Overview
Dentists encounter many opportunities and challenges as they operate and grow their dental practices. These challenges are magnified by a rapidly-consolidating market faced with ever-changing state and federal regulations. Dentists are increasingly contracting Dental Support Organizations (DSOs) to provide non-clinical support to their practices, allowing the practitioner to focus on providing quality care to patients.
Parsons Behle & Latimer's dental attorneys have extensive experience counseling dental practices and DSOs nationally on the complexities of forming practices and DSOs and the varying commercial, regulatory and other legal obstacles they face. We are equipped to assist solo practitioners, group practice dentists and DSOs in a variety of matters. Our attorneys, who include regulatory specialists with transactional, tax, intellectual property, employment, litigation and healthcare law experience, bring their legal expertise, high financial acumen and a practical approach to deliver practical solutions to dental professionals, practices and DSOs.
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Forming Dental Practices
Parsons Behle & Latimer's Dental attorneys routinely form dental practices for firm clients, including assisting with entity formation and preparation of governance documents.
Implementing DSOs
Parsons Behle & Latimer's Dental attorneys have extensive experience in structuring, forming and implementing Dental Support Organizations (DSOs).
Buying and Selling Dental Practices and DSOs
Parsons Behle & Latimer's Dental attorneys have closed more than 100 dental practices and DSO-related sales, ranging from single-practice sales to large group practices.
Dentist Buy-in/Partnership Agreements
Parsons Behle & Latimer's Dental attorneys regularly assist with dentist buy-in and partnership agreements as well as practice buy-sell agreements between partners.
Dentist Employment Agreements
Parsons Behle & Latimer's Dental practice members have extensive experience in preparing and negotiating associate dentist employment agreements and clinical director agreements.
Practice Financing Issues
Parsons Behle & Latimer's Dental attorneys have more than 20 years' experience in assisting dental practices with financing issues, including traditional bank lending, Small Business Administration loans, and private equity and similar sources of funding.
Contract Negotiation and Preparation
Parsons Behle & Latimer's Dental attorneys assist dentists and dental practices with all aspects of contract negotiation and preparation, including Asset Purchase Agreements, Employment Agreements, Office Leases, Shared Services Agreements and a host of other agreements,
Healthcare Transactions
Parsons Behle & Latimer's Dental practice members provide healthcare transaction services across not only the dental industry but also in the medical and veterinary medicine industries as well.
Professional & Healthcare Licensing
Parsons Behle & Latimer's Dental practice members assist with professional and healthcare licensing issues faced by dentists, doctors and other healthcare providers.
Reimbursement Audits & Disputes
Parsons Behle & Latimer's Dental attorneys have extensive experience in reimbursement audits and similar disputes including those involving government payor issues.
