June 10, 2026

Buying Dental Practices at Scale: Platform Risk, Compliance Drift, and Repeatable Deals

The first acquisition teaches a buyer how deals work. The third or fourth teaches a harder lesson: buying practices at scale is not the same deal repeated. Risk compounds rather than averages, early shortcuts become systemic problems, and volume exposes

The Letter of Intent in Dental Practice Sales: Why Most of Your Leverage Lives Here

The LOI is where dental practice sellers hold the most leverage, and where most of it gets spent. What an LOI actually locks in, the red flags to catch, and when to push back.

DSO vs. Private Buyer: Choosing the Right Exit for Your Dental Practice

DSO deals and private buyer sales produce very different lives after closing. How the two exit paths actually compare (cash, control, upside, and regret risk) and how to choose.

Understanding Dental Practice Valuations: EBITDA, Add-Backs, and What Buyers Actually Pay

EBITDA is a starting point, not a price. How add-backs, buyer type, and deal structure actually determine what a dental practice sells for, and what the seller keeps.

Selling Your Dental Practice: The Pre-LOI Mistakes That Cost Sellers the Most

Most of the value in a dental practice sale is won or lost before the letter of intent. The pre-LOI mistakes that cost sellers leverage, and what proper preparation looks like.

Buying a Dental Practice: Where Buyers Get Burned and How to Avoid It

The risks in a dental practice acquisition hide in diligence and deal structure, not the headline price. Where buyers actually lose money, and how to protect the deal before closing.