Kyle Patton

By Director and Practice Integration Advisor Thomas Bodin, CFA, CFP®, TPCP® In our last article, my colleague Brian Roemke discussed what single-doctor practice owners should consider before hiring an associate dentist. Here, we’ll go deeper into the economics of that decision. The Impact of Adding an Associate Hiring an additional dentist is not simply a staffing move. It is a financial decision that changes how revenue flows through your practice. Done intentionally, it can expand profitability.

Dental tax planning is one of the most overlooked areas in private practice, yet it has one of the biggest impacts on how profitable and predictable your business actually feels. Many dentists are producing well, collecting consistently, and still feeling frustrated at the end of the year. The reason is rarely clinical. It is almost always tied to a lack of planning. Too often, taxes are treated as something that happens after the year is over.

2025 Q3: State of Dental Industry (ADA Report) View More Episodes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-boardroom/id1518344747 In this episode of the Dental Boardroom Podcast, host Wes Read, CPA and financial advisor at Practice CFO, and an AI co-host unpack the ADA Health Policy Institute’s Q3 2025 “State of the Dental Economy” report.