Your practice is your life’s work — and likely your largest financial asset. HPA is the financial partner that compounds its value, keeps you in full control, and engineers the exit you deserve — never the one a buyer dictates.
An established, growing practice with real enterprise value worth protecting and compounding — not just a job you own.
Whether that’s soon or a someday — you want the next chapter to pay off everything you’ve built, on your schedule.
You want to stay independent, keep clinical control, and still capture a premium exit — without handing the keys to a fund.
You’re ambitious and ready to own multiple locations — and you want a partner who can help you scale without losing what makes your practice yours.
If any of these describe you, we built HPA with owners like you in mind.
See What Your Practice Is Worth →The Stakes
One shot.
Most owners sell their life’s work exactly once — and leave significant value on the table doing it. Private equity and DSOs are buying up dentistry on their terms.
We built HPA so independence pays better — so the doctor who took every risk is the one who captures the reward.
HPA only ever takes a minority position. Clinical authority, patient relationships, hiring — all yours. We win when your practice grows in value, not when we take it over. The only thing we take is your side.
HPA buys a percentage of your earnings today. As your practice grows, every dollar of that upside is yours. When you're ready to exit, we engineer the transition — bringing in a next-generation owner already on the path to partnership. You don't get sold. You get succeeded.
Your Navigator is with you from your first discovery session to your final closing — building the relationship, the strategy, and the value that makes your exit extraordinary. Not a vendor. Not a consultant. A partner invested in the same outcome you are.
One person who knows your practice, your team, and your goals — working alongside you week in and week out, for years, not engagements. The cornerstone of everything HPA does.
Every member practice gets a 1:1 Navigator — by name, for the life of the journey.
Six deliberate steps that compound practice value over a two-to-five-year runway. Illustrative.
Select a phase to see how your Navigator builds value at every step.
Months 1–6 Your Navigator surfaces quick wins and builds the roadmap to your exit.
Months 6–36 Expand revenue, grow margins, and build the EBITDA that sets your sale price.
On Your Timeline Execute your ideal exit at maximum valuation — on your terms.
Recapitalize at any stage — owners may sell up to 40% to take chips off the table while retaining control and continuing to build toward a maximum-value final exit.
Your dedicated Navigator surfaces quick wins, aligns your team, and builds the roadmap to your exit — early savings that often offset your entire program cost.
New revenue streams, margin discipline, and a deliberate focus on the EBITDA buyers care about most. When the time is right, HPA can invest for a minority stake — real skin in the game while you keep full control.
Recruit the right successor, protect continuity of care through the handoff, and complete the sale at the value you spent years building — not the number a DSO offered you last week.
Find out in a free, no-obligation conversation — and see how much more it could be worth with the right runway. Thirty minutes. Pick a time.
Get Your Free Practice Analysis →No. A DSO buys your practice and takes over how it’s run. HPA never takes control. We’re a financial partner — we help you grow your practice’s value and, only if and when you choose, invest for a minority interest. You stay the owner and the boss.
Think of HPA as your dedicated support team — a company working alongside you, not an ownership or control structure. And the one-on-one Navigator relationship is central to achieving your greatest success; it’s not just the organization behind you, it’s a dedicated individual who stays consistently connected to your practice.
Never. Your ownership, your clinical decisions, and your patient relationships stay 100% yours — that’s the entire point. HPA brings savings, strategy, capital, and a dedicated Navigator. The decisions stay with you.
HPA is a relationship-based partnership, and we’re transparent about it on your first call. Beginning a journey with HPA typically results in a flat monthly fee as part of the initial MVP Participant phase of the program. In most cases the early savings your Navigator finds offset the cost. If you later choose a capital infusion, HPA invests for a minority stake — you’re never required to sell, and you stay in control.
No. You decide if and when. You can recapitalize a portion to take chips off the table, or simply grow value and hold. The runway flexes entirely to your timeline and your goals.
A consultant gives advice and leaves. A buying group gets you discounts. HPA combines savings, hands-on strategy, capital, and 80+ vetted partners — with real skin in the game. We only win when your practice becomes more valuable, so our incentives are aligned with yours from day one.
A free, no-obligation practice analysis — about thirty minutes. A practice analysis takes just a matter of days and requires very little information to get started. You’ll leave understanding what your practice could be worth and what the runway to a maximum-value exit could look like. No pressure, no commitment.
Success with HPA is a two-way street. The practices that get the most out of the relationship are those that embrace change, stay open to new strategies, and show up ready to engage. You’ll always have your Navigator in your corner — but the best results come when it’s a true team effort. HPA brings the tools, resources, and expertise; you bring the commitment to growth.
HPA’s role is to identify gaps and opportunities — not to take over how you run your practice. Every operational and clinical decision remains yours. The one exception: for practices where HPA takes a financial interest (Phase 2 and beyond), we do require the use of one financial tracking tool. This gives both sides a shared view of practice performance and is the foundation for the most impactful guidance we can provide.
The MVP Participant phase does not have a fixed end date — it is designed to be milestone-driven, not time-driven. The pace depends on your practice’s starting point, your goals, and how quickly you and your Navigator are able to identify and address gaps. Most practices spend several months in Phase 1 building a strong foundation before any discussion of a deeper financial partnership arises. When the time is right, that transition happens by mutual agreement — never on a predetermined schedule.
During the MVP Participant phase, HPA charges a flat monthly fee that covers your Navigator relationship and access to the full HPA network. As the partnership matures and both parties choose to deepen the relationship, HPA may take a minority financial interest in your practice — which aligns our incentives directly with your long-term success. We also receive administrative fees from strategic partners when their services are a good fit for a member practice. The full picture is always shared transparently upfront, and nothing changes without your knowledge and agreement.
Your Navigator is a dedicated HPA professional who serves as your primary point of contact and your guide throughout the program. Navigators bring deep dental industry and operations experience and are selected to work with a limited number of practices at any given time so that every relationship receives the attention it deserves. The matching process is intentional — we take into account your practice’s profile, goals, and where you are in your ownership journey. You will meet your Navigator early in the process, and the expectation is that this becomes one of the most valuable professional relationships you have.
The primary commitment is a recurring touchpoint with your Navigator — typically a focused call or meeting each week or every other week, depending on what your practice needs at a given stage. Beyond that, some implementation activities will require your involvement, but HPA is designed to handle the heavy lifting: researching options, coordinating with partners, and bringing you clear recommendations rather than more homework. Most practice owners find that over time, HPA reduces the number of decisions they are navigating alone — not the reverse. The goal is to work on your practice alongside you, not to add to your plate.
HPA is not designed to be a locked-in commitment, and we have no interest in a relationship that is not working well for both sides. If at any point you feel the partnership is not delivering value, we encourage an honest conversation with your Navigator first — most concerns can be addressed when they are surfaced early. If you decide to exit the program, the process is straightforward and handled with respect. We only want practices in the HPA community that are genuinely engaged, because that is the only way the model works for everyone involved.
No. HPA does not arrive with a list of mandated changes or a technology overhaul scheduled for your first month. We begin by understanding your current setup — what is working, what is creating friction, and where the biggest opportunities are. Technology and workflow recommendations are made strategically and only when the benefit is clear and the timing is right for your team. You retain full decision-making authority, and nothing changes without your buy-in.
