Articles to help you buy or sell your dental practice.

Dear friends and colleagues,It’s the end of another week. Doesn’t it feel like February was a full year ago? Or a different lifetime? I’ve received some encouraging feedback on these newsletters, and I’ll do my best to bring you important news and updates as they come out. Once again, please feel free to forward this…

Buying a practice is one of the biggest steps you’ll take during your career as a dentist. As with any life-changing decision, there’s a lot to know beforehand so you can make the right choice. Unlike buying a car, you absolutely have to get it…

A practice transition letter might not be the first thing on your mind, but when most doctors purchase a dental practice, one of the big worries is always patient retention. Most of the value of a dental practice is in the goodwill with the existing patient base, and if those patients choose not to come…

Update: Some months later, this article might seem somewhat outdated. But I think the fundamentals remain as true as ever. With the post-COVID recovery already well underway and dental practices producing near pre-COVID levels across America (something many other businesses cannot say), the outlook for practice ownership is as good as ever.   What smart…

Dear friends, partners, and colleagues, Another week has passed as many of you start to open your doors a little wider and see more and more patients. We are rooting for you – feel free to reach out and let us know how it’s going!In this newsletter, I’ll cover: The Practice Sales Market – Should…

Six Million Reasons to Buy a Dental Practice Based on some conservative calculations, there is a 6 million dollar difference between working as an associate and buying a dental practice over a 30 year career. And this is before any investing, tax savings, or equity, which are the basic building blocks of long term wealth.…

This is one of the most common questions we receive at Integrity Practice Sales. And it makes sense – you’ve devoted a huge part of your life to your practice! If you’re thinking about selling your dental practice, understanding practice value is key. The first thing to note regarding practice value is that, just like…

Dear friends and colleagues, I’m back with another update. This will be a quick one (and I’ll still be back with my Friday email), but with everything unfolding at breakneck speed, waiting until Friday for another update seemed like a bad idea. Here’s the news in a nutshell: There are two programs for emergency lending…

CalSavers Deadline Approaching Do you have between 5 and 50 employees? If so, you need to offer a retirement savings plan to your employees by June 30th. If you have five or more employees, California Senate Bill 1234 requires that you either offer a qualified retirement plan through the private market or give your employees…

In some cases, doctors who sell their practices are contractually obligated to stay and work in the practice for several weeks or months after the dental practice sale to provide treatment and “introduce the patients to the new doctor”. The benefits of such an arrangement may seem clear, even obvious. It makes sense to keep…

Dear friends and colleagues,Chag Sameach and Happy Easter! Another momentous week in this on-going saga has come to a close. It is a strange time to be celebrating a holiday, but – celebrating or not – this is an especially good time to take a moment and be grateful for the many blessings that we continue to…

You don’t always need a dental practice sales broker. Here’s when you should go it alone. You might be surprised to hear this – especially from us – but not everyone uses a broker for their dental practice transition. There will always be people who decide to go it alone. Does that mean you should…