# Dental exit window

**Dental exit window:** The period in which an owner is most likely to sell, retire or merge.

A dental exit window is the period in which an owner is most likely to sell, retire or merge.

The average U.S. dentist retires at 68.7, after a career of 41.3 years, according to the ADA Health Policy Institute.

Source: DDSIntel glossary, https://ddsintel.com/glossary/exit-window

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