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Buying Equipment for a New Practice

Budget, new versus used strategy, sourcing, inspection, negotiation, and opening day.

Lessons

5 lessons, about 60 minutes of reading in total. Free, no signup.

Lesson 1

Building the Equipment Budget

Build a line-item equipment budget for a startup practice, including the costs that never make it onto the first draft.

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Lesson 2

A New vs. Used Strategy by Category

Decide new or used item by item, using four questions and a category table built around service access, obsolescence, and downtime cost.

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Lesson 3

Sourcing: Dealers, Liquidators, and Private Sellers

A buyer-side comparison of every channel for used dental equipment, how to find closing practices, and how to read a listing before you call.

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Lesson 4

Inspection and Negotiation

Run a real inspection, turn what you find into a number, and negotiate the terms that actually protect a used equipment buyer.

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Lesson 5

Delivery, Install, and Opening Day

Turn a pile of purchased equipment into a working practice: install sequence, freight receiving, commissioning, compliance steps, and the week before opening.

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How this course works

Work through the lessons in order. Each one ends with exercises you can do in your own office and five short questions to check yourself. Nothing here is a certification or a credential: it is free training material written to be genuinely useful on the job.

This guide is educational content and does not constitute legal, financial, tax, or clinical advice. Laws and regulations vary by state and change over time. Consult your own dental-specific attorney, CPA, and state dental board before acting.