Starting Your Own Dentistry or Optometry Practice

Unlike many careers, dentistry and optometry offer considerable flexibility for the practitioner to go solo or join a family practice. Owning your own practice offers independence and greater financial rewards. But the effort comes with considerable responsibilities that drastically change the career experience - budgeting, client development, facilities and equipment leasing. The skill set can get even more harrowing if you decide to purchase an existing practice - how do you value the practice? how do you protect yourself from liabilities of the existing practice?

Below we provide some thought-provoking articles to get you going, but we’d also like to emphasize that owning your own practice is a huge and continuous challenge. We strongly encourage anyone taking on such an effort to build strong relationships with mentors who can guide you through the pitfalls, help you tie into current resources, and offer insight on building a client portfolio.

• Should I Work for Someone Else or Open My Own Practice? (2019)

• Starting a Dental Practice (2019)

• Advice to Begin Your Career as a Dentist (2014)

• Corporate Dentistry vs. Private Practice: The Impact on Your Student Loans (2018)