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Smile Doctors

Dallas, United Statessmiledoctors.com1expert edge

Smile Doctors is the largest orthodontics-focused dental support organization (OSO) in the U.S., supporting 550+ affiliated practices across 36 states with operations, RCM, marketing and HR services. Founded 2015; backed by Linden Capital Partners and Thomas H. Lee Partners since 2017 and 2021 respectively.

Why interesting to a deal team

The reference orthodontic DSO platform and Linden's flagship in the category. Cockrell's counsel role on Linden's orthodontic acquisitions gives a deal team direct read on how this platform was built, its RCM economics, and which affiliated practices remain consolidatable.

Experts connected to this company

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Geoffrey C. Cockrell

Partner, healthcare private equity and M&A (immediate past chair of the firm's private equity group)

McGuireWoods LLP

LawyerChicago

Runs the deal bench for healthcare provider-services roll-ups: he papers the PPM, DSO and billing-compliance structures that decide whether an RCM-dependent platform survives diligence.

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