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Spiro Leunes, CPA, MS Succession planning is different today than a generation ago.  For practice owners in the latter stages of their careers, understanding those shifts and planning accordingly can make a significant difference in who they sell to and the final outcome. Traditional Practice Succession Has Evolved Traditional practice succession had a familiar path.  The physician or dentist built a practice, brought on an associate, and the associate bought the practice.  I

I will say this clearly because practice owners need the truth, not theory. Dental practice fraud is not 100 percent preventable. What is preventable is the size of the loss and the length of time it goes undetected. Fraud can go on for many years without the dentist noticing and can amount to several hundred thousand dollars before it is caught. Understanding the Nature of Dental Fraud That is the core issue in almost every dental embezzlement case. It is rarely one giant e

Dental practices are feeling compression.  In 2026, the successful practices will be the ones that work smarter not harder as busyness doesn’t always equate to higher profitability. The key is for practices to limit preventable profit leaks with the same number of patients and the same number of days. Trend 1: Insurance payments are quietly decreasing your collections through virtual credit card fees. Some insurance plans pay you with a virtual credit card.  It is run like a