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Featured Articles

When Less is More

The government reports that all income earned by taxpayers for that period between January 1st to May 7th of each year (4.25 months) is paid to the government in one form or another as taxes. The average dental practice has a 55% overhead, which means that this taxpayer/dentist/owner works for a period of 6.75 months just to pay the office overhead. When you add up the time it takes to pay the taxes and overhead, it comes to eleven months, which leaves one month of practice income for the family
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Sellers Beware!

We are all familiar with the term “Buyer Beware”, but this article is to inform practice owners of a new threat to their future financial security. This relates to the sale of their practice and the risks involved in dealing with the wrong people.
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Ask The Experts

How do you decide whether to complete an immediate or deferred sale?

Sell now or build to sell? Sell for present value or sell for future value? Commit now, but defer the actual sale until later? Take cash or fund your pension plan with the value of your practice? These are just a few important considerations for a dentist who is thinking and planning for the future.
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What makes a potentially good transaction go bad?

There are many different reasons for what seems like a perfect transaction to go bad.
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What is "Fair Market Value" and how does it apply to the valuation of a professional practice?

The most widely used method for determining practice value is fair market value. The commonly accepted definition of fair market value is the price which a professional practice would produce, allowing reasonable time to find a purchaser, with both buyer and seller having access to full disclosure of information about each other.
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Tools

Dentistics

Dentists + Statistics = Dentistics! Were you ever curious about what the ratio of dentists to patients in an area was? Or the ratio of specialists to general dentists? Find out this and more with AFTCO Dentistics!

Loan Amortization Calculator

This loan amortization calculator shows you the breakdown between principal and interest in your loan payments. Each calculation shows you amortization tables with complete amortization schedules for the loan.

Zip Code Demographics Search

Thinking about a change of scenery? Find out everything you need to know with complete demographics including income and housing reports, occupation and employment reports and much more!

Dental Alumni Search

Ever wonder what happened to your dental classmates? Find them now with the AFTCO Dental Alumni Search. Choose your school and year of graduation for search results.

Closing Announcements

Ryan T. Speirs, D.M.D. has acquired the practice of Glen R. Helzer, D.D.S.
- Boise, ID

Douglass C. Wilson, D.M.D. has acquired the practice of Jeffrey J. Dixon, D.D.S.
- Greenfield, MA

Michael S. Caparas, D.M.D. has acquired the practice of Dennis E. Youngblood, D.D.S.
- Dallas, TX

Client Testimonials

"Six weeks into the process of transition, the contract has become my Bible of how to handle the day-to-day fitting in to my new role. I would be lost without its support. The new owner-doctor has been most gracious in his role."

Philip E. Brown, D.D.S.
South Shore, KY

"Thanks AFTCO - you found the perfect match for my practice. It made the transition a lot easier. My AFTCO Analyst did a great job!"

Trym H. Gibbons, D.D.S.
Chino Valley, AZ

"I was so very impressed with my AFTCO Analyst when we met that I decided to switch to AFTCO even though I had a relationship with with a well-known practice broker in the metroplex. My AFTCO Analyst was always available, never put any pressure towards selling and helped the transaction go as smoothly as I would imagine one should go."

Neidy Castro , D.D.S.
Irving, TX