# Due diligence

**Due diligence:** Due diligence is a buyer’s investigation of a dental practice, covering its financials, patient base, payer contracts, licenses, leases, compliance history and records, after a letter of intent and before closing.

Due diligence is a buyer’s investigation of a dental practice, covering its financials, patient base, payer contracts, licenses, leases, compliance history and records, after a letter of intent and before closing.

Financial diligence often includes a quality of earnings review of adjusted EBITDA and a working capital peg. Public-record checks include license status, entity standing and exclusion-list screening.

Source: DDSIntel glossary, https://ddsintel.com/glossary/due-diligence

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