Our story

About KLAS Solutions

Our goal is to be your trusted partner from start to finish for your practice.

Meet the team

Why KLAS exists

Most practice owners are excellent clinicians who were never taught to run a business. They end up hiring a coach here, an accountant there, a broker when it is time to sell, and none of them talk to each other.

KLAS Solutions was built to change that. One relationship, one set of numbers, and specialists in every part of the practice lifecycle who work from the same plan. Coaching helps the team and the owner grow. Accounting keeps the numbers honest and useful. Transitions and Real Estate protect the biggest decisions an owner will ever make. Marketing keeps the schedule full of the right patients.

We call the result your dream practice. It looks different for every owner, and that is the point. The plan is yours. We supply the expertise, the coordination and the follow-through.

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What gets in the way

Common blockers

  • (01)

    Insurance is setting your fees

    We assess whether the practice can reduce its dependence on insurance and what has to be true first.

  • (02)

    You are exhausted

    Operational systems and a team that runs the day so the owner can stop being the bottleneck.

  • (03)

    Too much team drama

    Clear roles, honest conversations and conflict systems that build a healthy culture.

  • (04)

    Nobody taught you the business side

    Accountants and coaches who explain the numbers and the decisions in plain language.

Founder

Phil Cole

Phil Cole, founder of KLAS Solutions, smiling with arms crossed in a bright office

“Our goal is to be your trusted partner from start to finish.”

Phil Cole came to dentistry from the classroom. He holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Martin Luther College, and he brought a teacher’s habit of explaining things clearly into more than two decades of working with hundreds of dentists in single-location and multi-practice settings. He founded KLAS Solutions so that owners could get coaching, accounting, transition and real estate expertise from one team, and he hosts the Dental Business Podcast.

Every client is treated as an individual, with a plan that accounts for the personal and emotional side of owning a practice as much as the business side.

More about the KLAS team

What we stand for

Core values

  • Integrity

    Our responsibility is to be truthful and follow through on the promises we make.

    01
  • Passion

    We have a genuine excitement about our purpose and are equally excited to help you carry out yours.

    02
  • Credibility

    We are a trusted partner. Our knowledge and expertise become yours through our relationship.

    03
  • Transparency

    We are open and honest in all of our relationships.

    04
  • Continuous improvement

    We promote a growth mindset, for our clients and for ourselves.

    05

The KLAS Core

Six divisions

Beyond the six divisions, KLAS works with a network of trusted industry partners and suppliers. Meet our partners.

How we work

Engagement process

  1. (Step 01)

    Discovery call

    A short conversation about where the practice is, where you want it to go and what is in the way. No obligation.

    Phil Cole taking a phone call at his desk
  2. (Step 02)

    Practice assessment

    We look at operations, team, schedule and money together and rank the opportunities by impact.

    Pages of a KLAS Practice Health Assessment report, including a team versus coach rating chart, fee analysis, scheduling and goals for the practice
  3. (Step 03)

    Coordinated plan

    The right KLAS divisions are brought in with one plan and one point of contact, not five separate vendors.

    An open KLAS workbook page titled Assembling your team with a green pen
  4. (Step 04)

    Implement and measure

    Coaching, accounting and transitions work from the same numbers, reviewed with you on a set cadence.

    A dark practice KPI dashboard showing production per visit, collection rate, pageviews, sessions and new users with monthly charts

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What we offer

  • Dental Coaching
  • Healthcare Coaching
  • Accounting
  • Transitions
  • Real Estate
  • Marketing

Got a question, challenge or idea?

Tell us a little about the practice and where you want it to go. We reply within one business day.