For Dental Practice Owners 5-10 Years From Exit

If you're 5-10 years from selling your practice, read this first.

Most dentists leave $200K-$500K on the table because they didn't plan. The exit timing, tax structure, and buyer pipeline all depend on decisions you make now.

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The Stakes

This is your window. Don't waste it.

The dentists who get the best exits understood what was at stake 5 years before the offer came in.

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DSOs Are Actively Hunting

Private equity-backed DSOs contacted 127 practices in your zip code last year. If you don't know your real enterprise value before the call comes in, you're negotiating blind.

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Tax Planning Has a Deadline

Your tax exposure depends on entity structure decisions made years ago. The next 18 months determine how much of your exit sale goes to the IRS versus your retirement.

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Your Wealth Is Trapped

You've built a $2M-$5M practice. But if it all lives in one illiquid asset that depends on you showing up every day, it's not wealth — it's a high-paying job.

Free Diagnostic

What does "exit-ready" actually look like?

Until you know your real readiness score, you're hearing noise. This scorecard is a diagnostic, not a quiz.

The Exit Readiness Scorecard

Five dimensions that determine your options at exit:

  • Valuation Readiness — financials and systems ready to pass to a buyer
  • Tax Structure — current exposure and what can still be fixed
  • Personal Wealth — net worth tied up in the practice
  • Buyer Pipeline — options waiting vs. starting from zero
  • Post-Exit Income — cash flow and structure after the sale
Begin Assessment →
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Exit Readiness Score
Valuation82%
Tax Structure54%
Wealth Diversification68%
Successor Pipeline41%
Post-Exit Income89%
Free Guide

Should you sell to a DSO?

DSO vs. Private Sale vs. Partnership — the three exit paths every practice owner needs to compare. Real multiples, real tradeoffs.

Read the Comparison →
DSO Sale
5-8x EBITDA · hidden terms
Private Sale
4-6x EBITDA · clean payout
Partnership
Phased exit · legacy intact
About Tim McNeely

25 years building wealth strategies for dental entrepreneurs.

Tim isn't a vendor selling insurance or annuities. He's an architect. He built the Virtual Family Office model that coordinates your tax strategist, estate attorney, investment advisor, and exit planner — so they actually talk to each other.

Winner of the Nifty Thrifty Award for impact in dental finance. Host of the Dental Exit Guy podcast. Founder at LifeStone Companies. For 25 years, he's worked exclusively with dentist-owners navigating the gap between clinical success and personal wealth.

What's a Virtual Family Office?

A CFO, tax strategist, estate attorney, and investment advisor — all aligned to your goals, all accountable to one plan. The way ultra-high-net-worth families have managed wealth for decades. Tim brought it to dentistry.

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Nifty Thrifty Award

Recognized for impact and innovation in dental finance

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Podcast Host

Dental Exit Guy — real conversations with real dentist-owners

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LifeStone Companies

The firm behind the VFO model for dental entrepreneurs

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25+ Years

Exclusively serving dental practice owners and their families

How It Works

No pressure. No pitch deck. Just clarity.

Start with a free tool. Get real insights. If you want to go deeper, Tim's there.

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Take the Scorecard

5 minutes. 10 questions. Get your Exit Readiness Score across five dimensions.

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See Your Results

Where you're strong, where you're exposed, and what moves the needle — instantly.

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Schedule a Conversation

If you want to go deeper, book a free 30-minute call with Tim. No obligation.

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Your call. Use the free tools and walk away, or get Tim's perspective on your specific situation.

Your next move is free.

Take the scorecard. Five minutes. See where you stand — no credit card, no sales call unless you want one.

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