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De novo practice

De novo practice: A de novo practice is a new dental office opened from scratch rather than acquired, whether by a DSO expanding its network or by a dentist starting a first practice.

A de novo practice is a new dental office opened from scratch rather than acquired, whether by a DSO expanding its network or by a dentist starting a first practice.

De novos show up in public records before they open, as build-out permits and new entities or licenses, which makes them facilities signals.

Part of the DDSIntel glossary. See how the figures are built in the methodology. Markdown version: /glossary/de-novo.md.

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