Guides for dental practice owners
Start with what your practice is worth and how a dental practice sale works. The five guides after those cover DSO offers, selling to your associate, the rules in nine states on who may own a practice, due diligence and specialty practices.
How much is a dental practice worth
SDE multiples from dental practices sold on BizBuySell, percent-of-collections ranges from two CPAs, one advisor's DSO EBITDA ranges and a worked example.
How to sell a dental practice
The sale in order: choosing a buyer, pulling production and collections reports, payer contracts, SBA 7(a) loans, DSO terms and the tax questions for your CPA.
Selling a dental practice to a DSO
What a DSO offer is made of: cash at close, earn-outs, rollover equity, the years you work back and the non-compete.
Selling to an associate or another dentist
How buyers finance, SBA 7(a) rules, seller notes and whether you can stay on.
Who can own a dental practice
State rules on who may own a dental practice, management fees and estates, and what they mean for the papers you sign.
Dental practice due diligence checklist
What buyers and lenders ask for, from tax returns and production reports to payer contracts, X‑ray registrations and patient records.
Selling a specialty dental practice
Orthodontic contracts receivable, referral concentration, and the specialty platforms that partner with oral surgeons and orthodontists.
Find out what your practice is worth
A free, confidential valuation of your dental practice. No listing and no obligation.