If you are buying a practice, planning a buildout, or financing equipment, we want to ask you something simple. Do you really understand how your loan gets paid down? Not just the interest rate. Not just the term. The amortization. Amortization is simply the schedule of how your loan is paid over time. Early payments are mostly interest; […]
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If you’ve ever sat down after lunch to do a tough root canal on #3, you know the feeling. You’re searching for that MB2 canal, you’re working methodically, but it just feels harder than it should. Your focus isn’t quite as sharp. Your patience is a little thinner. What normally feels like a challenge now […]
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Most dental practices do not struggle because of clinical ability. They struggle because leadership lacks visibility into the system that produces results. When you cannot clearly see what is driving performance, you end up reacting to production swings instead of managing them. Key performance indicators are not about building a more complicated spreadsheet. They are […]
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Previous, we shared Part 1 of our DSO Crash Course featuring Dr. Mark Costes, Dr. Bill Keith, and Dr. Ben Kacos. In that session, they covered the big-picture strategy behind preparing your practice for partnership. In Part 2, they went into the tactical side of preparation. If a DSO or private equity group evaluated your […]
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EBITDA gets discussed constantly in dentistry, especially when valuation comes up. But strong EBITDA is not just “high profit.” It is proof that the practice runs with operational discipline and that profitability is repeatable without heroics from the owner. EBITDA stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. In a dental practice, it is […]
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When it comes to a dental startup, we love to talk about equipment, branding, and team. However, there’s one decision that quietly outweighs almost all of them: location. In my startup manual, I emphasize that location isn’t just finding the address or the closest lease space to your ideal location. It’s an incredibly important piece […]
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Amortization is one of those finance terms that gets tossed around in lending conversations, equipment quotes, and buildout planning, but most dentists do not get a clear explanation of what it means for real-world decisions. At a high level, amortization is simply the schedule of how a loan gets paid down over time. Every payment […]
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Does your schedule feel like it runs you? If it does, you are not alone. That was the focus of the webinar I recently did with Dr. Summer Kassmel. We talked about starting the year with a smarter strategy for balancing clinical time, CEO time, and your personal life. You are running a practice. Leading a […]
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Essential Budgeting Tips for a Dental Startup Dental start-ups are becoming the popular choice for younger dentists these days-mixing both the excitement of a new location plus the draw of business ownership, but most early stress points trace back to financial decisions made well before opening day. To reduce this stress, we need to look […]
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The Oklahoma City Thunder might just start a dynasty after their 2025 Championship. A very talented team, led by their three big players: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, and Jalen Williams. They also have a deep bench of young players, plus many future draft picks allowing them to refill their roster as they trade for good […]
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