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The Rise of the Dentist Owned Dental Group
Summary & scoring by The Bell Brief (Dr. Jennifer Bell) using the Drill-Down Protocol (Drill-Down Score) — not the original publisher.
Why it matters for dental
Practice owners facing rising labor costs and acquisition pressure now have a new ownership model that keeps dentist equity and control while delivering group-level services. The Dental Partnership Group structure may appeal to independent dentists who want to retain practice value without a full exit.
Key points
- Accelerate Dental launched its Dental Partnership Group model in 2023, taking a minority stake that reaches approximately 30% of each partner practice.
- The model charges a 5% support fee that funds accounting, HR, benefits, and procurement services for affiliated practices.
- Doctors can exchange 5% to 25% of their practice equity for ownership in the broader Accelerate organization.
- Accelerate now counts nearly 50 dentist investors in its dentist-owned perpetual partnership structure.
Who should care
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