The Hidden Liability in Every Dental Practice Sale: Equipment No One Has Actually Valued
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May 15, 2026
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I've sat across the table from a lot of dental practice transactions — as an advisor, as a consultant, and now as the person who built the software that tries to solve a problem I watched happen over and over again.
Here it is: nobody actually knows what the equipment is worth.
Not the seller. Not...
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