All Smiles Dental Centers facts for kids
All Smiles Dental Centers (also known as ADSC) was a group of dental clinics in the United States. Its main office was in Farmers Branch, Texas, which is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth area in Texas. The company had dental clinics in both the Dallas-Fort Worth area and the Greater Houston area. All Smiles Dental Centers helped manage the business side of dental offices for All Smiles Dental Professionals, P.C. Many of their patients were children from families with lower incomes, especially in Hispanic communities.
By May 2012, a company called Valor Equity owned 72% of All Smiles Dental Centers. The founder, Dr. Richard Malouf, owned the remaining 28%. In July 2012, All Smiles Dental Centers was one of the biggest providers of dental services in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. They served about 60,000 patients who used Medicaid for their dental care. By September 2012, the company had around 20 clinics across the state of Texas. In August 2013, another dental company called South Texas Dental bought All Smiles Dental Centers.
History of All Smiles Dental Centers
Dr. Richard Malouf, who is a Lebanese American, started the All Smiles Dental Centers chain. The company was first established in the year 2002.
On March 22, 2008, a new All Smiles dental clinic opened in Plano, Texas. This clinic was located inside a remodeled Carnival Food Stores building in eastern Plano, which is in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. This was the first of several dental clinics planned to open inside stores.
See also
In Spanish: All Smiles Dental Centers para niños
- Aspen Dental
- Kool Smiles
- ReachOut Healthcare America
- Small Smiles Dental Centers
- Smile Starters
- Sun Orthodontix
