title: The due-diligence process of purchasing or buying into a dental practice.
abstract: A due-diligence or evaluation process is necessary when assessing a practice purchase opportunity. The standards for assessing the investment remain the same whether the buyer is purchasing a practice outright or buying a co-ownership interest.
authors.affiliation: ConnerWolf & Associates, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
authors.forename: Vincent L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Conner
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D007449:Investments; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000191:economics*; D020443:Practice Valuation and Purchase / Q000379:methods*