You graduated in June and are ready for your own practice. I say go for it. Start by talking to as many dentists as possible to find out if they know anyone who is selling their practice and who the shady brokers are. Get a consultant (who is not paid on commission but a flat or hourly fee) to help you so they can look at all the financials from the practices and evaluate them as a whole. Go to as much CE as possible, if you haven't attended CE b/c you just graduated then you are behind. My personal goal is 50 hours/year. Do not go look at cosmetic practices b/c you would fall on your face. Find an underproducing practice that is well priced. Try and get a practice that produces under 500k that won't require a lot of money to update. Think rural, stay away from big cities b/c of too much competition especially if you look young.
Get a good attorney and accountant. I know too many dentists who don't hire either and end up getting screwed.
Just remember it doesn't matter how good you think your handskills are, your livelihood is based on your personality, if you hurt patients and your business acumen.
my 2 cents--I've done this before and did better than I imagined with this advice
Do not jump into the first practice you find. It took me 2 years to get mine and it was worth the wait.
