Practice Transitions

Budget Musts
Dr. Kha Nguyen shares smart budgeting tips to launch a profitable, customized dental startup from day one.
by Dr. Kha Nguyen
September 2025
Selling Smart: What Every Dentist Needs to Know
Selling a dental practice is one of the most significant financial decisions a dentist will make, and understanding the available options is crucial for a successful transition. In this exclusive...
Ryan Mingus, Managing Director & Partner, and Connor Jorgensen, Director at TUSK Practice Sales
CE Credits: 1.5
Poll: Buying. Selling, Remodeling
Dentaltown's monthly dental poll reveals how other practices operate, what works, what doesn’t and how dentistry is evolving. The information we gather each month helps us measure trends in the...
August 2025
Purchasing or Selling a Dental Practice vs. Associate Buy-In
This CE course will help one develop an in-depth understanding of the business, legal and practical considerations necessary to execute the ideal practice transaction from both a buyer and seller’s...
William Barrett, Esq.
CE Credits: 2
Buying a Dental Practice: Buyins/Buyouts & Mergers.
This course dives into specific Red and Green Flags that a buyer needs to be aware of when going through this process. A must for all those with plans to undertake this big step now or in the future.
Mr. Tim Lott
CE Credits: 1.5
Why Young Dentists Quit
Ethics, broken promises, and toxic practice culture
July 2025
Buying a Dental Practice: There is More to it Than Price.
This presentation is designed to educate the prospective buyer on how to approach the financial due diligence aspect of buying a dental practice. You will learn what information you need to look at,...
Tim Lott
CE Credits: 2
Growing Pains
Attorney Jason Wood speaks on the critical considerations and timing involved in deciding when to hire an associate.
by Jason Wood, Esq.
March 2025
Professional Courtesy: Associate Ambitions, Practice Pivot
Editorial Director Dr. Thomas Giacobbi shares lessons learned from hiring various types of associates and emphasizes understanding each other’s goals.
by Dr. Thomas Giacobbi
September 2024
The Lease: The Dentist’s Forgotten Asset
This course is designed for any dentist looking to do a start up dental practice or a dentist that is planning on acquiring either an interest in a dental practice or becoming the sole owner of a...
Jason Wood, BA, JD
CE Credits: 1.5
Associates, Partnerships, Acquisitions, Oh My!
This course is for young dentists who are looking at entering into an associate agreement, purchasing an interest in a dental practice and forming a partnership, attempting to do a dental practice...
Jason Wood, Esq.
CE Credits: 1.5
So, What’s the Plan?
Dr. Suzanne Ebert discusses the five- to 10-year run-up before retirement, and the personal and professional considerations each dentist should take into account when creating their own plan.
by Dr. Suzanne Ebert
August 2024
Professional Courtesy: The How, Why and When of Retirement
Editorial Director Dr. Thomas Giacobbi says when you’re considering retirement, it’s important to balance matters of money with matters of the heart.
by Dr. Thomas Giacobbi
August 2024
Howard Speaks: Learning Plus Earning
Dentaltown founder Dr. Howard Farran explains what young dentists often overlook when they’re deciding which practice to join as an associate.
by Dr. Howard Farran, DDS, MBA
July 2024
Is It Worth Creating an In-House Plan When Dropping Insurance?
One doc sitting on the FFS fence has questions about membership plans. Townies chime in with examples of their plans and experiences.
June 2024
Location Is Everything
Locate Strategy founder and CEO David James explains which types of data young dentists should be looking at before deciding to buy—or even work as an associate at—any dental practice.
by David James
New Grads Edition 2023
Retiring Can Be Tiring!
Dr. David Hirshfield learned the hard way that retiring from dentistry involves much more than just selling your practice and moving on. In a first-person look back, this Townie shares more than a...
by Dr. David Hirshfield
October 2023
Poll: Buying, Selling, Remodeling
Dentaltown's monthly dental poll reveals how other practices operate, what works, what doesn’t and how dentistry is evolving. The information we gather each month helps us measure trends in the...
August 2023
Howard Speaks: Passing the Practice Baton
Dentaltown founder Dr. Howard Farran explains why, after 35 years of practice ownership, he decided it was finally time to put Today’s Dental up for sale.
by Dr. Howard Farran
February 2023
4 Questions To Ask Before Hiring an Associate
For dentists who are looking ahead to retirement, a smart transition plan is essential to ensure the hiring and full transition process goes smoothly. These four finance-related questions from Jason...
by Jason Smith
December 2022
Beyond Boundaries
For seven of the past 10 years, Dr. Bob Koff has worked seasonally at McMurdo Station, a research station run operated through the U.S. Antarctic Program. Turns out, that’s only one of several dozen...
by Sam Mittelsteadt, editor & creative director
October 2022
Poll: Buying, Selling, Remodeling
Dentaltown's monthly dental poll reveals how other practices operate, what works, what doesn’t and how dentistry is evolving. The information we gather each month helps us measure trends in the...
August 2022
Life After Heartland
A Townie talks about his DSO journey, including an update three years in the making.
July 2022
Bought an Old Office During COVID
A Townie shares the start of a saga in buying a precarious practice
April 2022
One and Done
Dentists are often told that opening an additional practice will lead to greater success, income and happiness—but if those practices aren’t set up well, there’s a good chance the inverse could be...
by Dr. Adrienne M. Hedrick
November 2021
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