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There's a version of this conversation that happens constantly in dentistry right now, and it almost always goes the same way. A practice owner gets an offer. Or a recent graduate is evaluating associate paths. Or a mid-career dentist is trying to figure out whether to build, buy, or affiliate. And ...
EBITDA. You'll see it in every DSO letter of intent. You'll hear it in every M&A conversation. And if you ask most practice owners what their EBITDA actually is, you'll get a shrug and a rough number that's almost certainly wrong. That's not an insult — it's just the reality. EBITDA is a financial c...
I've had this conversation a hundred times. A practice owner tells me they're "pretty sure" they're making money on their PPO contracts. They're staying busy, the schedule is full, and the collection numbers look reasonable. Everything seems fine. Then we sit down and actually run the numbers. And u...
You've heard it. Or you're about to. Someone in your class drops the phrase "RAP plan" and suddenly the whole table goes quiet. Because nobody really knows what it means, and everybody's scared to admit it.
July 1, 2026 changes everything about how dental students borrow and repay federal loans....
If you've received a letter of intent from a DSO, you've seen the term EBITDA. You may have nodded along as your broker explained it. You may have accepted the number your accountant produced without fully understanding how it was derived. This matters more than almost anything else in your transact...
What the Hygienist’s Role Means for Your Practice's Bottom Line
One of the biggest drivers of practice revenue is hygienists -- they're responsible for roughly a third of it. But in most hygiene programs, they don't tell you what that means, or why it should matter to your paycheck, your career,...