How Long Does It Take to Sell a Dental Practice? (2026)
How long it takes to sell a dental practice in 2026: 6-12 months active process plus prep, by buyer type, and what slows DSO and associate deals down.
Dental brokers average about 10%, higher than the general scale. These guides cover what a practice sells for, whether to sell to another dentist or to a group, the tax difference between the two ways to structure it, and why credentialing the buyer runs 60 to 120 days either way. List your practice free.
How long it takes to sell a dental practice in 2026: 6-12 months active process plus prep, by buyer type, and what slows DSO and associate deals down.
How dental practice earnouts and equity rollovers work in 2026 DSO deals: realization risk, the second-bite math, and how to negotiate both before the LOI.