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Volume 36 • Issue 4
Havens for Pediatric Oral Healthcare NYU College of Dentistry is responding to need for oral healthcare for children in precarious living situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
NEWS AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE DENTAL ASSOCIATION
Following in Distinguished Footsteps UB professor and researcher receives first appointment to endowed chair . . . . . 6 Putting an End to Insurance Nightmare The insurance verification process doesn’t have to be challenging. You just need to know how to handle it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Out of the Office and Running for Charity
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NYSDA members tackle the New York City Marathon for health and pet projects.
endra Zappia, D.D.S., and Morgan Fryer, D.D.S., of Albany are sisters, partners in practice and running mates. And while it’s not unusual for them to run races together, this year was the first time they teamed up for the New York City Marathon. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
Contemplating Selling Your Practice? Consider These First Steps Benjamin P. Malerba; Douglas E. Menikheim; Sean N. Simensky How to start? Let experts guide you through some of the initial steps involved in a sale process, including preparing your practice for sale and finding a potential suitor. YOU HAVE DECIDED it’s time to sell your dental practice and find a potential buyer. Will that buyer be another practice or a dental service organization (DSO)? A sale to a DSO typically involves greater scrutiny into your practice’s financial and operating history than selling to another dental practice. With that in mind, if time permits, one of the most beneficial things you can do is to begin working with your professional advisors early in the process before engaging in any meaningful conversations or negotiations with a potential suitor. Your goal is to prepare the practice for a sale, so that once you have found a potential buyer (whether that buyer is another practice or a DSO), you will be able to obtain the best possible deal. In addition, with early preparation, the transaction process will run smoothly, helping you avoid headaches, stress and additional expenses.
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Kendra Zappia, left, and Morgan Fryer celebrate completion of New York City Marathon. The sisters are partners in Zappia and Fryer General Dentistry, Albany.
