Anyone here transition from a solo owner to a DSO partnership?

I’m seriously considering an affiliation model because the backend operations are just too much for me to handle alone anymore, but I have major cold feet about how the local community will react.

My biggest fear is losing patient trust or having people think we went completely corporate and sterile overnight. I was looking into a DSO partnership because they seem to let clinics keep their local identity, branding, and clinical independence while taking over the back-office mess. If you've gone through a transition with a group like them, how did your patients take it? Did you see a drop-off in retention, or did they barely even notice a difference since the familiar faces stayed at the chairs?