Dental Practice
Thinking About Selling? Your Exit Plan Is Likely Wrong.
You're thinking about selling. Everyone is. The market is flooded with advisors selling exit planning. Most are worthless. Here's what actually matters.
Dental Practice Management
Year-End Tax Strategy Beyond Section 179. Smart Dentists Know These
Year-End Tax Strategy Beyond Section 179. Smart Dentists Know These
Dental Practice Management
Your Exit Timeline Starts Now if You Want Maximum Value
Your Exit Timeline Starts Now if You Want Maximum Value
Dental Practice
00K Average Loss: Embezzlement in Dental Practices
$100K Average Loss: Embezzlement in Dental Practices The ADA's 2023 theft data: average embezzlement loss is $100,000 per incident. Some practices lose more.
Dental Practice
Why Your Bonus Structure Loses Good People
Why Your Bonus Structure Loses Good People You pay RDH #1 $55K salary plus 3% production bonus. You pay her what you promised, but she still leaves after 18 ...
Dental Practice Management
Patient Satisfaction Surveys Are Pointless Unless You Do This
Patient Satisfaction Surveys Are Pointless Unless You Do This
Dental Practice Management
Your Technology Refresh Cycle is Backwards. Here's the Right One
Your Technology Refresh Cycle is Backwards. Here's the Right One
Dental Practice
Section 179 Isn't Free Money. Here's the Math.
Section 179 Isn't Free Money. Here's the Math. You've heard it: spend $100K on equipment by December 31st, deduct it all, save $21K in taxes.
Dental Practice
DSOs Are Rolling Up DSOs. The Economics Are Ugly.
DSOs are rolling up smaller DSOs. The economics are uglier than you think. This is not consolidation. This is margin compression disguised as scale.
Dental Practice
Holiday Bonuses: Do This Tax Calculation Wrong and You'll Owe Penalties
Holiday Bonuses: Do This Tax Calculation Wrong and You'll Owe Penalties A $2,000 holiday bonus to each team member isn't $2,000. Add employment taxes, FICA, ...
Dental Practice
Profit Margins Vary Wildly by Specialty. You Might Be Wrong About Yours
Profit Margins Vary Wildly by Specialty. You Might Be Wrong About Yours General practice averages 30% net margin. Ortho averages 42%. Perio averages 34%.
Dental Practice
Open Enrollment Shifted Your Hygiene Book. You Missed It.
Open enrollment is ending. Patients are signing up for 2026 plans. Your hygiene book just shifted. Most don't realize it yet. What's happening: October and N...