Also called: Dental Practice Transition Consultant
Helps dentists sell or buy practices: valuing the business, finding the right buyer and guiding the deal to closing.
Visits a retiring dentist's office to count active patients, check equipment and study three years of finances, then writes a valuation. You quietly market the practice to young dentists, set up meetings, and work with lenders and lawyers until the keys change hands. A single deal can take months.
Estimate; mostly commission, so pay swings widely.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in business or finance is common; many come from dental sales, banking or office management. Some states require a broker license.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Business, Finance, Accounting.
Growing faster than average. Large numbers of baby-boomer dentists are retiring.
Medium risk for 10 years. Valuation models and buyer matching get automated; negotiating and calming nervous sellers stays human.
Classes: Accounting, Economics, Business.
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