For many orthodontists their initial introduction to the DSO Model with the emergence of Orthodontic Centers Of America in the late 1990s and early 2000s was not favorable. However, the DSO industry has dramatically evolved in the last 20 years and now presents numerous opportunities...
Brian Colao recently moderated a panel on the topic of DSO Financing, called "Show Me the Money: A Finance Panel Discussion" for the 5th Annual DSO Leadership Summit. He was joined by speakers David B. Kirby (Senior Vice President and Director of Practice Pathways for...
Dykema is excited to announce our partnership with CE Zoom to be able to offer 9.5 CE hours at Dykema’s 6th Annual Definitive Conference for Dental Service Organizations on July 10-12, 2019. This will be the first year that the conference presents an opportunity to...
Dykema's DSO Director Brian Colao joined Elicia Gibson from DSO Connection in a webinar hosted by Jesse Barron of DSO News to discuss important information needed for those who are considering transitioning to a DSO. Viewers got the inside scoop on practice valuations, heard about...
Legendary sports icon Sugar Ray Leonard will take the stage at Dykema’s 6th Annual Definitive Conference for Dental Service Organizations. Leonard will inspire with stories of what it took to reach the apex of his career and then transition from athlete to entrepreneur. Last year’s...
Brian Colao spoke to a group of dental practice owners at an informational seminar held by Northeast Dental Alliance. The presentation, entitled Practice Optimization on Today's Market, delved in on a variety of topics that owners often have when strategizing for the future: Enhancing the...
Brian Colao provided legal perspective and insight to an audience of dentists and practice executives who currently manage many locations, as well as those who aspire to own and manage a larger enterprise of practices. The two-day course, held by Breakaway, teaches the ins and...
Brian Colao recently presented at the 2019 Cain Watters Annual Meeting, speaking on the topic of "Positioning Your Organization in the Evolving DSO Landscape." In it, he discussed the covered the current state of DSOs, emerging alternative DSO structures, and other important trends for practitioners...
Co-Authored by Craig Woods Originally Published in DSO News, February 4, 2019. Experience has demonstrated that the least complex, best run practices make the smoothest transition to DSO affiliation. This holds true with respect to valuing the practice, shifting commercial arrangements, transitioning personnel, extinguishing debt and taking necessary...
