Start Your Dental Career on the Right Foot
Whether you’re beginning your career in dentistry, preparing for practice ownership, or considering your first acquisition, having the right information early can help you make more informed decisions.
The DrillDown Solution Dental Practice Planning Toolkit brings together our New Dentist Handbook, Dental Practice Startup Checklist, and Dental Practice Acquisition Checklist to help you navigate important financial and business decisions as you take the next steps in your dental career.
Explore the resources below and download the tools that fit where you are in your journey.
Toolkit Resources
Explore the resources below and download the tools that fit where you are in your journey.
New Dentist Handbook (opens in new tab)
A Guide to Business and Tax Basics for New Dentists
Starting your career in dentistry comes with important financial and business considerations that may be new to you. Understanding foundational concepts like business structures, taxes, financial statements, and practice finances can help you feel more prepared as you begin your professional journey.
The DrillDown New Dentist Handbook provides an introduction to key business and tax concepts every new dentist should understand, helping you build a stronger financial foundation for your career.
Dental Practice Startup Checklist (opens in new tab)
Start Your Practice With a Strong Financial Foundation
Starting a dental practice requires hundreds of decisions before you ever welcome your first patient. Our Dental Practice Startup Checklist helps you organize some of the key financial and business considerations involved in turning your plans into a functioning practice.
Use the checklist to help guide conversations around budgeting, financing, business structure, accounting, taxes, payroll, insurance, and other important areas of your startup.
Dental Practice Acquisition Checklist (opens in new tab)
Know What to Evaluate Before You Buy
Purchasing an existing dental practice can offer an exciting path to ownership, but understanding what you’re buying is critical.
The Dental Practice Acquisition Checklist highlights important financial and operational areas to evaluate as you consider a practice purchase, helping you ask better questions and identify areas that may require a closer look before moving forward.