The July issue of the Journal of the California Dental Association concludes a two-part series on practice management.

Why Your Lease Is an Important Asset
This article is intended to provide an in-depth prospective of the value of the lease for your dental practice.
Jason P. Wood, JD, and Patrick J. Wood, JD

Keys to Buying a Dental Practice and Successful Transition Planning
Important steps to ensure a smooth transition from evaluating the practice to ownership are presented in this paper.
Kathleen Johnson

Benefits of Using a Qualified Practice Sale Broker
The author addresses many of the various factors involved in the sales process and the issues that often arise that can be avoided by being well-informed and/or working with a professional like a practice sales broker.
Bette Robin, DDS, JD

Should We Be Concerned About the Future of Dental Insurance?
Paying for dental services is a complex interaction of insurance, government, and out-of-pocket expenditures. A review of the related factors considers the basis for this concern is presented.
H. Barry Waldman, DDS, MPH, PhD, and Steven S. Perlman, DDS, MScD

The Editor/
The Business of Dentistry
By Alan L. Felsenfeld, DDS

Letters to the Editor/

Impressions/

Dr. Bob/
Peat and Re-peat
By Robert E. Horseman, DDS

Sessions/
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