While many of you may have used an attorney for different reasons, if they are not a “dental attorney,” then we highly recommend that when you need an attorney in your practice transition, that you hire a known and respected “dental” attorney.  Both the seller and the buyer need to understand the legal implications in the transitional contract, but they also need an experienced attorney to be able to explain the probabilities of the issues so that “mountains are not made out of molehills”.    A good dental accountant can quickly point out issues that may be of concern from these basic financial documents. The buyer should eventually have a full understanding of any expense that is above or below the normal average for a dental practice; however, the buyer should remember that most accountants simply look at pieces of paper and not the entire picture.