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Dental practice ownership
Buying and running a practice is likely the biggest financial decision of your career. These guides cover due diligence, financing, and the numbers behind ownership.
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Business overhead expense (BOE) insurance for dentists
BOE insurance pays your practice’s fixed costs — rent, staff, utilities — if you’re disabled, so the business survives while you recover or sell. How it works and who needs it.
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Buy-sell agreements and insurance for dental partnerships
A buy-sell agreement decides what happens to a partner’s share on death, disability, or exit — and life and disability insurance fund it. What co-owners need to know.
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Malpractice insurance for dentists: a complete guide
Claims-made vs. occurrence, tail coverage, limits, consent-to-settle, and board-complaint defense — the malpractice coverage every dentist should understand.
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Hold vs. sell to a DSO: could keeping your practice earn you more?
Selling to a DSO is a big check today; holding your practice keeps years of profit plus a future sale. A framework for comparing the two honestly.
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Asset sale vs. stock sale: how should you structure a practice sale?
Most dental practice sales are asset sales, but stock sales happen too. How the two differ for taxes, liability, and what it means for buyer and seller.
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How long does it take to sell a dental practice?
Selling a dental practice commonly takes several months to over a year. The stages of a sale and why planning ahead beats a rushed exit.
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How do you know if a buyer is right for your practice’s legacy?
The highest offer isn’t always the right one. How to evaluate whether a buyer will protect your team, patients, and reputation after you sell.
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Dental practice models compared: how each one makes money
PPO-driven, fee-for-service, hygiene-heavy, implant, holistic, sleep, high-volume vs. high-ticket — how different dental practice models actually generate profit.
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Multi-entity structures for growing dental owners
As dentists add locations, partners, or real estate, multiple coordinated entities — operating, real estate, and sometimes a management company — can help.
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How should a dentist structure their practice entity?
Most dentists operate through a professional entity (PC or PLLC), often with an S-corp tax election. How entity choice affects liability and taxes.
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How profitable is a dental practice?
A healthy dental practice often keeps roughly 30–40% of collections as owner profit after ~60–70% overhead. What drives margin and how to improve it.
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How much does it cost to start a dental practice from scratch?
Building a dental practice from scratch (a de novo) commonly runs into the mid-to-high six figures. The main cost drivers — and startup vs. buying.
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Should a dentist own the building their practice is in?
Owning your practice’s building can be a powerful wealth-builder — your practice pays rent to you — but it isn’t always right. Here’s how to decide.
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Dental practice overhead benchmarks: what’s a healthy percentage?
A healthy general practice runs around 60% overhead. Here are the category-by-category benchmarks and how to lower overhead without cutting quality.
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Practice owner vs. associate: the financial case for ownership
A strictly financial comparison of practice ownership vs. working as an associate — using ADA income data and illustrative production by career stage.
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Financing a dental practice purchase: what lenders want
How dental practice loans work, what lenders look for, and how to prepare so you get better terms on your practice purchase.
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How to buy a dental practice: a financial due-diligence guide
The financial due diligence every dentist should do before buying a practice — testing the price, modeling cash flow, and preparing for lenders.
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Your practice should support your life — not control it.
Build a coordinated financial strategy designed around your practice, your family, and the freedom you want your work to create.