title: Practice transition with intelligence and grace.
abstract: Viable practices change with the professional and personal needs of dentists and with trends in society. There is no single way for transitioning out of practice--concluding a direct sale, remaining as an associate, and even purchasing a new practice to better match one's more mature lifestyle and practiced preferences. Changing ratios of dentists to patients currently favor a seller's market and emergence of corporate models provide new options. An analysis is given of the Canadian practice market. Planning advice is also offered.
authors.forename: Marcia A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Boyd
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D002170:Canada; D003729:Dental Care; D003815:Dentists; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007860:Leasing, Property; D008005:Licensure, Dental; D008019:Life Style; D010318:Partnership Practice, Dental; D011215:Practice Management, Dental; D020443:Practice Valuation and Purchase; D011362:Professional Corporations; D012179:Retirement; D019035:Rural Health Services