{
  "title": "Heartland Dental acquires Foundation Dental Partners: what it means",
  "url": "https://acquisitions.com/blog/heartland-dental-acquires-foundation-dental-partners/",
  "author": "Moran Pober",
  "publisher": "Acquisitions.com",
  "published": "2026-10-22",
  "updated": "2026-10-22",
  "section": "Deal reports",
  "keyword": "Heartland Dental acquires Foundation Dental Partners",
  "short_answer": "Heartland Dental, the largest dental support organization in the US, closed its purchase of Foundation Dental Partners on 2 October 2026. Foundation runs 33 supported practices in Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina and Kentucky. The price was not disclosed. For a dentist buying one practice, it means the biggest DSO now competes in four more Southeastern markets.",
  "facts": {
    "Buyer": "Heartland Dental, Effingham, Illinois (majority owned by KKR)",
    "Target": "Foundation Dental Partners, a doctor-focused DSO (CEO Adam Ditto)",
    "Sector": "Dental practices / dental support organizations (DSOs)",
    "Location": "33 practices in Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina and Kentucky",
    "Price": "Not disclosed",
    "Structure": "Closed transaction; Foundation's practices join Heartland's supported network",
    "Announced": "2 October 2026 (PR Newswire, dateline Effingham, Ill.)",
    "Source": "Heartland Dental press release"
  },
  "sources": [
    "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/heartland-dental-welcomes-foundation-dental-partners-into-its-supported-network-302897192.html",
    "https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/7a-loans"
  ],
  "license": "Facts may be quoted with attribution to Acquisitions.com and a link to the url above."
}