5 Topic Commentaries

Changing Dental Practice Ownership Trends May Affect Succession Planning

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  Kathryn Atchison, DDS, MPH

  Professor

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  University of California, Los Angeles

  A growing business model called Dental Service Organizations provides administrative support to dentists, enabling them to focus on providing dental care.

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  Paul H. Krebsbach, DDS, PhD

  Dean and Professor

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  UCLA School of Dentistry

  You show them options of working in an FQHC or a private practice or a DSO, and students can see how they function.

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  Lisa Simon, DMD

  Author (affiliations as listed); Harvard School of Dental Medicine; Harvard Medical School

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  Harvard School of Dental Medicine; Harvard Medical School

  Many older dentists may retire rather than resume practice after a prolonged and costly gap in operations.

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  Leemore S. Dafny, PhD

  Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Business Administration

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  Harvard Business School

  They’re making the choice to be independent—but it’s a less lucrative choice than it used to be.

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  James Morrison, DMD

  Owner, Moberi Endodontics; Owner, Maestro Dental

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  Moberi Endodontics; Maestro Dental

  My goal is to build a portfolio of group practices that allow patients to understand the importance of oral health," he says.

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