How to Start a Dental Practice

tarting a new dental practice is a daunting task. It doesn’t have to be.

At Practice Real Estate Group we have helped hundreds of dentists start their first practice, expand to their fourth location, or even sell their business.

To make it even easier, we’ve broken it down the initial pieces into a few easy to follow steps to guide you through the process.

#1 – Getting Started
#4 – Branding

#2 – Search for Your Location
#5 – Need to Sell a Dental Practice

#3 – Setup Your Entity Structure and
Financing

“We’re growing like wildfire. Practice Real Estate Group made the whole process easy for me. We had an initial meeting where we discussed what I wanted to get out of the practice, and they took it from there. I have lots of friends who have thought about opening over the past two years and I always recommend Practice Real Estate Group.”

Step 1. Getting Started

Our dental practice checklist compiles a list of all the individuals you will meet in your business journey. To ensure you pick the perfect location for your dental practice, our dental demographics reports show you exactly where your future customers are.

Dentistry Competition Map from Demographics Report

Step 2. Search For Your Location

We’ve got agents located across the U.S., so reach out to find the best location for your new dental practice. It’s also worth considering buying a practice at this stage while you are evaluating locations.

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Step 3. Setup Your Entity Structure and Financing

Now that you’ve got a location in mind, get prepared to negotiate your dental lease. This includes determining how you want to handle your funding/financing as well as how you setup your new dental legal entity.

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Step 4. Branding

One of the first pieces of branding every dental office purchases is business cards. We are constantly testing the latest online business card providers so check out our latest reviews.

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Step 5. Need to Sell a Dental Practice?

Need to sell your current practice to open a new one in a different location? We love handling dental practice transitions and have written a guide to help you get started.

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The Practice Real Estate Group Team is ready to help you through all the steps of starting or expanding your dental practice.

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