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| EDUCATIONAL
BACKGROUND |
| 1982-1984 |
RUTGERS
UNIVERSITY, Newark, New Jersey
Graduate School of Management
Executive Management Training Program
M.B.A. |
| 1972-1976 |
UNIVERSITY
OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, PA
School of Dental Medicine
D.M.D. |
| 1966-1970 |
UNIVERSITY OF
ROCHESTER, Rochester, NY
B.A. |
| PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE |
| 1985-Present |
AMERICAN
PRACTICE CONSULTANTS, INC.
Moorestown, New Jersey
A firm I founded to provide assistance to dentists in the following areas:
Practice Sales, Practice Appraisals and Partnership Arrangements. I have worked extensively with hundreds of dentists in all types of practice transfers and have done so on a full-time basis since 1990. I am recognized as a court approved expert witness in practice valuation. In addition, I have consulted with dentists in evaluating associateship arrangements and practice start-ups. |
| 1978-1990 |
PRIVATE
PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY
Various locations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Includes working in a number of small and large offices for other dentists, as well as two practices of my own. |
| 1976-1978 |
U.S.
NAVY DENTAL CORPS
Parris Island, South Carolina
Staff Dentist |
| 1970-1972 |
MORGAN
GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY
New York, New York
Credit Analyst |
| MEMBERSHIPS |
American Society of Appraisers
International Business Brokers Association
Institute of Business Appraisers
ADS (American Dental Sales)
Practice Valuation Study Group
American Dental Association
New Jersey Dental Association
Southern Dental Society
Rotary International |
SPEAKING
ENGAGEMENTS |
I have spoken to numerous groups concerning practice transitions and valuation including dental schools, dental societies, hospital staffs, dental conventions (New Jersey, New York, Liberty), residency programs and many other dentists through seminars that my firm has sponsored. |
| ARTICLES |
"Restrictive Covenants", Spring 1988, Journal of the New Jersey Academy of General Dentistry.
"Common Questions When Selling A Practice", 1990 and 1991 in various local dental and medical society journals.
"Partnerships: The Key Ingredients", November 1993, Dental Economics.
"Methods of Transferring Practice Ownership", 1994, in various local dental journals.
"Update on Practice Valuation", 1996, in various local dental journals.
"Practice Transition Update", 2003, in various local dental journals.
"Exit Strategies", 2008, in various local and state dental journals.
"The Three Phases of Practice Transactions", 2010, Journal of the New Jersey Academy of General Dentistry.
"Receivables in Transition", September 2010, Dental Economics.
"Why Do Practice Values Vary So Much Around the Country?"- Transitions Roundtable, January 2011, Dental Economics.
"Nine Things to Consider in Preparation for Transition", March/April 2011, Doctor of Dentistry.
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CONTINUING
EDUCATION |
I have taken numerous courses in all areas relating to the sale and valuation of professional practices and small businesses. Sponsors include national organizations such as the American Society of Appraisers, Institute of Business Appraisers, International Business Brokers Association and the Practice Valuation Study Group. |
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American Practice Consultants
704 East Main Street, Suite D, Moorestown, NJ 08057
Phone: 800-400-8550; 856-234-3536 Fax: 856-727-0277
Email: cooper@ameriprac.com
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