Partnership / Acquisitions
About Southern Dental Alliance
SDA is a dental support organization affiliated with 30+ practices in the Southeast. The lead doctors of each practice pursue aggressive growth and offer invaluable mentoring and support. The practices operate under five main practice identities. Southern Dental Alliance creates ongoing partnerships that help dental practices grow by leveraging unique resources and extensive experience to optimize daily operations, enabling dentists and dental professionals to focus on providing excellent care to their patients
What Is a Dental Partnership Organization?
A Dental Partnership Organization (DPO) is a group that is personally, professionally, and financially aligned. A group that is led by dentists at the office level and at the group level, where all dentists are equal and able to decide how to care for their patients and how to run their own practice. All while getting the benefits of being part of something larger and investing in each other.
SDA Dental Support Model
SDA Dental and the doctor owner have individual responsibilities within the partnership but are jointly responsible and accountable for the long-term performance of the business. Doctor owners are responsible for local leadership and the delivery of clinical care. As a partner, SDA can provide a wide array of services that can be leveraged at the discretion of each affiliated practices’ needs.
- Accounting & Financial Services
- Billing & Collections
- Human Resources
- Business Development
- Legal
- Marketing
- IT
- Credentialing
- Compliance
- Recruiting
- Operational Reporting
- Procurement
Maximize Your Equity
The difference between an “Old School” buyout model, the traditional DSO model, and how the SDA partnership model is different from them both.
EBITDA
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization: In essence, this is a debt-free cash flow, including all costs and doctor compensation.
MOIC
Multiple of Invested Capital: If you buy stock for &1.00 and three years later it is worth $1.50, then your MOIC is 1.5x for example.
EBITDA Multiple
DSOs value dental practices using a multiple of EBITDA. For example, if a practice has $100 of EBITDA and is valued at 5x, then the total value of the business is $500.
Recapitalization / “RECAP”
Essentially, this just means a sale or a transaction. The term recapitalization is used because, typically, the key leaders of the business will roll a portion of their ownership in the business after a private equity group sells their shares.
Dr. Philip Swords—Dentist
What Our Team Says
I like working for Southern Dental Alliance because they allow their dentists to be autonomous and treat their office like their own dental practice. The support from management is tremendous and they do not pressure their employees to do anything they are not comfortable with.
I love my job and co-workers! We’re family and are there for each other, personally and professionally. While I also love the corporate structure, it is great being a part of and giving back to the community, where I feel good about seeing smiling patients and parents who recognize me. This is where I plan to retire!
I find immense satisfaction in contributing to my patients' oral health, utilizing my dental expertise to create confident smiles. Additionally, the supportive environment and collaborative team at my dental company enhance my professional growth and passion for delivering top-notch care.