Sell a business · Dental practice
Sell your dental practice, on your terms.
Dental practices are among the most reliably sellable small businesses in America: recurring hygiene revenue, insurance-backed payment streams, high patient retention, and a deep pool of buyers from individual dentists to dental service organizations (DSOs). The licensed nature of the work also means the buyer pool is qualified almost by definition.
Value concentrates in the active patient base and the hygiene recall system. A practice where hygiene fills the schedule months out and patients return on cycle has predictable revenue a buyer can underwrite. Production concentrated in the selling doctor's own hands is the main discount factor - and the main thing transition planning can fix.
What buyers pay for
What moves your dental practice toward the top of the band.
Active patients and recall performance
Active patient count (seen in the last 18-24 months), new patients per month, and hygiene reappointment rate are the headline numbers of every practice sale.
Revenue mix by provider
Production split between the selling doctor, associates, and hygiene tells a buyer how much revenue survives the transition. Hygiene-heavy, multi-provider practices price at the top.
Payer mix and fee schedules
PPO, fee-for-service, and public-program mix shape margins and transferability. Buyers model your payer contracts directly.
Prepare before you list
Diligence starts long before the buyer shows up.
Run your practice-management reports early
Active patients, production by provider, and recall rates straight from your PMS are the core diligence pack. Knowing these numbers before buyers ask signals a well-run practice.
Plan your own transition window
Patient retention through a sale depends heavily on how the handoff is staged. A defined transition period with introductions has direct, measurable value to the buyer - price it deliberately.
Review payer contract assignability
Insurance credentialing and contract transfers take time. Mapping which contracts can transfer (and how long credentialing takes) keeps your closing date realistic.
Free valuation calculator
What is your dental practice actually worth?
Two minutes, no signup. We start from the typical dental practice band of 2.5x to 3.5x owner profit, then adjust for your growth and track record. The math runs entirely in your browser - we never store what you type.
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When you are ready to ask the market, the Exchange is a private way to do it. Your listing is anonymous by default: built from ranges and categories, screened word by word for anything that could identify you, and reviewed by a person before it goes live.
Buyers verify their identity before they can request access, you approve every request, and a real NDA is signed before your name is revealed. Listing is a flat subscription - never a percentage of your sale.
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Plain answers
Questions dental practice owners ask.
- What is a dental practice worth?
- Typical transactions put dental practices at roughly 2.5x to 3.5x SDE - among the stronger small-business multiples, supported by recurring hygiene revenue and reliable patient retention. Practice-specific factors like provider mix and payer contracts move individual deals within the band. Treat it as a starting point, not an appraisal.
- Should I sell to an individual dentist or a DSO?
- They are different deals. DSOs may offer competitive headline prices but often with employment terms and earn-out structures; individual buyers tend toward cleaner exits. The right answer depends on how long you want to keep practicing - decide that first.
- How does my own production affect the price?
- If most production is your own clinical work, the buyer is underwriting their ability to replace you - which is normal, since most buyers are dentists. What matters is patient loyalty to the practice (recall systems, hygiene, staff) rather than to you personally.