A dental network unit owned by Health Care Service Corp. has acquired a competitor from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.
Dental Network of America L.L.C., Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., has completed the purchase of DenteMax, Southfield, Mich. The price of the deal was not immediately available.
Health Care Service, Chicago, the parent of DNoA, is also the parent of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Illinois, Texas and other states. The DNoA network unit serves 19,000 employer groups and 2.6 million dental plan members.
DenteMax opened its doors in 1985. Michigan Blue, Detroit, acquired it in 2002.