supplier Caragon.

Corporate dentist business Todays Dental has bought a group of dental practices in Shropshire for an undisclosed sum.

Bupa Dental Care is closing 85 of its 450 UK practices amid a national shortage of dentists and increased running costs.

Corus, a global digital dental laboratory group, has expanded in the UK with the acquisition of Byrnes Dental Laboratory.

DD Group, an integrated dental and medical aesthetics distribution and service platform in the UK and Ireland, has appointed Sam Tyrer as chief executive.

After nearly six years as chief executive, {my}dentist has appointed Tom Riall as executive chairman.

August Equity-backed Agilio Software has appointed Lee Slater as head of commercial at its dental division.

The UK’s CMA has flagged competition concerns over the Portman Healthcare’s anticipated deal to buy Dentex Healthcare.

Portman Dental Care has purchased a dual-practice dental group in Wakefield, West Yorkshire: St Michael’s Dental Practice and St Michael's Orthodontics.

Christie & Co's dental team had its strongest year of performance on record, the business advisor said in its Business Outlook 2023: Finding Clarity report launch statement today, 19 January.

Portman Dental Care has purchased Southgate Dental Care in North London.

Devon-based Agilio Software has acquired Sheffield-headquartered clinical learning platform ProDental CPD.

Dentex has acquired two EYDS practices, Hedon Dental Practice and Edward House Dental Studio, for an undisclosed price.

Synova is working with Investec to explore a sale of Clyde Munro, a Scottish dentistry group, HealthInvestor hears.

The Dental Team has acquired a pair of large, mixed-income dental practices in the Northwest.

Acuity Law has acquired dental legal advisory firm Goodman Grant, which has offices in Leeds and Liverpool and provides specialist legal advice to dentists.

Dental practice Roy Morris Dental Excellence is Dentex's latest acquisition following the purchase of Alex Jones Dentistry last week, as reported by Health Investor.

Dentex has purchased Alex Jones Dentistry, two private dental practices, in Barnsley and Penistone, South Yorkshire.

The Competition and Markets Authority has accepted undertakings offered to address concerns raised over the acquisition of Dental Partners Group by Riviera Bidco, the owners of Rodericks Dental.

Scottish dental group Clyde Munro has acquired Tryst Dental in Stenhousemuir.

Dentex Group has acquired Dawood & Tanner, a London dental practice with14 surgeries, an operating room and two consulting rooms.

lasgow-based Clyde Munro Dental Group has struck a deal with married dentists, Duncan Sandland and Suzanne Seaton, to acquire their Colinton Dental and Riccarton Dental practices in Edinburgh.

Dental groups Portman Dental Care and Dentex are to merge forming the largest privately focused dental group in the UK and one of Europe’s largest.

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has flagged concerns over the merger of Rodericks and Dental Partners.

Portman Dental Care has purchased Sharoe Green Dental Practice in Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire.

Scottish Dental Care which owns 15 practices across Scotland, has acquired dental group Mathewson Dental Practice.

Dental investment group Riverdale Healthcare has acquired Hanji Dental Group, a mixed income dental business with a total of 88 surgeries.

Healthcare deals in July clearly show that healthcare investment activity has remained strong and dental practice consolidation is accelerating.

Dental group Dentex has acquired Ceramiart Dental Laboratories in Marylebone, Central London, which specialises in all types of ceramic restorations.

Dental group Envisage Dental has acquired Shipston Dental Practice in Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire.

Co-ownership model dental business Dentex has acquired Shawlands Dental Care, a Scottish dental care operator for an undisclosed sum.

Amalgamated Laboratory Solutions, a London-based business backed by Ansor Private Equity has acquired Precedental, a Stourbridge-based dental laboratory company.

A new £1 million-plus dental clinic and digital training academy is being created by Clyde Munro Dental Group in tandem with multinational Dentsply Sirona, which manufactures and develops hi-tech dental products.  

Business property advisor, Christie & Co, has released its annual ‘Dental market review’ report, which evaluates the UK dental market in 2021 and the first half of 2022.

Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investment fund Mubadala Investment Company and private equity firm CapVest are rumoured to be among those in the run to acquire Dentex, the UK-based private dental partnership network, as the second-round bid kicks off, two sources have told this publication.

HealthInvestor caught up with Antoine Mazerolle, executive director of healthcare business & tech-enabled services at DC Advisory, to discuss consolidation in dentistry, what investors have been looking at and what valuations look like.

Apposite Capital-backed dental group Riverdale Healthcare has acquired Prettygate Dental in Colchester, Essex for an undisclosed sum. This latest acquisition takes Riverdale to 40 practices plus a dental laboratory.

Palamon Capital Partners and IDH Group have entered into a binding agreement to sell DD Group, the UK and Irish dental and medical aesthetics distributor and service provider, to an affiliate of Sun European Partners.

Lonsdale Capital Partners has acquired Todays Dental Group, a London-based dental company comprising eight dental practices.

Clyde Munro Dental Group has acquired Artis Dental and Implant Studio in Balerno outside Edinburgh, which has two dentists, 10 support staff and 4,500 patients.

The pandemic hastened the adoption of telehealth dentistry and offers opportunities for investment, says David Cran, SmileDirectClub

Colosseum Dental UK has acquired The Care Dental Practice and Care Dental Platinum in Hammersmith, West London.

The Scottish Dental Care Group, a national dental provider has secured a multimillion pound minority investment from growth capital investor BGF.

Shareholders of UK dentistry group Dentex are looking at a Q2 sale, multiple sources tell HealthInvestor UK.

Clyde Munro Dental Group has been given a further £25 million war chest for acquisitions after getting the green light from its biggest backer for a new funding package.

Dental group Pearl Smile has acquired Bromley Cross Dental Practice a mixed income dental practice with five surgeries located in Bromley Cross, a suburb of Bolton, Greater Manchester.

Scottish dental group Clyde Munro Dental Group has acquired Alloway Place Dental Practice in Ayr, a 20-strong predominantly NHS practice.

Wesleyan Financial Services has appointed Iain Stevenson as head of the dental segment.

Rodericks Dental has acquired two dental practices owned by Gower Healthcare in Swansea.

Queen’s Park Equity-backed learndirect has acquired SmileWisdom which offers training, jobs and recruitment of dental professionals.

Independent dental group Riverdale Healthcare has acquired seven dental practices in Tyne & Wear, which were formerly part of the Perfect Smile group offering NHS and private services.

Co-ownership model dental business Dentex has acquired Brough Dental Studio in East Yorkshire and Grimsby Dental Studio in Lincolnshire.

London-based Floe Oral Care, the oral healthcare direct-to-consumer online subscription business, has secured £350,000 from a group of investors.

Dental services organisation IDH Group, which comprises the {my}dentist brand and DD Group, today announced that Kevin Beeston has been appointed as chairman.

Dental services organisation IDH Group, which comprises the {my}dentist brand and DD Group, today announced that Kevin Beeston has been appointed as chairman.

Co-ownership model dental business Dentex has acquired two dental businesses: Revitalise Dental Centre and Dental Precision, both located close to the village of St Agnes on the North Cornish coast.

Private equity firm TriSpan has appointed Peter Keegans as executive chair to its UK dental business, The Real Good Dental Company.

Private equity firm TriSpan has made a significant investment in Real Good Dental, a group of dental practices in Scotland, through its Opportunities Fund, with the backing of Keyhaven Capital.

Private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners is acquiring dental care chain IDH Group from The Carlyle Group.

Clyde Munro Dental Group now owns more than 50 practices in Scotland following its acquisition of Mearns Dental, a two-practice operation in Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire.

Dentistry group Enamel Dental has acquired Duke Street Dental Centre, a three-surgery, predominantly private practice located in Brighton Lanes in East Sussex.

Agilio Software, a portfolio company of August Equity, has acquired the dental modules business of Inica, its third software acquisition in the past 12 months.

Riverdale Healthcare has acquired Devonshire House, two dental practices in Cambridge.

Dental group, Portman Dental Care has acquired Plymouth Orthodontics, a specialist orthodontic practice in the Plymouth suburb of Mannamead.

Christie & Co has published its ‘Dental market review 2020/21’ analysing last year’s dental market and looking forward into 2021.

Apposite Capital-backed dentistry platform, Riverdale Healthcare, has acquired Village Dental and InDental Group in North East of England.