According to the ADA®, the average private practicing Owner Dentist produced $550,000 in 2004, earning an income of $177,340. Overhead accounted for 68% of the practice production, while income was 32%. Debt repayment of $82,000 per year for the first seven years reduced the actual take-home income to $92,000 each year.

20 YEAR COMPARISON
Private Practitioner*       
  • Earns $2,913,000 from production
  • Earns $450,000 from sale of  practice
       
 TOTAL: $3,363,000 		 PDS™ Owner Dentist*
 • Earns $4,360,000 from production
 • Earns $2,680,000 from profit distribution
 • Earns $992,500 from sale of practice
TOTAL: $8,032,500
The average annual income over 20 years for a PDS affiliated Owner Dentist equals $401,625 – 2.4 times more than the private practitioner.
* Numbers are not adjusted for inflation, and are based on pro forma results. Numbers are for comparison only and do not represent guarantee of results for any or all practices.

To illustrate what this means, assume that:

  • From years 8 – 20, the Dentist’s total annual income is $174,350.
  • After 20 years, the practice is still producing revenue of $550,000, and is sold for $450,000.
  • The Dentist’s 20-year income, then, is $3,360,000. But during the ownership period, he or she must spend 7 to 21 hours a week managing the practice.

That might seem like a good proposition...until you look at what PDS can offer the affiliated Owner Dentist who is a 49% partner.

  • In 2008, the average full time practicing affiliated Owner Dentist worked 219 days, or 4.4 days a week, earning an average of $375,500 for the year.
  • 75% of debt is normally paid off in 7 years.
  • Over the years, the affiliated Owner Dentist receives $2,680,000 in addition to income earned from practicing dentistry.
  • After 20 years, when the 49% partnership interest is sold to the next PDS affiliated Associate Dentist, the affiliated Owner Dentist receives an additional payout of up to $992,500.