Posts by Author: Melani Seymour
How Long Does It Take to Sell a Dental Practice?
How Long Does It Take to Sell a Dental Practice in 2026? A typical dental practice transition takes 6 to 12 months from initial advisor engagement to final closing, though the active marketing and negotiation window usually spans 3 to 6 months. Because transaction timelines depend heavily on whether you are targeting private individual buyers…
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Selling a Dental Practice: A 2026 Owner’s Guide Successfully selling a dental practice requires meticulous financial preparation, streamlined patient record handoffs, and a structured competitive bidding process to drive up offers and secure favorable deal terms. Because corporate dental groups and private equity buyers evaluate clinics based on hygiene production ratios, active patient counts, and…
Read MoreHow Much Do Dental Practices Sell For? A 2026 Owner Guide
How Much Do Dental Practices Sell For Understanding How Much Do Dental Practices Sell For requires examining prevailing market multiples, which typically range from 60% to 80% of annual gross collections or 6x to 10x of adjusted EBITDA for established general practices. Because sale prices vary significantly based on active operatory counts, geographic patient demographics, and hygiene production ratios, practice owners…
Read MoreSonrava Health and Your Dental Practice: What Owners Should Know in 2026
The call comes in through the front desk, which is how you know it is not a patient. Someone from business development. Warm, unhurried, complimentary about your hygiene numbers in a way that suggests they have looked at something. They would love to have a conversation. You say you will think about it. Then you…
Read MoreDental Practice EBITDA Add-Backs: What Actually Counts in 2026
Dental Practice EBITDA Add-Backs: What Actually Counts in 2026 Calculating defensible Dental Practice EBITDA requires carefully sorting legitimate operating adjustments such as market-rate doctor compensation normalization, non-recurring professional fees, and owner-specific vehicle or travel expenses from discretionary write-offs that buyers routinely reject. Because private equity groups and Dental Service Organizations (DSOs) scrutinize add-backs during Quality of Earnings (QoE)…
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