Dental Practice Management Agreement

Practice: [Dental Practice Name/Owner Dentist] · Management Company (MSO/DSO): [Company Name] · Date: [Date]

1. Services

Management Company will provide non-clinical business services to Practice, including: [billing, scheduling administration, marketing, HR support, equipment/facility management, purchasing], while Practice retains full authority over all clinical/patient care decisions.

2. Clinical Independence

Management Company will not, and this Agreement does not authorize Management Company to, practice dentistry, direct clinical treatment decisions, or interfere with the dentist-patient relationship, consistent with state dental practice act requirements prohibiting the corporate practice of dentistry.

3. Management Fee

Practice will pay Management Company [a percentage of collections of [%] / a flat monthly fee of [Amount]], for the services described above.

4. Facility and Equipment

[State whether Management Company owns/leases the facility and equipment used by Practice, and the terms of Practice's use.]

5. Employees

[Clarify which employees (clinical staff vs. administrative staff) are employed by Practice versus Management Company, given corporate practice restrictions.]

6. Term and Termination

This Agreement runs for [Term] and either party may terminate with [Notice Period] notice, or immediately for material breach.

7. Non-Compete (if applicable)

[Any restriction on Management Company managing a directly competing practice within a defined radius, subject to applicable state law limits on non-competes.]

Practice: ______________________ Date: ____________ Management Company: ______________________ Date: ____________

*This document is provided for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Nearly every US state prohibits the "corporate practice of dentistry" — a non-dentist entity cannot own or control clinical decision-making — so the boundary in Section 2 isn't just good practice, it's what keeps this entire management arrangement legally valid.*