Shared Practices | Your Dental Roadmap through Practice Ownership Ask George - Does Practice Ownership Still Make Sense Today?
Mar 30, 2026
A candid look at whether buying a dental practice still fits modern careers. Conversations cover spotting ready-to-grow practices, avoiding the “messy middle,” and the rising role of DSOs. Practical checks for enjoyment, income, and net worth are outlined. Advice for entrepreneurial dentists on production, reinvestment, and smart practice selection appears throughout.
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Don’t Buy A Practice Without Enough Patients
- Avoid buying a practice lacking sufficient patients or capital for marketing because you may be unable to invest to grow.
- Hariri warns owners can end up paycheck-to-paycheck with no surplus to fund required marketing.
Intentional Buyers Find Ready To Grow Practices
- The key difference between successful and struggling owners is intentionality: buying a practice 'ready to grow' and executing a growth plan.
- Hariri links this to his upcoming book Dental Money Ball Zero focused on identifying ready-to-grow practices.
Produce Your Way Out Of Owner Shortfalls
- If you hit a financial bind as an owner, produce your way out: increase same-day dentistry and productive exams to raise margins.
- Hariri emphasizes owners who can clinically increase production avoid long-term income traps.