Expert guides and market insights for dental practice buyers, sellers, and brokers.
Eric ChenBuying an endodontic or periodontic practice involves different risks than a general practice. Here's what buyers need to evaluate before making an offer.
Eric ChenPayer mix shapes your DSCR, your loan ceiling, and your valuation. Here's how lenders read it — and how buyers can use it to negotiate.
Eric ChenPatient retention guarantee when buying a dental practice: how to audit the patient base, structure price protections, and get contract language that holds.
Eric ChenA dental practice with an in-house membership plan can be a stronger acquisition — or a hidden liability. Here's how buyers should evaluate one before closing.
Eric ChenWhen the seller barely works, you're not just buying a practice — you're buying a production gap. Here's how to evaluate the upside and the hidden risks.
Eric ChenNew patient flow benchmarks every dental practice buyer should know — and how to read 3 years of data to spot growth, decline, or hidden risk.
Eric ChenHow goodwill allocation in a dental practice purchase affects your taxes as a buyer — and how to negotiate a structure that works in your favor.
Eric ChenBuying a dental specialty practice? Learn how to audit referral concentration and structure the deal to protect against referral loss after closing.
Eric ChenGeneral dentists can buy orthodontic practices — but the financial structure, clinical model, and due diligence look nothing like a GP acquisition.
Eric ChenWeighing a buy-in at your current practice against buying independently? Here's how the two paths compare on control, cost, and long-term ownership.
Eric ChenComparing a pediatric dental practice to a general practice? Here's what buyers need to know about valuation, payer mix, clinical fit, and patient retention.
Eric ChenThere's no legal minimum holding period, but selling too soon creates tax penalties, lender complications, and valuation problems that cost buyers money.
Eric ChenPatient base value isn't a fixed number—it's a function of collections, retention, and production mix. Here's how to calculate what you're actually buying.