Aspen Dental to open 3 new clinics

DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Jun 21, 2017

Aspen Dental will open three new dental clinics on June 29.

The new clinics will be located in Shreveport, LA; Columbus, OH; and Lewiston, ID. Aspen is currently the second largest dental service/support organization, with more than 600 other offices in 36 states.

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