Budget, new versus used strategy, sourcing, inspection, negotiation, and opening day.
5 lessons, about 60 minutes of reading in total. Free, no signup.
Build a line-item equipment budget for a startup practice, including the costs that never make it onto the first draft.
Start this lesson →Decide new or used item by item, using four questions and a category table built around service access, obsolescence, and downtime cost.
Start this lesson →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.
Start this lesson →Run a real inspection, turn what you find into a number, and negotiate the terms that actually protect a used equipment buyer.
Start this lesson →Turn a pile of purchased equipment into a working practice: install sequence, freight receiving, commissioning, compliance steps, and the week before opening.
Start this lesson →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.
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