Aspen Dental Management, Inc. added more patients and more locations in 2009 and expects continued growth this year.
The growth will include the addition of 80 new jobs at its practice support center and headquarters in DeWitt.

Aspen Dental recorded more than 1.5 million patient visits last year, including 340,000 new patients. That’s a 30 percent increase over the 260,000 first-time visitors in 2008.
The company also opened 44 new dental offices, representing a 25 percent expansion.

The new locations bring the total number of Aspen Dental practices to 224 in 19 states. The new offices included the first locations in Florida, Kentucky, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington.

Aspen Dental is planning for additional growth in 2010, including 55 new offices. The firm will open its first locations in Nebraska, Minnesota, Tennessee, Maryland, and Delaware.
Besides the new jobs in DeWitt, Aspen Dental also plans to hire nearly 500 employees for its practices nationwide.