A dental practice is a costly physical plant, and the office lease is one of the key factors affecting its value. A dental lease is more than an occupancy agreement—it can directly impact the value, security, financing, and future saleability of the practice.

In this practical and interactive program, dentists will learn how hidden lease provisions can create significant financial and operational risks, including clauses affecting renewal rights, relocation, demolition, assignment, and landlord termination rights. Attendees will leave with practical strategies to identify risks early, avoid common mistakes, and strengthen their negotiating position when renewing, relocating, purchasing a practice, or entering into a new lease.

Course Objectives

By the end of this program, attendees will be able to:

• Identify lease provisions that can negatively affect practice value, financing, and saleability.
• Recognize common landlord protections, including demolition, relocation, assignment, and termination clauses.
• Explain how renewal options, lease term, rent structure, and critical notice dates affect long-term practice security.
• Identify common mistakes dentists make when negotiating, renewing, or managing their office leases.
• Evaluate whether an existing lease supports the dentist’s plans for growth, relocation, retirement, or a future practice sale.
• Apply practical strategies to improve negotiating leverage when renewing an existing lease or entering into a new one

About Aaron Gelmon
Aaron Gelmon helps dentists and healthcare professionals eliminate hidden lease risks that can block sales, delay financing, or cost hundreds of thousands in practice value.

As Partner at Acuity Negotiations, he specializes in dental lease strategy, tenant representation, and landlord negotiation, helping providers stay secure, sale-ready, and positioned for long-term growth.

Aaron is the creator and lead instructor of The Good Leasing Guidelines for Dental Offices, a high-impact seminar that teaches dentists how to identify risky clauses, strengthen their leases, and protect equity before it is too late.

Through this program, Aaron gives doctors what they need most: clarity, confidence, and control over one of the most important contracts in their career.