# Season 4 Episode 3 - The Risks of Selling Your Practice Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/just-say-no-to-the-dso-6593053/season-4-episode-3-the-risks-of-selling-your-practice Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/just-say-no-to-the-dso-6593053/season-4-episode-3-the-risks-of-selling-your-practice.md Podcast: [Just Say No To The DSO](https://stenobird.com/podcast/just-say-no-to-the-dso-6593053) Published: 2025-08-02T06:26:25+00:00 Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-4-episode-3-the-risks-of-selling-your-practice--67226675 Audio file: https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67226675/ep_3_final.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/just-say-no-to-the-dso-6593053/episodes/season-4-episode-3-the-risks-of-selling-your-practice Duration seconds: 1416 ## Resource In this episode, Bob and Nate discuss the evolving landscape of dental service organizations (DSOs) and the implications for private practice owners. They explore the risks associated with selling to DSOs, the changing nature of DSO offers, and the importance of retaining control over one's practice. The conversation highlights the historical context of DSO contracts, the value of dentists in practice ownership, and the potential pitfalls of partnering with DSOs. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/just-say-no-to-the-dso-6593053/episodes/season-4-episode-3-the-risks-of-selling-your-practice/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/just-say-no-to-the-dso-6593053/season-4-episode-3-the-risks-of-selling-your-practice.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.