{"id":12159,"date":"2024-05-29T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T15:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/?p=11076"},"modified":"2024-08-16T14:00:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T21:00:46","slug":"dso-ma-red-flags-for-dental-practice-buyers-and-sellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/blog\/dso-ma-red-flags-for-dental-practice-buyers-and-sellers\/","title":{"rendered":"DSO M&A: Red Flags for Dental Practice Buyers and Sellers"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the third in a three-part series about the dental acquisitions and mergers landscape in dentistry. The article was written by Planet DDS staff and originally published on <\/span>DrBicuspid.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

High interest rates combined with higher salaries, higher supply costs, and stagnant insurance reimbursement rates have many dental practices feeling squeezed.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That has many dental practice owners<\/a> looking to sell to a dental support organization (DSO) so they can consolidate costs around supplies, labs, marketing, technology, operations, and human resources.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span>part one<\/span><\/a> of this series<\/span>, we provided top tips for dental practice owners considering M&A. In <\/span>part two<\/span><\/a>, we shared the timeline that dental practice sellers can expect.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In part three, we dive into the red flags that can prevent a sale from occurring.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What DSOs\/Investors May Consider a Red Flag in a Dental Acquisition<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Rondi Michaux, the former director of corporate development for two large DSOs, shares this checklist of potential red flags:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n