In this episode of Dentistry Inspired, host Dr. Sean Robertson sits down with Lisa Nolan, a healthcare financing expert from MNP’s professional services team in Ontario. With 15 years of commercial lending experience exclusively in healthcare, Lisa brings an insider’s perspective on what it really takes to finance a dental practice in today’s market.

This conversation pulls back the curtain on the realities of practice acquisitions and startups, from increased lender scrutiny and longer approval times to the true barriers facing buyers in an increasingly competitive and saturated landscape.

Lisa shares candid insights on debt loads that can reach four million dollars, the shift from “build it, and they’ll come” to strategic differentiation, and why being an associate might be more lucrative than you think.

Whether you’re considering buying your first practice, planning an expansion, or wondering how today’s economics affect practice values, this episode offers the financial clarity and strategic guidance that dental school never taught you. It’s an honest, essential conversation for anyone navigating the business side of dentistry.