# Dental partnership organization (DPO)

**Dental partnership organization (DPO):** A dental partnership organization (DPO) is a group-practice model in which dentist-partners keep significant ownership and clinical leadership while sharing business services across the group.

A dental partnership organization (DPO) is a group-practice model in which dentist-partners keep significant ownership and clinical leadership while sharing business services across the group.

DPOs position themselves between an independent practice and a conventional DSO: business functions are pooled, but dentists hold more of the equity. Usage varies by firm, and partner equity is often created through rollover equity or an associate buy-in.

Source: DDSIntel glossary, https://ddsintel.com/glossary/dpo

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