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Dental practice owner reviewing financial performance and operational costs with a consultant in a modern dental office.

Dental Practice Profitability: 7 Reasons You’re Busy but Not Profitable

A dental practice can stay busy, see plenty of patients, and post solid annual collections, and still fall short of the profit the owner expects. At Next Level Consultants, we…
Dental practice owner reviewing marketing performance analytics to evaluate patient acquisition and business growth.

Dental Marketing Strategies for 2027

A Quick Guide to Marketing A Dental Startup in the Next 12 Months The next twelve months represent the strongest window for starting a dental practice or buying an existing one that we’ve seen…

Why Some Dental Startups Approach $1M in Year One While Others Barely Break Even

Dental startups that approach $1 million in collections in year one usually made five important decisions from the start. They chose a market that had room for another dentist, sized…
Dental practice owner reviewing financial performance with a consultant

Dental Practice Finances: Do You Own a Business or a Job?

Even when your dental practice is collecting $1M a year it can earn zero business profit. If the owner takes home about 30% of collections and an associate would step…
Dentist reviewing dental practice financial performance with floating dashboards for production, collections, overhead, and profitability.

The Real Opportunity Cost of Waiting to Start a Dental Practice

By Michael Dinsio, Co-Founder, Next Level Consultants. This article explores the financial cost of waiting to start a dental practice. Every year you wait to start a dental practice, you…
Exhausted dental professional sitting at a desk in a modern clinic, with infographic labels identifying unclear expectations, poor communication, broken systems, and lack of recognition as causes of dental team burnout.

Why Dental Teams Burn Out and the Four Leadership Failures That Cause It

What Causes exhaustion in Dental Practices? By Michael Dinsio, MBA | Founder, Next Level Consultants | 15+ years in dental practice consulting, 400+ startups and acquisitions guided Burnout in dental…

Why Dental Credentialing Takes Longer Than You Think.

Credentialing a Practice You Are Buying. Credentialing after you sign the purchase agreements is not when you first want to hear about getting credentialed for your new practice. We recommend…

How to Determine if Your Dental Startup Will Succeed Before Signing a Lease

A 5-Step Location Study Blueprint You’ve probably heard the word “Demographics” but how does it apply to you? Better yet, how can you use demographic to help you with your…

Reverse-Engineer Your Perfect Dental Startup, Without Overspending!

By Michael Dinsio, Co-Founder, Next Level Consultants. Last reviewed: August 2026. This article explores important factors to consider for anyone planning a dental practice startup. A dental practice startup from…

Why Your Bank Wants Life Insurance Before It Funds Your Practice Loan

Life insurance on a dental practice loan isn’t optional when the loan gets closer to a million dollars. Most SBA and conventional lenders require a collateral assignment of life insurance…

The Insurance Gap That Could Cost You Your Practice

Personal disability insurance, business overhead insurance, and life insurance used to come bundled into every dental practice loan. Lenders would require proof of coverage before they released a single dollar.…

Why Your Dental Marketing Isn’t Broken, Your Lead Conversion Funnels Are

Most dental practices that spend $3,000–$8,000 per month on marketing… don’t have a marketing problem. They have a lead conversion problem. The calls are coming in, but the front office…