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Episodes
Jul 4, 2025
Jul 4, 2025
21 min
In this episode, Brian is joined by Dr. Dana Fort and Brian Tomono to talk through the story of Dr. M, who was looking at practices in a relatively rural area of Maryland. This story is a bit of a wild ride, so buckle up!
In part 2 of this 3-part story, we follow Dr. M as he moves past the LOI phase and works toward closing. Is the practice as good as it looks based on the collections? What are the different phases of due diligence that need to be completed? And what did lending look like for such a large transition?
In season 8, you’ll hear real stories about real clients of Dental Buyer Advocates. Through those stories, you’ll gain a better understanding of the logistics, the timing, and the potential speed bumps that practice buyers run into. No two deals are the same, but hearing how our team navigated these deals will help prepare you for your own.
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Read Brian's book, How to Buy a Dental Practice
Jul 3, 2025
Jul 3, 2025
15 min
In this episode, Brian is joined by Dr. Dana Fort and Brian Tomono to talk through the story of Dr. M, who was looking at practices in a relatively rural area of Maryland. This story is a bit of a wild ride, so buckle up!
In part 1 of this 3-part story, we follow Dr. M as he deals with a dual-representation broker and the difficulties that go along with that. Ultimately, Dr. M ends up scrapping that first deal and finding a much better practice.
In season 8, you’ll hear real stories about real clients of Dental Buyer Advocates. Through those stories, you’ll gain a better understanding of the logistics, the timing, and the potential speed bumps that practice buyers run into. No two deals are the same, but hearing how our team navigated these deals will help prepare you for your own.
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Read Brian's book, How to Buy a Dental Practice
Jun 28, 2025
Jun 28, 2025
9 min
In this episode, Brian is joined by Dr. Dana Fort and Brian Tomono to talk through the story of Dr. F, who was looking at a practice in an exurb of Chicago. Dr. F's story is a great example of what happens when there's a major wrinkle in the course of a deal.
In part 3 of this 3-part story, we follow Dr. F as he works toward closing. With Brian Tomono's help, he went through the 100+ point checklist to be sure he was ready to step in as an owner. From patient charts to software reporting, hygiene and doctor books, an equipment audit, and dozens of other details that needed to be navigated before he eventually signed on that dotted line.
In season 8, you’ll hear real stories about real clients of Dental Buyer Advocates. Through those stories, you’ll gain a better understanding of the logistics, the timing, and the potential speed bumps that practice buyers run into. No two deals are the same, but hearing how our team navigated these deals will help prepare you for your own.
Jun 27, 2025
Jun 27, 2025
16 min
In this episode, Brian is joined by Dr. Dana Fort and Brian Tomono to talk through the story of Dr. F, who was looking at a practice in an exurb of Chicago. Dr. F's story is a great example of what happens when there's a major wrinkle in the course of a deal.
In part 2 of this 3-part story, we follow Dr. F as he navigates the lending process for a practice where he'll need to replace the production of two selling doctors. Can his dentist wife fill in the production gaps? Can she be added as a guarantor of the loan? Brian Tomono walks us through the various options and how Dr. F and the bank worked together to try to make it work.
In season 8, you’ll hear real stories about real clients of Dental Buyer Advocates. Through those stories, you’ll gain a better understanding of the logistics, the timing, and the potential speed bumps that practice buyers run into. No two deals are the same, but hearing how our team navigated these deals will help prepare you for your own.
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Read Brian's book, How to Buy a Dental Practice
Jun 23, 2025
Jun 23, 2025
21 min
In this episode, Brian is joined by Dr. Dana Fort and Brian Tomono to talk through the story of Dr. F, who was looking at a practice in an exurb of Chicago. Dr. F's story is a great example of what happens when there's a major wrinkle in the course of a deal.
In part 1 of this 3-part story, we follow Dr. F as he gets an offer from his boss to purchase outright the practice where he was working. Usually, if the numbers make sense, this is a great idea! But in this case the numbers did not work out, and there were some significant shenanigans from the seller. So Dr. F needed to walk away and find another practice to buy. So what came next?
In season 8, you’ll hear real stories about real clients of Dental Buyer Advocates. Through those stories, you’ll gain a better understanding of the logistics, the timing, and the potential speed bumps that practice buyers run into. No two deals are the same, but hearing how our team navigated these deals will help prepare you for your own.
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Read Brian's book, How to Buy a Dental Practice
Jun 21, 2025
Jun 21, 2025
15 min
In this episode, Brian is joined by Dr. Sapna Amin and Brian Tomono to talk through the story of Dr. G, who moved from one state to another during his transition. It's a great example of how a cross-country relocation affects a doctor's purchase process
In part 2 of this 3-part story, we follow Dr. G as he wraps up the purchase process and gets to closing. After the bank loan is secured, what else is there? Brian Tomono, Dr. Amin, and Dr. G work together to complete due diligence, create a business entity, and much more.
In season 8, you’ll hear real stories about real clients of Dental Buyer Advocates. Through those stories, you’ll gain a better understanding of the logistics, the timing, and the potential speed bumps that practice buyers run into. No two deals are the same, but hearing how our team navigated these deals will help prepare you for your own.
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Read Brian's book, How to Buy a Dental Practice
Jun 18, 2025
Jun 18, 2025
20 min
In this episode, Brian is joined by Dr. Sapna Amin and Brian Tomono to talk through the story of Dr. G, who moved from one state to another during his transition. It's a great example of how a cross-country relocation affects a doctor's purchase process
In part 2 of this 3-part story, we follow Dr. G as he works with Brian Tomono on securing financing for his practice purchase. It's a trickier-than-normal situation when a military applies for lending when still on active duty. But it's not impossible! So how did Dr. G navigate this issue? And what can you learn from it, even if you're not a military dentist?
In season 8, you’ll hear real stories about real clients of Dental Buyer Advocates. Through those stories, you’ll gain a better understanding of the logistics, the timing, and the potential speed bumps that practice buyers run into. No two deals are the same, but hearing how our team navigated these deals will help prepare you for your own.
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Read Brian's book, How to Buy a Dental Practice
Jun 17, 2025
Jun 17, 2025
16 min
In this episode, Brian is joined by Dr. Sapna Amin and Brian Tomono to talk through the story of Dr. G, who moved from one state to another during his transition. It's a great example of how a cross-country relocation affects a doctor's purchase process
In part 1 of this 3-part story, we follow Dr. G as he wraps up his military service and sets his sights on a move from Texas to Boise, Idaho. What was he looking for, and how easy was it to find that? Once he found something worth looking into, how did he and Sapna assess the value of the practice? And how did Dr. G's situation affect the beginning of the lending process?
In season 8, you’ll hear real stories about real clients of Dental Buyer Advocates. Through those stories, you’ll gain a better understanding of the logistics, the timing, and the potential speed bumps that practice buyers run into. No two deals are the same, but hearing how our team navigated these deals will help prepare you for your own.
Schedule a free consultation with the DBA team
Read Brian's book, How to Buy a Dental Practice
Jun 6, 2025
Jun 6, 2025
16 min
In this episode, Brian is joined by Dr. Dana Fort and Brian Tomono to talk through the story of Dr. D in North Carolina. Dr. D’s story is an interesting one because it had lots of twists and turns, including an inexperienced broker, some tricky lending, and an interesting credentialing journey.
In part 2 of this 3-part story, we follow how Dr. D secured bank financing, including comparison shopping and negotiation. At the same time, he needed to hire an attorney, complete due diligence, and prepare for day one of ownership.
In season 8, you’ll hear real stories about real clients of Dental Buyer Advocates. Through those stories, you’ll gain a better understanding of the logistics, the timing, and the potential speed bumps that practice buyers run into. No two deals are the same, but hearing how our team navigated these deals will help prepare you for your own.
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Jun 6, 2025
Jun 6, 2025
16 min
In this episode, Brian is joined by Dr. Sapna Amin and Brian Tomono to talk through the story of Dr. E in Missouri. Dr. E’s story is a relatively straightforward one, but with a few of the twists and turns and hiccups that many buyers experience.
In part 2 of this 3-part story, we follow Dr. E as he works through the closing checklist to prepare for ownership. The issue of insurance, especially, was a thorny one here and almost killed the deal.
In season 8, you’ll hear real stories about real clients of Dental Buyer Advocates. Through those stories, you’ll gain a better understanding of the logistics, the timing, and the potential speed bumps that practice buyers run into. No two deals are the same, but hearing how our team navigated these deals will help prepare you for your own.
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