Posts by Michael Dinsio
How Dental Startup Owners Use Demographic Data to Get New Patients From Day One
Dental startups that fill their schedules quickly in year one don’t just rely on luck and good intentions. One key factor to consider is dental startup demographics, as they match…
Read MoreWhy Your Dental Practice ‘Entity’ Structure is Foundational for Setting Up Your Business
To ensure legal compliance and tax efficiency when buying a dental practice, owners must correctly distinguish between state-level entity formation (LLC/PLLC) and federal tax elections (S-Corp). Lawyer Tyler Jones of…
Read MoreWhy Dental Practice Leadership Requires Documented Systems & Team Accountability
Transitioning a dental practice from a plateaued $500,000 clinic to a scaling $2 million business requires a specific and accurate documented leadership framework! Dental practice owners should consider a four-step…
Read MoreThe Costs Associated With Starting a Dental Practice
Let’s address the elephant in the room… starting a dental practice is terrifyingly expensive. You’ve spent years in school, grueling through residencies, and mastering your clinical skills. You likely already…
Read MoreHow a 401(k) Plan Reduces Your Dental Practice Tax Bill & What It Costs to Offer One
A 401(k) for dental practice owners is one of the highest-leverage tax tools available to practice owners, and most dentists are either not using it or not using it correctly.…
Read MoreWhy Google Ads Don’t Work for Most Dental Practices.. And What to Do Instead
Google Ads can absolutely grow a dental practice! But only if you know what you’re doing. Most dentists who try Google Ads waste thousands of dollars not because the platform…
Read MoreDebunking the Myth That Dental Practice Startups Have to Be Scary and Risky
This blog post will debunk the risk associate with a dental startup. It doesn’t have to be terrifying or fraught with financial risk. With the right support, strategies, location, approach,…
Read MoreBuying a Fee For Service (FFS) Dental Practice: The Fee for Service Shift
Should I buy a fee for service dental practice? Or is it too risky? I hear this question a lot from associates evaluating their first acquisition. They’ve heard that fee-for-service…
Read MoreDental Supply Ordering
Inventory Management is Time Consuming and Costly But here’s the cheat code! When you start to dig into it, the dental industry is facing a quiet crisis when it comes…
Read MoreThe DSO Myth: Why Independent Buyers Aren’t Really Competing Against DSOs
The Premise & Persistent Question “Can I even compete with DSOs in buying a dental practice?” This is a fear I hear all the time from associates ready to buy…
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