Dental Practice Fraud: You Cannot Eliminate It, But You Can Catch It Early 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 be several hundred thousand dollars before it is caught. That is the core issue in almost every dental embezzlement ca

If you're a dental or medical practice owner, 2026 is bringing changes you can't ignore: restored bonus depreciation, new 401(k) rules, and tighter meal deductions. Combined with reimbursement pressure and rising overhead, this year demands smarter tax planning—not just year-end scrambling. Today I'm going to break down what's actually new for 2026 dental practice tax planning and medical practice tax strategy, what you should be doing right now, what you absolutely need to s

Dental Associate Compensation Models Dental associate compensation models must be optimally designed for the practice type (private practice versus DSO) and to properly incentivize the dental associate, Dental associate compensation falls into one of these models: Percentage of Collections The associate is paid a percentage of what is collected, not produced. The typical range is 30 – 35% of collection This arrangement is seen in private practice. Owners like it because the

The dental profession is accelerating toward another major consolidation cycle, and far more dentists are selling to private equity–backed DSOs than forming their own organizations. But before any dentist considers selling, scaling, or staying independent, there is one universal truth for 2026: The dental profession is accelerating toward another major consolidation cycle, and far more dentists are selling to private equity–backed DSOs than forming their own organizations. Bu