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They Knew What They Were Walking Into: Why the Era of Buying a Dental Practice on Faith Is Ending
Most dental practice buyers look at tax returns, check the equipment, and sign the papers. The smartest buyers run forensic evaluations that expose the gap between a broker's prospectus and what the practice management software actually shows.
Sign Here: What a Seller's Refusal to Provide Documents Actually Signals
When a dental practice seller stonewalls on operational reports during due diligence, the refusal itself is data. Why buying a practice without independent diligence is like buying a car based only on the seller's Carfax.
The 40 Gets You Drafted: The Gap Between Clinical Excellence and Practice Ownership Readiness
Dental school is your 40-yard dash — it proves you have the tools. But buying a practice is the Super Bowl. Why the dentists who stick close the knowledge gap before they sign the LOI.
Nonprofit for Taxes, For-Profit at the Top: The Hidden Fee Schedule Cliff in Your Practice Valuation
Delta Dental Premier status is tied to the provider, not the practice. When the selling dentist leaves, that fee schedule leaves with them — and a 30% revenue reduction on day one is a $420,000 swing in enterprise value at a 7x multiple.