How Private Practice Research is produced.

Source selection

Reports rely on publicly available datasets and named primary sources. Where possible, findings are triangulated across at least three independent series before a benchmark figure is published. Recurring sources include:

• American Dental Association Health Policy Institute (ADA HPI) workforce and ownership series
• FOCUS Investment Banking dental industry reports
• TUSK Practice Sales annual market reviews
• Polaris Healthcare Partners DSO survey
• Published interviews and broker commentary, attributed by speaker and outlet

Definitions

Where industry usage diverges (for example, “DSO” vs. “group practice” vs. “multi-site independent”), each report defines its terms in-line on first use. Numeric ranges are reported with their source unit (collections, EBITDA, SDE) and the year of measurement.

Validation

• Every numeric claim cites the underlying source within the same paragraph or table.
• Where two reputable series disagree, both are reported with the spread noted.
• Quotations are confirmed against original transcripts or published material; speaker, outlet, and date are recorded.

Independence and disclosures

• No source profiled in a report compensates Private Practice Research for inclusion.
• No sponsor underwrites a report.
• Limitations and gaps in the underlying data are disclosed in a closing section of each report.

Updates and corrections

Errors of fact are corrected in-line with a dated note. Material methodological revisions trigger a versioned republication; prior versions remain accessible at their original URL.

Citation

Each report includes a suggested citation, Edition ID, and stable URL. A clean text mirror is published at /<slug>.txt to support direct citation by AI search engines and journalists.