“Am I buying what I think I’m buying?” If you’re going to spend hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions of dollars buying a dental practice, you should be sure you’re getting the dream office that was advertised to you, and not what used car dealers call a “lemon.” That’s where Initial Due Diligence comes in.
Category Archives: Before You Buy
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Jun
Jun
If you’re buying a dental practice, you’ll need to have a few people on your team. I tell dentists the only absolutely vital, must-hire person on your team is your dental-specific attorney—do not attempt to buy a practice without one. The next name on that list, though, is your accountant, who is almost as important.
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Jun
Jun
An underappreciated first step in buying a dental practice? Decide whether you want to buy one at all.
I’m obviously biased, since I’ve spent the last decade-plus helping dentists buy practices, so even I have to back up every once in a while and remind myself: it’s not for everyone!
Keeping patients happy is, no surprise, how you have a successful practice that brings in plenty of cash for you.
If you as a practice owner only do these three things, they’re already in the top 5% of dental practices nationwide in terms of their operations.
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May
May
I’m a numbers guy. I love spreadsheets, statistics, and the quantitative side of analyzing a practice. But just as important is the qualitative part of the analysis. Sure, it might be a great practice on paper. But that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s good for you.
Here are the top 7 questions I tell dentists to ask themselves about a potential practice to buy.
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Apr
Apr
If you’re a dental associate, your student loans probably look like Mount Kilimanjaro. Yeah, you’ll conquer it eventually, but that’s a heck of a climb to get there. And if you stay in an associate or employee role, that will be one tough summit.
The average dental school grad in 2022 came out of school with just shy of $294,000 in student loan debt. To put it mildly: yikes. And that’s just the average! While some have a bit less, some have twice that amount. Maybe you’re in that boat—if so you’re not alone. A quick google search shows that there are a ton of current and former students worried about how to pay all of that off.
So, how do you do it? How do you pay down those student loans as fast as possible?
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Jan
Jan
Let’s talk about sustainability.
No, I don’t mean the environmental buzzword—important though that may be.
I’m talking about personal sustainability. The ability to maintain your life, your work, yourself throughout a long and lucrative career.
So, with that in mind, here’s a piece of general advice for most dentists: don’t shoot for the stars.
Counterintuitive, right? Obviously this one is going to need a breakdown.
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Sep
Sep
Of all the questions I get from dentists, the ones around finding a practice to buy are the most common by far.
Every month I’ll put together a list of 20 practices that are worth taking a look at. Here’s how to get it.
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Sep
Sep
Here are five things you can start on today to be ready to buy your dream practice.
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Sep
Sep
Here are five things you can start on today to be ready to buy your dream practice.
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Jul
Jul
My number one financial tip for new dentists can be summed up in one word:
WAIT.
It’s one word, but it means a couple of different things.
