Jul 9, 2026 · 16 min · 8 segments
Have you ever wondered why it is that after 15 years of ownership only around 2% of dental practices fail, yet industry experts indicate that between 50% to 80% of dental partnerships fail? The…
Owning a dental practice is all but a guaranteed success, with the SBA noting failure rates as low as 2% after 15 years of ownership.
That same 15-year timeframe shows a failure rate of over 75% for all other businesses.
So if dental practices are such a successful business model, then why do as many as 80% of partnerships fail? I think there are three dominant reasons that account for most of those failures.
Welcome to the Next Level Executive Podcast, a show dedicated to dentists who want to evolve from a clinician who owns a practice into an executive who leads a business.
If you own a practice that generates over a million dollars in revenue and you're wondering what's next, you're in the right place.
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