Dental Equipment

As with all your other expense, you should use a commonsense method when buying dental equipment. When it comes to any purchase, I have always disagreed with the idea of saving by buying low quality. What also concerns me is the tendency dentists have to impulse shop solely based on what they see in advertisements. Here are a few pointers:

• Bargain! You may not be used to this but it is progressively becoming a common element in business transactions. Besides, what do you have to lose by asking for a discount? Do not think of it as a dollar amount you are saving on an item, but as a percentage of the whole overhead you are saving. For example, if you are buying a piece of equipment that costs $1,000, you may think it is not worth bargaining for a 10% discount, or $100. But if you equate this with saving 10% on all your purchases and eventually overhead, you can see that you are saving around $30,000 a year for a $500,000 a year practice!
   
• The golden rule is to save a dollar at a time; it will add up.
   
• Never allow the hype of the market to entice you.