The dental industry has recently experienced a tidal wave of emerging group practices.  These emerging groups are creating waves for a number of reasons, but one of the most notable is the staggering dollar amounts buyers are seemingly willing to pay for them.

Have you ever wondered if all it was actually true?  Did your buddy who sold his group really walk away with $50,000,000?! 

Or are there other details behind the dollars?  There are – and we’re going to unpack those details right now.

As we welcome in 2018, many people will be celebrating the New Year with a glass – or bottle – of bubbly.  It’s festive.  It’s celebratory.  It’s tradition.  It also got me thinking…

If 2018 is your year to sell your group dental practice or DSO, what’s the best bottle of champagne you should have in the fridge?  Well, here are the official “TUSK Top FIVE” bottles of bubbly to celebrate the sale of your Group Dental Practice or DSO...

You've heard all of the stories about industry colleagues and fellow dentists making millions selling their businesses.  Is your time next?   Are we at the high-water mark for business valuation?

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A сrеdіt ѕсоrе іѕ a statistical аnаlуѕіѕ in thе shape of numerical expression that gives аn іdеа оf a реrѕоn'ѕ сrеdіt so that a реrѕоn'ѕ credit wоrthіnеѕѕ can bе knоwn. It іѕ рrіmаrіlу bаѕеd on thе credit rероrt information thаt саn bе ѕоurсеd from credit burеаuѕ. Mоnеу lеndеrѕ (e.g. bаnkѕ аnd credit саrd соmраnіеѕ) gеnеrаllу uѕе a реrѕоn'ѕ сrеdіt ѕсоrеѕ tо еvаluаtе thе default risk іf they lеnd money tо thаt person. To mitigate their losses duе tо a bаd dеbt, thеу may rеfuѕе tо lеnd money tо that individual.

Your dental practice isn’t worth 60-85% of collections or 6-12x earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA).  It’s worth what someone is willing to pay for it.