Dentists retiring sooner; strong market activity — 4 notes from Jennifer Mallon, M&A VP at Western Dental

Jennifer Mallon, vice president of mergers and acquisitions at Western Dental‬, discussed M&A trends amid the pandemic on "Becker's Dental + DSO Podcast."

Here's what Ms. Mallon had to say:

Western Dental closed its offices for two months when the pandemic hit the U.S.

  • The DSO is now seeing strong market activity in terms of acquisition.
  • A lot of dentists who had thought about retiring in the next few years have moved their timelines up because of COVID-19.
  • Both dentists selling to other dentists or to DSOs account for the market activity.
  • The majority of newly graduated dentists are preferring to work with a DSO instead of starting their own practice, Ms. Mallon said, citing student loans and the additional responsibilities of owning a practice.

To listen to the full episode, click here.

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