Originally Posted by
Cool Hand Luke
I really should have been a dentist :D
Initially, not quite as profitable as you may think...
Initial outlay :
1) Course - 3 years @ £9k per year
2) Time off work - approx. 2 days per month at least = 5 weeks all but the shouting = £5k-10K per year depending on salary
3) Equipment needed to place implants = Approx. £15K
4) Cost per implant to buy - depends on System used but at least £500
5) Cost of "disposable" disposable surgical kit per patient per visit
6) Cost of anaesthetist per visit if providing sedation (quite common)
That is a rough "start-up cost" of up to £72k and the possibly as little as £500 profit per implant once the practice owner has taken their 50% cut! That's 144 implants to place before breaking even! To put this into perspective, I have referred at best 10 people this year for implants...
Granted once you are up and running it is a much healthier proposition but getting there is a pricey business!!
(all figures based on recent course costs and costs a colleague quoted from recently completing the first part of the course)