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Key takeaways Scale and transferability are different. A full doctor schedule looks impressive, but buyers pay for earnings and client relationships that can continue when the owner steps back. Doctor-level production carries more weight than headcount. Buyers map revenue, appointment demand, client concentration, and available capacity by clinician before deciding how durable the practice really…
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How to Find Top Dental Practice Brokers: A 2026 Owner’s Guide Choosing among top Dental Practice Brokers requires evaluating candidates based on verified closing track records, specialized healthcare M&A expertise, and access to national buyer pools rather than general business brokerage experience. Because dental practice transitions involve complex asset allocations, patient retention metrics, and lease…
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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…
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Dental Practice Valuation: The 2026 Owner’s Guide Calculating an accurate Dental Practice Valuation requires determining adjusted EBITDA or discretionary earnings and applying prevailing market multiples which typically range from 3x to 5x of net collections or 6x to 10x of EBITDA depending on active operatory count, doctor productivity, and geographic patient demographics. Because formal appraisals must factor in hygiene production ratios,…
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The call usually comes on a Thursday evening. Not always, but often enough that I have noticed. Thursday is when the week has proven itself. The hygienist who quit has not been replaced, Monday’s crown came back wrong, and there is a stack of insurance appeals on the desk that will still be there tomorrow.…
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