Oklahoma businesses likely to sell

5 businesses in dentists in Tulsa show several signs that an owner may be getting ready to sell: decades in business, the founder still running it, no family successor, or a shrinking workforce. Signals, not certainties: a good list to start conversations from.

Business	Est. revenue	Est. value	Score
DENTAL DEPOT OF 10004 SOUTH MEMORIAL DRIVE PLLC Tulsa · Offices of Dentists · Owner: Glenn Ashmore In business 48 years (since 1978) Founder still runs it after 48 years No family successor named on its website	$5.1M	$3.6M	60
KIRKPATRICK & LAI DDS, INC, PC Tulsa · Offices of Dentists · Owner: Reuben Kirkpatrick In business 66 years (since 1960) Founder still runs it after 66 years Family in the business (Barney Kirkpatrick, Dr. (practice member)) Headcount down 30% since 2022 (retirement plan filings)	$8.7M	$7.4M	55
COLPITTS WELLNESS CENTER, INC. Tulsa · Offices of Dentists · Owner: Dr. Michael O'Brien In business 25 years (since 2001) Founder still runs it after 25 years No family successor named on its website	$3.3M	$2.7M	52
VROOME ORTHODONTICS PLLC Tulsa · Offices of Dentists · Owner: Kyle Vroome In business 91 years (since 1935) No family successor named on its website	$2.3M	$1.6M	40
Gregg A. Smith DDS Tulsa · Offices of Dentists · Owner: Norval R. Smith In business 74 years (since 1952) Founder still runs it after 74 years Family in the business (Gregg A. Smith, Dentist (runs the practice))	$1.9M	$1.3M	40

How the score works

Points for years in business (15, 25 and 40+ years), a founder still in charge after 20 years, no family member on the team after 25 years, and a headcount down 20% or more on recent retirement-plan filings. Points come off for family already in the business and for a recent sale or investment. Businesses scoring 40+ are listed. Founding years come from public records and the company's own website; see the methodology.