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ACQUISITIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
ACQUISITIONS [Abstract]  
ACQUISITIONS
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ACQUISITIONS

With each Office acquisition, the Company enters into a contractual arrangement, including a Management Agreement, which has a term of 40 years. Pursuant to these contractual arrangements, the Company provides all business and marketing services at the Offices, other than the provision of dental services, and it has long-term and unilateral control over the assets and business operations of each Office. Accordingly, acquisitions are considered business combinations and are accounted as such.

2009 Acquisitions

On September 30, 2009, the Company acquired the assets of an Arizona partnership and entered into a Management Agreement to manage the practice for a purchase price of $350,000, all payable in cash, and an estimated fair value of contingent liabilities of $718,000 assumed in this acquisition.  These contingent liabilities were recorded as of the date of acquisition, are payable beginning after four years from the acquisition date and are calculated at a multiple of then trailing twelve-month operating cash flows.  During the quarter ended December 31, 2011, the Company remeasured the value of the contingent liabilities and reduced it by $300,000 to $418,000.  The $300,000 was recognized as other income.
 
On October 29, 2009, the Company acquired the assets of an Arizona partnership and entered into a Management Agreement to manage the practice for a purchase price of $700,000, all payable in cash, and an estimated fair value of contingent liabilities of $850,000 assumed in this acquisition.  These contingent liabilities were recorded as of the date of acquisition, are payable beginning after four years from the acquisition date and are calculated at a multiple of the then trailing twelve-month operating cash flows.  During the quarter ended December 31, 2011, the Company remeasured the value of the contingent liabilities and reduced it by $250,000 to $600,000.  The $250,000 was recognized as other income.

On December 30, 2009, the Company acquired the assets of a dental practice and entered into a Management Agreement to manage the practice for a purchase price of $340,000, all payable in cash, and an estimated fair value of contingent liabilities of $280,000 assumed in this acquisition.  These contingent liabilities were recorded as of the date of acquisition.  On November 2, 2011, the Company terminated the dentist for cause.  Pursuant to the purchase agreement, the Company paid $5,000 to terminate the agreement.  As a result, $280,000 of contingent liabilities were extinguished and recognized as other income during the quarter ended December 31, 2011.

The fair values of the acquisitions were based on significant inputs not observable in the market and are therefore defined as level 3 inputs under ASC Topic 820.  Key assumptions include the projected operating results of the acquired enterprises.

The Company did not acquire any Offices in 2010, 2011 or 2012.