The ADA Practical Guide to Associateships Success Strategies for Dentist-owners and Prospective Associates The ADA Practical Guide to Associateships The ADA Practical Guide to Associateships: Success Strategies for Dentist-owners and Prospective Associates There’s more than meets the eye to building a successful associateship. This practical guide offers strategies for tackling both logistical issues — such as the type of associate arrangement, compensation, contract terms, and buy-ins — and intangible ones, including interpersonal considerations and compatibility, developing a practice philosophy, and conducting a goals assessment. Ideal for either adding or becoming an associate, this valuable book explains: • Common contract provisions, including compensation sick leave, disability pay, and other benefits restrictive covenants and nonsolicitation provisions financing and income distribution provisions for dissolution and many more • Differences between an employee and an independent contractor, including financial, interpersonal, and tax considerations • The phased buy-in/buy-out process • Considerations for the dentist who is thinking about joining a large group practice Also includes worksheets for cash flow, break-even and associate compensation analyses, as well as a sample associateship contract. J045 To order additional copies, call 800.947.4746 or visit adacatalog.org ©2013 American Dental Association All rights reserved. 58658_Coveridd . n 1 58658_Cover.indd 1 10/4/3 1 1 6:1AM 5 10/14/13 6:51 AM