Selling a Dental Practice

A: Yes, when they are written correctly. Consult with an experienced transition broker and/or legal professional to ensure your Covenant Not to Compete is enforceable.

A: Your patients will accept a new doctor if the introduction and transition are handled the right way. Your endorsement, coupled with staff acceptance and enthusiasm, is the key.

A: Location has an impact on the sale of a dental practice. In a popular area, selling a dental practice can take about 6-12 weeks after the practice valuation is completed. In areas with less demand, such as rural areas, it could realistically take 2-5 years. The length of time on the market depends not only on the practice location but also on several other variables.

A: Marketing a dental practice listing with ADS Dental Transitions is one of the easiest ways to ensure you find a qualified buyer. In addition to listing your dental practice for sale on our website, we publish dental practice listings as well as distribute newsletters to a large and well-connected network of prospective buyers.

A: We consider four valuation methods. As experienced dental brokers, we weigh the results of the different methods to determine the fair market value of your practice. This can only be done accurately by a broker that has a history in your specific geographic area. Learn more about dental practice valuations here.

A: If you’re thinking about selling your dental practice in the future it can benefit your bottom line to make strategic investments in your business. An experienced dental broker can help to make recommendations that will add the highest value to your practice. Some basic improvements include cleaning up clutter, increasing your number of patients, and production.

A: While three years of financial information is important to determine the value of an office, rules of thumbs are simplistic and don’t usually provide the correct value. A common belief is that dental practices are worth 70% of their gross receipts averaged over the past three years. To find out the true value of a dental office an expert in transitions should be consulted to conduct an evaluation or full valuation on the practice.

A: There is always the possibility that your practice could lose patients in the process of transitioning to a new dentist. However, your patients will be more likely to accept a new dentist if the transition plan and introduction are communicated clearly to current patients. Your endorsement, coupled with staff acceptance and enthusiasm, can play a key role in maintaining your patient list through a transition.

A: Agreeing to carry a note in the sale of a dental practice is an option a buyer can use to finance a dental practice. Learn more about dental practice financing. In nearly all cases it is possible for the buyer to secure 100% financing so you will be paid in cash at closing. Click to learn more about practice financing.

A: When deciding if hiring an associate is the right move for your practice, there are several factors to consider. The higher your gross production and the more patients you have, the better candidate you become to hire an associate. If you’re lacking patients, initially you’ll be subsidizing the associate and your personal income will likely suffer. Ultimately, every dental practice is different.

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