Practice Transitions
Resources on associateships, partnerships, practice acquisitions, and start-ups.
Resources on associateships, partnerships, practice acquisitions, and start-ups.
Whether you’re seeking to re-ignite your passion for your profession, shape your dental team or expand your clinical skillset, CDA and local dental societies offer an exciting lineup of in-person events in 2026.
CDA’s experts answer members’ questions about adding a new dentist or utilizing locum tenens and the accompanying considerations for the dentist’s working relationship with dental benefit plans.
Space sharing — that is, sharing space or renting an operatory in an established dental office — may be a viable option for dentists in various stages of their career if the terms are carefully considered by both parties and all proper steps are taken.
Maria Ladd can cite many examples of good patient outcomes from her eight years and counting as a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, but she has a couple of favorites. One involves a first-time patient, age 80, who resided in an assisted living center. The patient’s daughter had contacted Ladd to request a teeth cleaning on her mother’s behalf.