Explore Your Career Options


Discover which dental career path might be right for you.
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Set Reasonable Expectations for Your First Dental Job

Learn how to set reasonable expectations for your first dental job - so you can find career satisfaction.

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5 Questions to Ask Your Partner Before Relocating

Considering relocation? Before you hire the moving truck, make sure to consider your partner's needs.

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A Lucrative Practice and Great Work-Life Balance? Go Rural!

Rural practices often have lower overhead and higher collections — leading to faster loan repayment.

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5 Tips to Find the Right Dental Associateship for You

Half of associateships fail. Improve your chances of success by asking these crucial questions.

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Consider Your Career Options — All of Them

What size practice is right for you? What is an associate-to-owner path? This ebook explores all of your options.

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How Dental Students Can Take Ownership of Their Careers

Dental students have more dental options than they realize. Learn how to take ownership of your career.

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What Practice Owners Want in Dental Associates

Find out what owners are looking for when they are hiring an associate.

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What's Next? Planning for the Dental Career of your Dreams

Hear the merits of different paths and find out how to look beyond the surface when considering your options.

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How Ownership Can Offer Better Work-Life Balance

Dr. Ebert shares her story about starting dental school with toddlers and establishing her own practice.

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Find the Right Practice


Learn how to decide if a practice is right for your goals.
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Found a Practice? Here Are 5 Must-Ask Questions

Ask yourself these five key questions to decide whether a practice is one where you can grow, contribute and thrive.

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 Looking Beyond Million-Dollar Collections

Find out how to look beyond the bottom line to determine whether a practice will meet your needs and goals.

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How to Tell If That Nice Practice Is Right For You

Before accepting an offer, make sure to get a full picture of how a practice operates day to day.

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8 Things to Ask a Practice Owner

Learn the eight questions you should ask during an interview to figure out if this practice is right for you.

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Negotiate Contracts & Finances


Learn what to look for in a contract and how to negotiate with confidence.
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How to Get the Contract You Deserve

Find out the steps to negotiating a fair, favorable contract that protects your bottom line and your future

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Student Loans? Cut Your Debt in Half (Or More)

Find out ways to cut your student debt, including refinancing, government programs, and loan forgiveness.

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5 Financial Must-Dos Before Buying a Dental Practice

Start making these moves now if you want to own a practice “someday.”

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Talk to 3 Banks: The First Step in Buying a Dental Practice

Learn what to ask a bank to improve your loan application and streamline the buying process.

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Prepare & Prioritize: How to Negotiate with Confidence

A bit of preparation can go a long way towards making a negotiation smoother and more successful.

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My Restrictive Covenant Was Too Restrictive

A non-compete clause helps protect an owner dentist from competition – but what makes one unreasonable?

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The True Cost of a Signing Bonus

Some corporate entities pay dentists signing bonuses to stay for a certain number of years. But is there a catch?

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What You Need to Know Before Signing That Contract

Learn how to evaluate your employment contract and protect your interests.

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More Than Meets The Eye: How Associate Pay Can Vary

Understand whether your salary is based on total production, billable production, or collections and how that can affect your take-home pay.

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Don't Ghost: How to Build a Strong Professional Reputation

Find out how to communicate in a way that builds a positive reputation throughout the dental practice transition process.

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Start Strong


Prepare yourself to start your first job with confidence.
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How to Own the Operatory from Day One

Get tips to build confidence so you can start your new job on the right foot.

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Your Checklist for a Successful First Week

Work with the practice owner to develop an integration plan that will lead to smooth sailing for everyone.

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How to Become a Team Leader When You’re New to the Practice

Shift your mindset from student to dentist and get advice on building trust and respect with your team.

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No Surprises: How to Prepare for a Smooth Practice Transition

Listen to this podcast episode with Dr. Suzanne Ebert to learn how to streamline your new associateship.

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Get Mentorship


How to find mentors to guide you to practice ownership and other career goals.
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Mentorship-to-Ownership Transition Path

Get an on-site mentor who will teach
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practice.

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Put Your Name on the Building Sooner with the Mentorship-to-Ownership Path

Learn how Mentorship-to-Ownership can accelerate your path to practice ownership.

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How Mentorship Can Enhance Your Career

Live webinar with Q&A on how to find the right mentor and build a successful relationship.

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Success Stories


Stories from dentists who have navigated their own career changes.
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Bringing Together Two Dentists for Mentorship and Growth

Dr. Sikora wanted her first associateship to include plenty of hands-on mentorship. See how ADAPT found her match.

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How Mentorship Helped One Dentist Build a Thriving Career

When Dr. Sara Makary started her career, she followed a path taken by many of her peers: a job in corporate dentistry. But something was missing.

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Building a Career that Balances Business with Dentistry

Dr. Daniel Hall shares his learnings with other dentists so they can find the right fit, the first time.

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