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Start with your transition priorities
Before preparing a dental practice for sale in Ontario, write down what you want the transition to accomplish. Consider your preferred timing, whether you want to continue practising, how involved you can be after closing and what continuity for patients and the team means to you. Separate essential requirements from preferences that could change after professional advice.
An early planning conversation does not require a public listing. Preparation can reveal information gaps or lease dependencies that deserve attention before buyer outreach. Avoid choosing a closing date until the relevant advisers have assessed the work required.
Organize records before discussing an asking price
Gather representative financial statements, tax and management records for your accountant to review, together with collections and production reports. Identify how owner compensation, associate costs, unusual expenses and equipment spending are recorded. Ask which adjustments are supportable and which figures still need reconciliation.
Prepare an operational summary covering provider roles, hygiene activity, recall systems, equipment condition and staffing. Record how active patients are defined rather than presenting an unexplained total. Initially use aggregated information; patient-level records and sensitive employee information need an appropriate disclosure process.
Review the lease and premises early
Locate the executed lease, amendments, renewal documents and any relevant landlord correspondence. Ask your lawyer about assignment, consent, options, guarantees, permitted use and any demolition or relocation provisions. A buyer and lender may need answers about occupancy before they can assess the acquisition.
If real estate may be included, clarify with your advisers how the property and operating practice will be assessed and documented. Keep equipment investment and facility limitations visible in the preparation process rather than assuming a buyer will discover them later.
Set a controlled disclosure process
Agree what may appear in an anonymous overview, who will receive it and what qualification and confidentiality steps apply before fuller information is released. Even a combination of otherwise ordinary facts can identify a practice, so review the whole teaser before authorizing publication.
Ask how buyer identity, acquisition criteria and financing readiness will be considered. Decide who can answer questions and when staff, patients or landlords may be contacted. Submitting an inquiry to KeyCasa Dental does not itself authorize marketing or buyer outreach.
Compare the proposed transaction as a whole
An offer involves more than its headline price. Discuss the proposed structure, conditions, financing dependencies, lease arrangements, seller involvement and treatment of assets and obligations with the appropriate professionals. Ask what remains unresolved and what evidence each party needs before proceeding.
A qualified lawyer and accountant should explain the legal and tax implications of the actual proposal. This guide does not recommend an asset or share sale, a tax treatment or an acceptable price.
Prepare for closing and continuity
Build a shared list of open diligence questions, responsible advisers and dependencies. Plan how records, systems, access, suppliers and operational responsibilities will transfer, with privacy and professional obligations addressed by qualified advisers. Confirm the scope and duration of any seller transition work in the appropriate documents.
Patient communication, team communication and clinical handover require their own planning. A coordinated process can clarify responsibilities, but it cannot guarantee a sale, a completion date, retention or a particular result. Use transaction-specific legal, tax, accounting, valuation and lending advice before making commitments.