Dental practices in BC command some of the highest multiples in the SMB market — driven by an active DSO (Dental Service Organization) acquisition pipeline and a supply-constrained individual buyer pool. A practice with strong active patient counts, a hygiene recall programme, and an associate dentist is a highly competitive asset.
Dental Service Organizations (DSOs)
National and regional DSOs are actively consolidating BC dental practices. They offer above-market multiples for quality practices — but require EBITDA normalisation and a clean compliance record.
Associate Dentists Buying In
Associates at the practice or nearby practices, often with financing support, looking to transition to ownership. Typically a cleaner, faster process if the associate is already embedded.
Individual Dentist Buyers
New-to-market dentists and relocating practitioners from other provinces or internationally licensed in BC looking for a turnkey established practice.
Regulatory Note — BC College of Dental Surgeons
The buyer must be a licensed dentist or an approved DSO structure. Non-dentist buyers cannot own a BC dental practice directly. Confirm the buyer's licensing status early in the process.
$7,500 non-refundable engagement fee, credited at close. Reverse Lehman — minimum $25,000.
10%
First $1M
8%
$1M – $2M
6%
$2M – $3M
4%
Above $3M
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