title: There are a lot of ways to go.
abstract: There is much more to transitioning well out of dentistry than maximizing the economic value of the practice. The full spectrum of professional and personal values, and where each dentist is in his or her life, must be considered. The same is true for the staff and the patients, especially for mature family-oriented practices. A case is worked out in detail, showing that the wisest thing to do in some cases is to gradually wind down a practice and stop without selling at all.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: van Dyk
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D003797:Dental Staff; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D003815:Dentists; D005376:Financial Management; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010318:Partnership Practice, Dental; D020443:Practice Valuation and Purchase; D012179:Retirement