Heartland Dental Heartland Dental is the nation's largest dental support organization providing non-clinical, administrative support services. Heartland Dental partners with its supported dentists to deliver high-quality care across the full spectrum of dental services. They are considered to have the nation's largest clinical, operational, and leadership training infrastructure, leading talent acquisition and HR support, state-of-the-art equipment including digital workflows and scanning, best-in-class operations systems & support, and more. Founded in 1997, as of January 2024, the company provides services to over 2,600 dentists in over 1,700 dental offices across 38 states and the District of Columbia. The company became a subsidiary of KKR in 2018. Heartland Dental is headquartered in Effingham, IL.

KKR & Co, Inc. (NYSE: KKR) is an American global investment company that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and, through its strategic partners, hedge funds. Kohberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) was founded in 1976 and as of December 31, 2023, their private equity business line had $176.4B of assets under management. The company has an investment-grade S&P credit rating of A and a current market cap of $73.64B. Reported revenue in 2023 was $14.36B. KKR is headquartered in New York City.