Practice Directions is led by Corey Young — a former practicing dentist, dental practice broker, and CVA credentialed valuation professional. The advisory model combines front-end judgment on practice quality and pricing with increasingly systematized, AI-assisted workflows for due diligence, credentialing, and early transition work, so your decision is driven by both experience and organized process.
Background
- 20 years as a practicing dentist and practice owner.
- 10+ years in dental practice brokerage and transitions.
- Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) — the only dentist holding this credential; credentialed valuation professional with direct experience valuing dental practices.
- MBA.
- Accredited Business Intermediary (ABI) through the American Business Brokers Association (ABBA).
- Practice Directions — founder of the buyer-aligned platform for dental practice acquisitions, with self-service tools for independent owners selling on their own.
Why dentists work with Practice Directions
- Buyer-aligned advisory — no dual representation, no sell-side commission incentive when working with buyers.
- Clear service tiers and transparent pricing — Deep Dive Analysis or Full Buyer Representation, with the engagement matched to where you are.
- Deep familiarity with real-world practice operations — what a P&L actually means, what overhead is normal, and what changes after closing.
- Lender-aware analysis — value, structure, and cash-flow framed the way SBA and conventional dental lenders evaluate deals.
- Systematized, AI-assisted process — diligence, credentialing, and transition work managed in an organized flow rather than ad hoc.
How Practice Directions came together
After two decades practicing dentistry and another decade brokering dental practice sales, a pattern became clear: most buyers were under-supported. Sellers had brokers. DSOs had professional acquisition teams. Independent dentists trying to buy a practice were often working with the same advisor who represented the seller — or with no independent advisor at all.
Practice Directions is the answer to that gap: a buyer-aligned platform that combines independent valuation perspective, structured due diligence, and practical transition support — with no sell-side conflict and no commission incentive to push a deal through. The platform also gives independent owners selling on their own the structured tools to list and present a practice credibly, so a well-run private listing competes with a brokered one.
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If you are evaluating a practice or thinking seriously about ownership, start with a focused conversation. Most engagements begin with a single call.
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Corey Young, DDS, CVA
Practice Directions — C S Young Consulting, LLC
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