Complex sentence: In December 2006, the Heflin office began offering optometry services in addition to dental care and Sarrell partnered with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to open the UAB Sarrell Dental Center in Bessemer, Alabama (Palmer).
Split into simpler sentences: In December 2006, the Heflin office began offering optometry services in addition to dental care. Sarrell then partnered with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to open the UAB Sarrell Dental Center in Bessemer, Alabama (Palmer).