Inside the Data #2: Staffing Tipping Points, Valuation Expanders, and the Geography Effect
When staff costs cross 30% of collections, profitability drops nonlinearly. Plus: the 4 factors that actually move practice valuation multiples.
When staff costs cross 30% of collections, profitability drops nonlinearly. Plus: the 4 factors that actually move practice valuation multiples.
A mid-tier resin printer with a wash-and-cure station runs $3-8K. That's the cheapest piece of digital equipment in dentistry by an order of magnitude, which is exactly why the ROI question gets answered badly. The machine is cheap. The real question is whether your volume justifies the labor.
A standalone intraoral scanner costs $20-40K installed. A full chairside system - scanner, mill, sintering furnace, blocks - runs $150-200K. Vendors pitch them as one decision. They aren't. The right call comes down to one number: how many crowns you seat per month. This question keeps showing up
COGS Percentage: Specialty vs General Practice: ADA HPI benchmark data and what it means for your practice.
Dental Practice Overhead by State 2026: ADA HPI benchmark data and what it means for your practice.