Rooted in Purpose. Driven by Results.
Guiding Dentists From Opportunity to Ownership
Southwest Management Group helps dentists buy the right practice and then run it well. We are not brokers. We come from inside dental practice operations, and we work for you.
Two ways we work
Where are you standing right now?
For dentists buying
Buying a practice
You have found a practice, or you are still looking. Before you sign anything, you want somebody who has actually run a dental office to tell you what the numbers do not.
- Independent review of the practice you are considering
- Operational due diligence, not just the financials
- Red flags found before they become your problem
- A plan for the first ninety days after closing
For established owners
Growing the practice you have
You already own the practice and something is holding it back. Cash flow, the schedule, the team, or a system nobody has ever written down.
- On-site consulting across Central Texas
- Written protocols your team can actually hold
- Collections, scheduling, recare and hygiene
- Monthly tracking so progress is visible
Your side of the table
Everyone else in the room is paid by the deal
When you buy a practice, almost everyone advising you gets paid when it closes. We do not. Southwest Management Group is engaged by you and paid for the work, whether you buy this practice or walk away from it.
Not a broker
A broker is paid when the deal closes, and usually by the seller. We are paid by you, whether you buy this practice or walk away from it.
Not a CPA
Your accountant reads the financials. We read the operation that produced them, which is where the risk actually sits.
Not a lender
The bank needs the loan to make sense on paper. That is a different question to whether the practice will make sense to run.
Not an attorney
Your attorney protects you in the contract. We tell you what belongs in it, because we have seen how these practices behave after closing.
Dream to ownership
The six stages of buying a practice
Most of the leverage sits in the first three stages. By the time a purchase agreement is being marked up, the decisions that matter have already been made.
- 01
Dream
Work out what you actually want to own.
- 02
Evaluate
Read the business behind the asking price.
- 03
Due Diligence
Find what the numbers do not show.
- 04
Transition
Plan the handover before you need it.
- 05
Acquire
Close it with your eyes open.
- 06
Stabilize
Own it properly from day one.
Before you sign anything
Know what you're buying
Three things every buyer needs a straight answer on, written from inside dental practice operations rather than from a listing sheet.
Evaluate
What a Dental Practice Is Actually Worth
How dental practices are valued, which multiples and formulas get used, and why an asking price often reflects the seller's hopes more than the business you inherit.
Read moreDue Diligence
Operational Due Diligence for Dental Practice Buyers
A practical guide to dental practice due diligence: the production, hygiene, team, systems and patient data to examine before you sign, and the red flags to watch for.
Read moreAcquire
The Dental Practice Acquisition Process
What happens at each stage of a dental practice acquisition, who is involved, what it costs and where first-time buyers most often get caught out.
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Watch Who you are working with
Twenty-five years reading dental practices from the inside
Southwest Management Group was established in 1991 and is owned and run by Jessica Jacobs. Her background is dental practice operations, which is why buyers come to her: she reads a practice the way somebody who has had to fix one reads it.
That same experience is what established owners hire her for. Whether you are buying your first practice or trying to get more out of the one you have, the underlying question is the same. Why does this practice produce what it produces, and what would change it.
Already own a practice?
The consulting side has not gone anywhere
Southwest Management Group has been doing on-site practice management consulting since 1991, across Austin, San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country. If the practice you own is the one that needs attention, that work continues exactly as it was.
- Cash flow, collections and accounts receivable
- Staff conflict, delegation and written protocols
- New patient numbers and schedule integrity
- Software, expansion, associates and exit planning
Hear what our clients say
I have been working with Southwest Management Group for several years now, and my practice has thrived. They are very professional with a vast knowledge of practice management from years of experience. I would highly recommend them for anyone wanting to improve their practice or take it the next level.
No obligation
Start with a conversation
Whether you have a practice in front of you or a problem inside the one you own, tell us the situation. We will tell you honestly what we would look at first.
- A real consultant, not a call centre
- Paid by you, never by a seller
- A straight answer, even when it is no
Free consultation
Rooted in purpose. Driven by results.
Southwest Management Group has been working with dental practices since 1991. Call us and find out what that experience looks like applied to yours.