1992
Company founded by Adam Diasti, DDS and Derek T. Diasti, DVM.
First dental center opened as Sunshine Health Services in Florida.
1996
Company operates 29 dental practices.
1997
Company completed successful initial public offering (IPO) and secondary offering during the same year, raising $57 million.
Company operates 58 dental practices by year end.
1998
Company operates 104 dental practices.
Coast Dental Services, Inc. ranked 12th Hottest Growth Company by Business Week magazine.
Derek Diasti named Florida Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young.
2002
New management team joins to implement company turnaround.
March 23, 2006
The company inked a multi-million-dollar deal with Kodak to phase in advanced digital imaging to Coast Dental offices. The agreement represents the first large-scale deployment of Kodak’s RVG 6000 digital radiography system in the U.S.
2006
Coast Dental opens 16 new dental centers and in May, enters the South Florida market for first time.