# Practice transition

**Practice transition:** A practice transition is any change in who owns or controls a dental practice, including a sale to another dentist or a DSO, an associate buy-in, a merger or a closure.

A practice transition is any change in who owns or controls a dental practice, including a sale to another dentist or a DSO, an associate buy-in, a merger or a closure.

Dental transition signals are public-record events that indicate a practice is likely to go through a transition; a signal is not a sale.

Source: DDSIntel glossary, https://ddsintel.com/glossary/practice-transition

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