Private equity firm MidOcean Partners’ portfolio company Affinity Dental Management has affiliated with Akram E Rafla, DMD, PC and Endodontic Associates of Marlboro, led by Marta-Orrego-Rafla. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, Dr Rafla’s practice provides periodontal care to patients, with services in implants and oral medicine. Located in Marlborough, Massachusetts, Dr Orrego-Rafla’s practice provides comprehensive endodontic services to its patients. The practices will be supported by Affinity, which provides comprehensive practice management and administrative support services for practices across Massachusetts, Connecticut and Vermont.
With this strategic addition, Affinity expands its network of affiliated practices into the Central Massachusetts market. Affinity’s dental services organisation model allows dentists to focus their efforts on patient care and not administration, yielding significant benefits to patients, providers and payors. Affinity supports 20 general and specialty dental offices in their efforts to provide world-class clinical care for patients.
Dr Craig Saltzman, CEO of Affinity, says: “We are very excited to affiliate with Dr Akram Rafla and Dr Marta-Orrego Rafla. Both are proven leaders in providing exceptional care and building successful practices. We look forward to supporting both practices in providing high-quality management and administrative services, allowing them to continue delivering superior care to patients, efficiently and effectively.”
Elias Dokas, Managing Director at MidOcean Partners, adds: “We continue to build one of the region’s leading dental services organization and believe Affinity is an attractive option for dental practices, as demonstrated by this latest affiliation. With the continued strong leadership of Affinity’s CEO, Dr Craig Saltzman and its Chairman and MidOcean Management Affiliate, Marc Aronstein, we believe there is substantial opportunity to leverage Affinity’s growing platform to serve additional practices and facilitate further organic growth within the practices Affinity currently supports.”
