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Healthcare · Licensed Profession

The Dental Practice

Dentistry is a high-ticket procedure business wrapped around a recurring hygiene engine: a booked recall column brings patients back every six months, and the crowns, implants, and ortho diagnosed in those chairs carry the profit. You are not buying a storefront; you are buying a patient base, a recall schedule, and a book of recurring care that DSO consolidators pay a strong multiple to own.

$700k-$2M+ typical productionRecurring hygiene recall baseLicense + clinical-skill moatStrong resale to DSO buyers
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The Snapshot

Is this worth your attention?

$700k-$2M+
Typical annual production
1-3 dentists, general practice
12-32%
Owner net margin
after a market dentist wage; mix-dependent
$350k-$600k
Cost to start (de novo)
operatories, chairs, imaging, buildout
5-10 yrs
Typical payback
faster buying an established patient base
Medium-High
Day-to-day difficulty
clinical, staff & scheduling intensive
Medium
Absentee potential
limited; production is owner-clinician led

A fit if you…

  • Are a licensed dentist, or will partner with one who produces
  • Want a recurring base from a booked hygiene recall schedule
  • Can present and close high-value treatment without pressure
  • Can lead a team of hygienists, assistants, and front desk
  • Can navigate PPO contracts and insurance write-offs

Probably not if you…

  • Want a hands-off business from day one
  • Have no clinical license and no producing-dentist partner
  • Dislike managing clinical staff and chasing recall
  • Expect high margins without case acceptance and a full schedule
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Step Inside the Layout

A live look at one tool inside

This is the actual 3D floor from the full model - drag to explore it. Inside, you configure the space yourself and watch the economics move with every choice.

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This is just the surface

The full model is the complete, interactive deep-dive, and every business here is built to the same standard: a live economics simulator you tune to your own numbers, an interactive 3D walkthrough, a location scorecard, an owner-fit assessment, buy-versus-build guidance, and the full breakdown of how it makes money and what quietly kills margin.