Brident Dental & Orthodontics appears to be reducing its presence in Texas.<\/p>\n
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TDMR has received several independent reports indicating that Brident locations in Texas are being offered to prospective buyers. One source familiar with the process described seeing a substantial list of offices being marketed. Another source reported that some locations have already been sold or closed. Speculation is that Brident might severely curtail its presence in Texas or, as one source has even suggested, leave the state.<\/p>\n
It was only a few years ago, in late 2022, that Brident was celebrating the acquisition of its 130th Texas practice<\/a>.<\/p>\n Today, the company\u2019s website lists 103 Texas locations<\/a>, with apparently many more locations on the chopping block.<\/p>\n This is a radical change.<\/p>\n Financial pressure on parent company<\/p>\n There is financial pressure on its\u00a0parent company, Sonrava Health<\/a>, one of the nation\u2019s largest dental support organizations.\u00a0 The company is owned by the private equity firm New Mountain Capital<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Bloomberg recently reported<\/a> that Sonrava hired investment bank\u00a0Lincoln International LLC \u201cto explore options including asset sales, according to people familiar with the matter. The company, which operates under brands including Western Dental & Orthodontics and Brident Dental & Orthodontics, has been working with advisers Greenhill and Ropes & Gray LLP since last year as it negotiates an out-of-court restructuring with its lenders, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private.\u201d<\/p>\n Sonrava also faces challenges in California, its largest market. The company recently joined dozens of healthcare and community organizations opposing proposed cuts to California\u2019s Medi-Cal Dental program<\/a>, warning that approximately $1 billion in funding reductions could seriously affect dental access and providers.<\/p>\n Why Texas locations?<\/p>\n But why cut back in Texas? We haven\u2019t heard any rumblings from other states.\u00a0 Brident is a major dental Medicaid provider here.<\/p>\n Is Brident selling selected offices to dispose of underperforming locations, or pursuing a broader restructuring of its Texas operations? Are the reported sales intended to strengthen the organization financially, or do they represent a more significant strategic shift, like skedaddling from the Texas market?<\/p>\n Brident\u2019s corporate office has not responded to TDMR\u2019s email request for comment, so the company\u2019s plans remain unclear.<\/p>\n Margins are tight for Medicaid practices<\/p>\n