Smile America Partners welcomes Dr. Scott Kalniz to the board

Smile America Partners, the world’s leading Dental Service Organization (DSO) specializing in mobile dentistry delivered at school to benefit underserved youth, is proud to announce the addition of Scott Kalniz, DDS, to its board of directors.

"On behalf of the entire organization, we are delighted to have Dr. Kalniz join our board of directors,” said Steve Higginbotham, CEO, Smile America Partners. “Dr. Kalniz has a proven track record of success leading dental practices and dental administrative environments. Adding his clinical, operating, and strategic expertise to the company’s corporate governance will add tremendous value in our mission to bring smiles and good oral health where they are needed.”

Dr. Kalniz joins six other individuals on the board: Michael Haynes (chair), Danial Gurvich, Robert Bergmann, Steve Higginbotham, Dr. Marcy Borofsky and Dr. Margo Woll.

“Joining the Smile America Partners board is a privilege and an opportunity to collaborate with like-minded individuals dedicated to breaking down barriers in dental care and ensuring vulnerable children receive the outstanding care they deserve,” said Dr. Kalniz. “I am genuinely enthusiastic about aiding the team in achieving even greater access and success in this often overlooked group of patients. Oral health is frequently disregarded, yet its impact is profound. By enhancing a child's oral health, we have the power to transform their lives."

Dr. Kalniz has an extensive background spanning 25 years in the dental industry. He currently serves as chief dental officer & vice president of network development at Beam Benefits. He runs Kalniz DSO Advisory Group, which is dedicated to guiding global and US entities in establishing top-tier DSOs. Further, he serves as a director on private equity-backed company boards, including Pacific Smiles Group, a publicly traded DSO in Australia.

Previous roles encompassed partnering with a private equity firm where he assumed the roles of CEO and chief dental officer to establish a new DSO, propelling its growth to over 110 locations in 12 states within five years. He also led a large dental group to success, eventually selling it to a DSO after purchasing multiple practices. Joining the DSO as director of development, he played a pivotal role in expanding it to 50+ locations. He earned a DDS and a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis on economics from The Ohio State University.

Headquartered in Farmington Hills, Mich., with administrative offices in Arizona and Georgia, Smile America Partners is the world’s leading Dental Service Organization (DSO) specializing in portable and mobile dentistry. Its mission is to bring smiles and good oral health to where they are needed. Working with dental practice partners they bring the care to the need to more than 500,000 underserved children at schools in 19 states across America under the brand names Big Smiles, Smile Programs … the mobile dentists, Smile New York Outreach and Help A Child Smile. It also operates two dental practices: Shurett Dental Group in Conyers, GA and Smile New York Dental in The Bronx. Learn more at SmileAmericaPartners.com.