{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Shared Practices | Your Dental Roadmap through Practice Ownership","title":"Acquisitions in Dentistry: Turning Around Cash-Bleeding Offices with Nesto Part 1","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2276,"description":"Welcome back to Practice Underwater, a solo episode where host Dr. George Hariri steps up to detail the unconventional acquisitions in dentistry journey of Mastermind member Nesto.\nGeorge explores the stark contrast between Nesto's two acquisitions in dentistry: a thriving $1.1M office with seven hygiene days and a slower practice losing $80,000 annually after a massive post-sale collections drop from $690,000 to $338,000.\nThey analyze a critical decision in dental practice ownership: whether Nesto should cut his losses by shifting debt to his profitable office, or stick to his gritty pseudo-specialist vision through disciplined dental practice management and targeted cost-cutting.\nThis is a must-listen for anyone undergoing an associate to owner transition or evaluating acquisitions in dentistry who wants to master portfolio financial management for dentists.\n\nIn this episode:\n\nThe operational danger of buying a clinic with inflated collections built on high-ticket procedures but only one hygiene day .\nHow a sudden dental school partnership dissolution doubled Nesto's expected ownership and clinical workload .\nAnalyzing the $80,000 annual cash drain triggered when a less-productive associate doctor entered the schedule .\nBreaking down George's three strategic options for diagnosing and resolving a deeply distressed dental asset .\nA CFO-driven framework to aggressively cut expenses in a slow office and reinvest cash flow from a busy clinic .\n\nWhether navigating an associate to owner transition or vetting acquisitions in dentistry, this is your survival guide. Ready to scale your dental practice ownership? \nVisit https://sharedpractices.com/ for our \"Free Look\" service and follow our social channels for roadmap updates. Join the community and turn your clinical skills into a thriving business.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/R3yWNcQ2RtchqPxy_YDewFv6yuvZdP2UgRa0ojRYASA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hODRk/ZjNlMmZhYTg3MGNl/ZmJkMDI3MGJlMDIz/Yjc1Ni5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}