DeNovo Dental Partners explains why its innovative partnership model is the best option for those who want to retain a sense of individuality when considering selling their practice.
In many areas of life, individuality is celebrated. People are encouraged to be themselves, while businesses are recognised for doing things differently, challenging convention and building something distinctive.
Keep what makes you, you
DeNovo Dental Partners believes dentistry should be no different. Practice principals should have the freedom to shape their businesses in ways that reflect their values, strengths and ambitions – building distinctive practices they are proud to lead. Individuality should be celebrated and actively encouraged, not standardised away.
DeNovo also believes that a practice’s identity should endure beyond a change in ownership. The success of your business is built on the legacy, relationships and reputation you have created over many years, and those qualities deserve to be protected as your practice enters its next chapter.
This belief is one of the reasons DeNovo created a different approach to practice ownership. It actively seeks out practices with strong identities and principals looking for a more collaborative, forward-thinking path for the next stage of their career.
The shared ownership model is designed to protect practice autonomy, enabling partners to retain control over day-to-day operations, their team, patient experience, community relationships and the future direction of the business. Rather than changing what made a practice successful, the team helps build on those foundations and support future growth.
Partners also have access to central support services, which are flexible and provided on your terms. You decide where support adds value, when you need it and how involved you want DeNovo to be.
You remain in control – DeNovo simply provides additional expertise, infrastructure and support to help you move the business forward.
Financial differentiators
The approach is different financially, too.
Traditional practice sales can often leave principals feeling disconnected from the future value of the business they spent years building. Complex structures, restrictive terms and uncertain future payments do not always reflect the contribution, commitment and legacy behind a successful practice.
DeNovo was designed to offer a different path.
The shared ownership model is built around alignment, long-term value creation and mutual benefit for both individual partners and the wider organisation. DeNovo pays full practice value upfront, with the majority delivered in cash and the remainder through equity in the parent company – enabling partners to continue participating in future group growth.
Importantly, tje model is designed to create opportunities beyond the initial transaction. Partners can benefit from ongoing value creation linked to practice and group performance, reflecting our continued investment in growth, innovation and the long-term success of the portfolio.
Delivering on promises
DeNovo is proud that its vision for a different kind of dental partnership model has already resonated with so many principals across the UK. A growing number of practices have joined the DeNovo community, embracing an approach centred around autonomy, shared ownership and long-term value creation.
For many partners, joining DeNovo is not about stepping away from the practice they have built, but about gaining the support, expertise and community needed to help take it further while protecting everything that made it successful in the first place.
Here’s what Dr Stephen Pitt from The Dental Studio had to say about his experience:
‘With DeNovo, it wasn’t about handing the practice off to a new owner, but rather introducing an extra pair of hands to help steer the practice on the next stage of its journey. I also appreciated that DeNovo sought practices with unique quirks and individuality. They embraced the things that we did a little differently. For example, I love teaching, and while other potential buyers were sceptical about the income this would continue to generate – despite its 10 years of success – DeNovo had a far more positive approach. They were honest, friendly, and transparent at every turn. From the moment I made the decision, the transaction moved rapidly and completed in just two to three months.
‘DeNovo is perfect for anyone who wants to continue working clinically for several years, but seeks expertise and support to unlock further practice growth. If you love the practice that you have built and wish to remain a part of its journey for a bit longer, DeNovo could be the answer you’re looking for.’
Find out more about how you could protect your practice’s individuality with DeNovo – arrange a confidential, no-obligation chat today!
This article is sponsored by DeNovo Dental Partners.
