Post 4: Roofing & Flooring Hi, welcome to our fourth of several blog posts detailing the construction of our brand new 8 chair purpose built dental facility. The momentum has continued on site since the previous blog post with the roofing and flooring complete. Several internal elements are also well underway including the plumbing…
How much savings should you have before considering dental practice ownership? This is a common question I am asked by associates. Cash savings are important for the cash flow of any new business. Unexpected bills at the wrong time and quiet periods in the industry can cause significant problems if you do not have…
Post 3: Piles, Footings and Steelwork Installation Hi, welcome to our third of several blog posts detailing the construction of our brand new purpose built dental facility. Much progress has been made since the previous blog post and the momentum onsite has certainly picked up. We have completed the groundworks, site shaping and rock…
Post 2: Groundworks Hi, welcome to our second of several blog posts detailing the construction of our brand new purpose built dental facility. We’re nearing completion of the groundworks, site shaping and rock base ready for the piles, footings and steelwork installation. Optima Healthcare Group are keeping us well informed with a time lapse camera…
The Grattan Institute, a public think tank that gives opinion in public policy in many different areas, recently released a report regarding a universal dental scheme including cost estimates. It can be found here: https://grattan.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/915-Filling-the-gap-A-universal-dental-scheme-for-Australia.pdf I thought I would break down the key areas of the report in a summary for people who are interested.…
An analysis of the most common reasons that dentists choose to go into practice ownership.
Post 1: Pre-construction Hi, welcome to our first of several blog posts detailing the construction of our brand new purpose built dental facility. It has been a long journey getting here but we’re about to start construction. Thank-you to Optima Healthcare Group who won the tender and will be constructing the building and fit…
**The Hidden Dangers When Buying a Practice** A MUST READ FOR ANYONE CONSIDERING PRACTICE PURCHASE I posted about this topic several years ago but it has become more pertinent in recent times. So you’ve been looking at buying a practice? Check out a few? Seems like quite a few other dentists are also interested and…
This post delves into dental industry benchmarks.
Parking considerations are often overlooked both when purchasing a practice as well as when starting a practice. For CBD practices parking is less important as patients typically walk to the practice and visit either before or after work or in their lunch breaks. However, the importance of parking for suburban practices is not to be…