DSO General, Orthodontics, Implants

Coast Dental

Tampa, FL Est. 1992 coastdental.com

Practices: 100+
States: 3
Ownership: Private

About Coast Dental

Coast Dental was founded in 1992 by Dr. Adam Diasti and Dr. Derek Diasti in Holiday, Florida, and today is a leading provider of quality dental care in over 100 practices in the Southeast United States. Operating in Florida, Georgia, and Texas, all Coast Dental practices provide general dentistry services, and many also offer specialty services including orthodontics, endodontics, oral surgery, pedodontics, and periodontics. The organization serves around one million patients with over 600,000 patient visits annually and employs more than 1,400 team members.

Leadership

Derek Diasti CEO

Derek Diasti is the Founder and CEO of Coast Dental. Coast Dental was co-founded by Derekand his brother Adam Diasti, a dentist, in 1992. Derek brings a background in multi-site healthcare operations, having previously managed veterinary hospital networks in Tampa before pivoting to dental. He attended Purdue University. His subsequent ventures have included Sun Dental Labs and DDS Lab, making him a serial entrepreneur across the dental supply and services space.

Margaret Russell CFO

Margaret Russell was appointed CFO of Coast Dental in 2024 and brings more than 30 years of experience in healthcare, most recently serving as VP of Finance and CFO at Florida Community Health Centers. She has also held positions with Arthur Andersen LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Insero & Co., where she served as equity partner in their Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance division, and served as CFO of a biotechnology development company and SEC registrant.

James Eddy COO

James Eddy was promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Coast Dental in February 2024, assuming a pivotal role in leading the company's operations and driving innovation. Eddy is a long-tenured internal promotion, reflecting Coast's tendency to develop leaders from within its organization.