Dental Practice
The solo practice premium: why independents are worth more per chair
Private equity firms are paying 9x EBITDA for group practices. That same metric for independent dental practices is 11x to 13x. Why are they paying 20 to 40 ...
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Dental benefit plan design is getting worse, not better
Insurance carriers raised premiums 6. 8 percent for 2026. They didn't raise patient benefits. In fact, they narrowed them. Deductibles stayed flat.
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Dental Practice Working Capital: How Much Do You Actually Need
Dental practices need 3-6 months of operating expenses in working capital reserves, but 80% operate with inadequate cushion, risking crisis.
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Your patient data is worth $250/record on the dark web
Healthcare data breaches hit 725 incidents in 2025. Dental practices accounted for 34 of them. When a breach happens, your patient records sell for between $...
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Dental Office ADA Compliance Costs: What's Required
ADA compliance costs $6,500-15,000 for most practices and is essential to avoid lawsuits and settlements that can reach $225,000.
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Employee Retention Tax Credits for Dental: Still Available
Dental practices can claim $60,000-100,000 in Employee Retention Tax Credits by December 31, 2025, requiring only a few hours of work.
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Dental Practice Marketing Attribution: Which Channels Actually Work
Most dental practices have no idea which marketing channels actually work. Here's how to measure attribution, identify your highest-ROI channels, and stop wasting 40-50% of your marketing budget on channels that don't produce results.
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3D printing hit milling costs. In-office fabrication just became inevitable.
3D printing hit milling costs. In-office fabrication just became inevitable. In-office milling (Cerec, Dentsply) has owned the CAD/CAM crown market for years.
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Dental Practice Expansion: Second Location Economics
Opening a second dental location costs $640,000-$1,100,000 in true first-year expenses and takes 20-28 months to break even. Here's the real financial model most practices don't calculate before expanding.
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Dental Practice Debt-to-Income Ratios: The Real Numbers
Practice debt-to-income ratios above 30% create financial stress; healthy practices maintain 15-30% DTI with flexibility for downturns.
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Dental AI companies raised $800M in 2025. Where did it go?
Forty-three dental AI startups closed funding last year. $800 million poured into the sector. Not one changed how most practices actually work.
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Dental Office Phone Systems: VoIP Migration Economics
VoIP phone systems save dental practices $500-800/month compared to legacy systems, with faster deployment and better features like call recording and remote access.