Purchasing Your First Dental Practice: Startup vs. Acquisition
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* Registration open until 5/1/26 at 11:45 AM (EDT)
This course provides an overview of the key considerations involved in purchasing a first dental practice. Participants will compare the advantages and challenges of starting a new practice versus acquiring an existing one, including financial, operational, and risk-related factors. The program will also introduce the roles of essential professionals involved in the process and outline what to expect when seeking financing. Attendees will gain practical insight to support informed decision-making when pursuing practice ownership.
Learning Objectives:
- Differentiate between the benefits and challenges of a startup practice versus acquiring an existing practice.
- Identify the key members of the professional team involved in dental practice transitions and their roles.
- Describe the basic requirements and process for obtaining financing for a dental practice.
Whether you’re actively planning to purchase a practice or simply exploring your long-term career options, this session offers practical insights you won’t want to miss. Even for those not currently considering practice ownership, this course provides valuable insight into how dental practices operate, transition, and are valued—knowledge that can strengthen any clinician’s career and decision-making.
CE Credit: One (1)
Speaker: Michael Diehl, Bank of America
Format: Lecture Webinar
Michael (AVP, Regional Business Development Officer) has had the privilege to help private practice owners reach their goals for five years with Bank of America. With assisting doctors at every stage of a private practice life cycle, he specializes in providing guidance for dentists starting their own practice, expanding their existing practice, renovating, relocating, and practice real estate transactions in Georgia & Alabama.
Originally from Ohio and Philadelphia, Michael currently resides in the Atlanta area with his partner Erika and their dog Peach. You can find them either at Piedmont Park, on a Golf course, or cheering on The Ohio State Buckeyes.
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Thank you to GDA Endorsed Partner Bank of America for sponsoring this webinar!
This webinar is free to members and $19.00 for non-members.