Smile Brands Launches New Platform to Help Patients and Teams Thrive in Today’s Environment
Summary
Smile Brands Inc., one of the nation’s leading dental support organizations (DSO) providing business support services to approximately 450 affiliated offices across 18 states, today announced its Safe.Smile.Space.™ platform with the goal of making each location a model community for infection control, inclusivity, tolerance, and civil discourse. to create a framework for making each office a protective tent or model community in which all can experience the organization’s vision for a safer world. Team members will receive tools and training to help manage their own anxiety and support patients having difficulty coping due to the current environment. The organization supports approximately 450 affiliated practices and 60 brands across 18 states, including Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Ohio, Oregon, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. Smile Brands is a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors, a leading middle-market private equity firm based in San Francisco, CA.