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By Spiro Leunes, CPA | CEO, MRL Advisory Group – New Jersey and New York Dental CPAs Hiring a dental associate too early can destroy a practice’s cash flow. Conversely, hiring an associate at the right time can dramatically increase production, improve your lifestyle, and significantly increase the long-term value of your practice. For many dentists, adding an associate is the first major transition from being a solo producer to becoming a true practice owner. Done correctly,

By Spiro Leunes, CPA | CEO, MRL Advisory Group – New Jersey and New York Dental CPAs For many dentists, practice ownership is the single largest financial decision of their career. Eventually, every dentist who wants ownership reaches the same crossroads: do you buy an existing practice or start and build a practice from scratch? In New York and New Jersey, that decision carries significantly more financial risk than it does in lower-cost parts of the country. Aggressive comp

By Spiro Leunes, CPA | CEO, MRL Advisory Group – New Jersey and New York Dental CPAs Dental practices are seeing higher costs and tighter profit margins. PPOs are reducing reimbursements; labor costs continue to increase as do the costs of dental supplies are laboratory bills. The answer to better profitability as you prepare for 2026, isn’t always adding more patients. The answer for established practices may be to change your procedural offering. Every patient that yo