# Lifecycle signal

**Lifecycle signal:** A lifecycle signal is a dental transition signal tied to a practice’s stage: years in practice, associates joining, and owners’ own opt-ins to succession conversations.

A lifecycle signal is a dental transition signal tied to a practice’s stage: years in practice, associates joining, and owners’ own opt-ins to succession conversations.

Owner opt-ins belong to this family and carry weight in transition readiness. Individual ages are never published or used in member scores.

Source: DDSIntel glossary, https://ddsintel.com/glossary/lifecycle-signal

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