Miscellaneous

Is it worth it to sell your dental practice?

Is it worth it to sell your dental practice?

As a seller, the selling price of the practice can feel like the culmination of a career’s worth of effort growing and developing a dental business.

How much goodwill does a dental practice have?

Periodontics practices have average goodwill at 77.63% and general practices allocate on average 76.10% to goodwill. . Oral surgery, orthodontics, and prosthodontics practices all typically allocate around between 67-75% of collections to goodwill, give or take.

Can you get a loan for a dental practice?

More and more banks understand dental transitions and are getting in the game. All the reputable dental lenders will fund 100% of the purchase price on a profitable dental practice with some basic caveats. Many lenders will lend more than 100% when a working capital loan is included in the picture.

Which is the most valuable dental practice in the world?

Pediatric dental practices are the next most valuable, currently selling for an average of 71.22% of annual collections, followed by general dentistry at 69.87% Next is oral surgery at 68.57%. Endodontics practices are slightly lower at 67.61% and periodontics practices command the lowest prices at 65.62%.

Why did dentist sell his practice to another dentist?

The dentist had sold his practice to another dentist, inflating the margins and inflating the value of the practice with procedures that people didn’t need. I had seen this plenty of times before, but this abuse of patient care was egregious.

Is it possible to buy a dental practice?

Newer dentists looking to buy are facing the double-whammy of fewer dental practices generally available and more buyers looking to buy them. When they find a practice for sale, it is probably selling for more than it would have sold for a few years ago.

How much is an average dental practice worth?

Average fair market value to collections looks at the sales price relative to the amount of annual revenue, usually over the last 1-3 years. For example, if an oral surgery practice is collecting $1,000,000 sold for an average of 68.57%, the sales price would be $685,700.

Why do dentists list everything they can bill for?

So before you walk in the room, a dentist has a list of everything he can bill for during your dental visit. This leaves patients vulnerable to receive a treatment that may not be best for him or her, but is the most likely to be reimbursed by an insurance company.