Earnouts in dental practice acquisitions: What you need to know

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In the evolving landscape of dental acquisitions, earnout clauses have become increasingly prevalent. These arrangements help facilitate transactions, but the incentive structure and post-sale obligations they entail introduce an unexpected dynamic for selling practitioners.

The dental photography mistake most dentists are making

The version that won, by a clear margin, was the one with full-face before and after photos. And watching people react to them in our study was pretty telling. (iStock)

As a dentist, adding before and after photos to your dental website makes complete sense. You want patients to see what’s possible. You want them to look at your work and think “That’s amazing, I want that.” And naturally, you take the kind of photos that show off the actual work. Detailed close-ups of the … Read more

AI, DSOs, and the new dental operating model

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With DSOs continuing to grow and multi-location dentistry becoming more common, the operational side of dentistry can’t be treated as secondary. Dentistry isn’t just about great clinical care; it’s also about strong systems.

Coping with identity loss after retiring from dentistry

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For many dental clinicians, retirement is not a date on a calendar—it is a long negotiation between logic and identity. It is a psychological and financial transition, often delayed by the question few dentists say out loud: Who will treat my patients the way I do, or better?

Dental SEO is not a switch — It’s a reputation score

Regularly publishing relevant content tells Google your site is alive and active, not a digital ghost town.

What You’ll Learn Why your dental SEO feels like it’s not working You did the right things. You built a beautiful website. You wrote service pages. You maybe even published a few blog posts. And now you’re refreshing Google every week wondering why your practice isn’t showing up on page one. Here’s the honest answer: … Read more

Why bother with organized dentistry?

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Just like there are leaders and followers, there are joiners and non-joiners. This is quite true in our profession when it comes to organized dentistry.