Clear decision guides for Dental Support Organizations (DSO)
Straight comparisons of the tools you're choosing between, honest about where each one falls short. Where we quote a benchmark, we show its source.
16 guides for Dental Support Organizations (DSO) of 1,000
Two Ways to Bill a Membership Plan Across a DSO
A plan sold at one office has to renew at the group level. Comparing two approaches to membership billing across a dental support organization.
1099 Filing When Dentists and Hygienists Rotate Sites
How dental support organizations should aggregate 1099 totals across locations for associate dentists and per diem hygienists.
Pulley vs. Carta for a Dental Support Organization
A decision guide for DSOs weighing Pulley and Carta to track management company equity and founding dentists' rollover stakes across affiliated practices.
Where a Dental Support Organization Actually Owes Sales Tax
Clinical dental services are exempt almost everywhere; retail items sold at the front desk usually aren't. A DSO-specific decision guide on what to check.
Cube vs. Mosaic for Consolidating a Multi-Location DSO
Comparing Cube and Mosaic for a dental support organization that needs per-location P&Ls, provider production comp, and clean multi-site consolidation.
Financing a Dental Support Organization: Pipe, Capchase, and What DSOs Actually Use
How a growing dental support organization should think about Pipe and Capchase against membership dues revenue, insurance collections, and roll-up financing.
BILL vs Tipalti for Dental Support Organizations
Compare centralized and decentralized purchasing for a multi-location dental support organization (DSO) choosing between BILL and Tipalti.
NetSuite vs Sage Intacct for Dental Support Organizations
Location-level books, provider compensation and fast onboarding of newly acquired practices decide NetSuite vs Sage Intacct for dental support organizations.
Ramp or Brex for a Dental Support Organization
Supply cost per chair only works if purchases trace back to an office. A checklist for choosing between Ramp, Brex and Navan across a DSO.
Airbase vs Procurify for Dental Support Organizations
A dental support organization checklist for choosing between Airbase and Procurify, with the lab-bill and per-location coding pitfalls to watch for.
Payroll Across a Multi-Location DSO: Doctors, Hygienists, and Staff
How a dental support organization handles production-based doctor pay, multi-state licensing, and per-location labor cost, and where Gusto and Rippling diverge.
A DSO's Close Checklist: FloQast, BlackLine or Neither Yet
A checklist of the close pitfalls specific to a multi-location dental support organization, and where FloQast or BlackLine actually help fix them.
Modern Treasury vs Trovata for Multi-Location Dental Groups
Insurance remittance lag and multi-location cash sweeps make treasury tricky for dental support organizations. See how Modern Treasury and Trovata compare.
409A Valuation for a Dental Support Organization
Associate buy-ins, the MSO structure, and an active acquisition market all shape a DSO's 409A differently than a single dental practice. Here's how.
FloQast vs. AuditBoard for Dental Support Organizations
Insurance claim aging, management fee eliminations, and doctor comp true-ups drive a DSO's close. See how FloQast and AuditBoard handle each.
Payoneer vs Wise for Dental Support Organizations Paying Overseas Labs
A worksheet approach for dental support organizations to route overseas dental lab and equipment payments through Payoneer or Wise across locations.