Seller-Side Review

Dental Exit Strategy Review

A practical review for dentists who are 0-36 months from a sale, DSO conversation, private-buyer transition, or broker engagement.

Prepared by Dr. Blane Jackson, DDS/MBA · Practicing dentist and multi-practice owner/operator · Updated May 2026

Dr. Blane Jackson, DDS/MBA — practicing dentist and multi-practice owner/operator. The review is designed as independent seller-side operator review before a DSO, broker, or private buyer sees your numbers.

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No broker commission No DSO placement fee Independent seller-side operator review Educational/operator-side review

Important: This is educational/operator-side review. It is not legal, tax, valuation, investment, brokerage, or financial advice and does not replace your CPA, attorney, valuation advisor, broker, or financial planner.

Who this is for

You are considering selling in the next 0-36 months.
You have been contacted by a DSO, broker, or private buyer.
You want to know what will compress your valuation before the buyer finds it.
You are unsure whether the next step is valuation, operational cleanup, tax/legal structure, or a buyer process.
You want practical seller-side questions to take to your attorney, CPA, broker, or transaction advisor.

What your review covers

Valuation range and the assumptions a buyer, broker, CPA, attorney, or transaction advisor may challenge.
Readiness gaps across books, lease, HR, contracts, associate depth, hygiene systems, and data room.
Risk list for diligence friction, owner dependence, payer mix, concentration, real estate, and process timing.
Advisor questions to take to your CPA, attorney, broker, valuation advisor, or transaction advisor.
90-day next moves for the highest-priority cleanup before a DSO, broker, or private buyer sees your numbers.

Valuation quality

EBITDA, add-backs, doctor compensation, payer mix, hygiene, concentration, real estate, and likely buyer pushback.

Readiness gaps

Books, lease, HR, contracts, associate depth, hygiene systems, data room, and diligence friction.

Exit path

DSO, private buyer, associate transition, recapitalization, timing, process design, and advisor sequencing.

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This routes owners toward free triage, the Valuation Snapshot, the Exit Strategy Review, or the Sale Prep Plan.

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