FEP-11 - The Future of Endodontic Ownership Panel

Friday, April 19, 2024

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM PT

Location: Theater 411

Earn 1.5 CE Credits

Facilitator(s)

Kenneth W. Tittle, D.D.S., M.S. (he/him/his)

Endodontist
Tittle Endodontics
Pleasant Hill, California

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Speaker(s)

Kevin Kneafsey, PhD

Senior Investment Strategist
Allspring Global Investments
San Luis Obispo, California

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Daryl Dudum, D.D.S.

Co-CEO
Specialty1 Partners
Houston, Texas

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
A. Lee Maddox, DDS (he/him/his)

Lawyer
A. Lee Maddox, DDS, A Professional Law Corporation
Costa Mesa, California

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides Handouts
Francisco J. Nieves, D.D.S., MDS.

Owner/Endodontist
Granbury Endodontics & West Fort Worth Endodontics
Fort Worth, Texas

Disclosure(s): Sonendo, Inc.: Honorarium (Ongoing), Key Opinion Leader (Ongoing)

Slides

Ownership of endodontic practices is evolving. Who or what owns these practices will drive future directions of our clinical specialty. Endodontists are expected to be experts in endodontic care, but most of us have no training in the basics of private equity. The speakers on this panel will discuss the pros and cons of different ownership models and contracts associated with them as well as a more basic explanation of how private equity functions. There will be initial presentations and then brief counter point discussions then an opportunity for audience questions.

Learning Objectives:

Explain the goals, advantages and disadvantages of the private equity industry.
List the advantages and disadvantages of private equity ownership of endodontic practices.
Discuss important concepts in buy/sell agreements.