News - Dental Practice Transitions and Sales from Mississippi to North Carolina

The following articles by Earl Douglas appeared in Dental Economics. They include helpful information about dental practice sales and transitions. If you are interested in buying or selling a practice, contact our dental practice sales experts. We serve dentists in Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Alabama.

Value or Price - Choose Wisely

All too frequently, buyers zero in on price as the primary practice purchase issue, while ignoring the issue of value. However, dental practice sales experts realize that buyers stand to benefit much more by receiving high value than by paying a low price. If you looking to buy a practice in North Carolina, South Carolina, or another southern state, this dental practice sales article can help you understand what to look for when evaluating practices.

Published in Dental Economics, November 1998.

Measuring Practice Value

It is important for the buyer of a dental practice to consider the value of the practice, since value is the buyer’s actual take-home income. This article will teach you how to recognize and measure value in practices.

Published in Dental Economics, March 1999.

A Story of Three Dentists

In one year, our firm encountered three dentists who experienced the same event - death. This dental practice sales article explains why dentists in states all over the South, from Mississippi to South Carolina, can benefit from the help of dental practice sales professionals.

Published in Dental Economics, September 2003.

Minority Partnership Pitfalls

One of the most popular dental practice transition strategies is the buy-in. The interests may be any size - 10%, 49%, 50 %, or more. Sometimes this strategy involves selling progressive interests; other times it involves selling a remaining interest by a retiring shareholder.

Published in Dental Economics, January 2004.

A Successful Alternative to Partnerships

A previous article discussed the pitfalls of partnerships and buy-ins, which include loss of control, loss of marketability, and loss of value. These are consequences of converting a real tangible practice into intangible interests. This article discusses an alternate approach that avoids these pitfalls.