How’s the dental practice transition marketplace being impacted by rampant inflation, the threat of recession, and the stock market decline? We asked practice transition expert Roger K. Hill* for his insight on the rapidly changing transition marketplace.

Hill says that despite the challenging economy, practice values continue to rise for sales to both traditional buyers and DSOs. Interestingly enough, bank lenders for traditional sales see dentistry as “recession resistant” and are increasing their lending levels up to 100%, and in some cases, 110% of gross collections.

What about DSOs? Hill says they’re continuing to grow, both in terms of numbers and types. One interesting trend is that most of the growth is in...