Dentistry Unmasked: Accountants vs. financial planners

Aug. 2, 2023
How do you know who to listen to when your accountant and financial planner make recommendations that oppose each other? Caroline Galbraith and Trent Watrous join us and share whose advice matters most.

You’re working hard as a dentist. You’re trying to build your practice and personal futures. Why can’t your money team... get on your team? How do you know who to listen to when your accountant and financial planner make recommendations that oppose each other? Caroline Galbraith and Trent Watrous join us and share whose advice matters most. Do not miss this episode!

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Trent Watrous, CPA, CVA, CFE, CEPA is one of the leaders of Aprio’s national Dental practice. Trent is a well-known business advisor and speaker in the industry who has over a decade of experience working with Dental practices. He actively provides dental accounting, practice ownership transition, and advisory services. His experiences as a tax advisor, auditor, forensic accountant and expert witness have prepared him to educate and coach dental clients through the most complex of financial challenges. https://www.aprio.com/people/trenton-watrous/

Caroline Galbraith, CPWA®, CFP®, Aprio Wealth Management, Wealth Advisor, Director, specializes in the creation, coordination and implementation of sophisticated wealth strategies that include estate planning, wealth transfers, tax management, risk analysis and personalized investment strategies. Caroline’s goal is to provide clients a better wealth management experience. She is a stickler about maintaining good communications, and believes in going the extra mile to make sure clients understand their financial plans and feel confident, informed and reassured that they are on track. https://www.aprio.com/people/caroline-galbraith/

About the Author

Pamela Maragliano-Muniz, DMD | Chief Editor

Pamela Maragliano-Muniz, DMD, is the chief editor of Dental Economics. Based in Salem, Massachusetts, Dr. Maragliano-Muniz began her clinical career as a dental hygienist. She went on to attend Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, where she earned her doctorate in dental medicine. She then attended the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dental Medicine, where she became board-certified in prosthodontics. Dr. Maragliano-Muniz owns a private practice, Salem Dental Arts, and lectures on a variety of clinical topics. You may contact her at [email protected]

About the Author

David R. Rice, DDS

David R. Rice, DDS, is founder of the nation’s largest student and new dentist community, igniteDDS. Dr. Rice travels the world speaking and connecting today’s top young dentists with tomorrow’s most successful dental practices. In addition to igniteDDS, Dr. Rice maintains a team-centered restorative and implant practice in East Amherst, New York.

Read Dr. Rice's DE Editorial Advisory Board profile here.