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SCENARIO 1

Dental Imaging Equipment $95,000.00
Total solution cost $95,000.00 Ex GST

Term 24 Months 36 Months 48 Months 60 Months
Quarterly Payment $10,231.50 $7,482.20 $6,122.75 $5,282.00
Monthly Payment $3,425.70 $2,506.10 $2,052.00 $1,770.80
a KAVO 3D imaging machine. With
full disclosure, I love these machines PAN CEPH 3D
and am now certified to train others Charge per X-Ray $100.00 $250.00
on how to use them. I have been to
Helsinki Finland twice, so I can give # of X-rays per week 5 1
certification for their EPA IA24 licence
(cone beam licence in NSW).” Enter preferred $2,052.00 Weekly Finance Cost $473.54
“These machines can find lost dental monthly payment Weekly Income Generated $750.00
canals, MB2 and MB3, they can find from the above table Return on Investment 58%
cracked cusps and find split roots. It
177% apart from the surgical implants”. Dental Imaging Equipment SCENARIO 2
has applications for many other uses,
According to Dr Cross there
are plenty of other fantastic OPG
$125,000.00
RETURN ON machines on the market place. The Total solution cost 24 Months 36 Months 48 Months 60 Months
$125,000.00 Ex GST
point of difference is not the images,
it is the software, it is the continuing
Term
education and the technical / clinical
$13,261.25
Quarterly Payment
$6,842.50
$9,696.25
$7,932.50
back up and support.
INVESTMENT the full scope of what these machines Monthly Payment $4,440.00 CEPH 3D $2,657.50 $2,292.50
$3,247.50
Dr Cross found by understanding
PAN
are capable of and by keeping
everything in house he was able to
Charge per X-Ray
offer more to his patients as they # of X-rays per week $100.00 $250.00
7
4
HOW TO GENERATE GREATER RETURNS FOR YOUR PRACTICE. were able to appreciate and accept
what he was telling them with totally
informed consent. Enter preferred $2,657.50 Weekly Finance Cost $613.27
monthly payment
The other benefit to the practice from the above table Weekly Income Generated $1,700.00
was the bottom line. Dr Cross Return on Investment 177%
ccording to the Australian Throughout his tenure he has always people from North Richmond to Five believes, with his level of experience
Bureau of Statistics, the looked for ways to improve himself and Dock (60km’s away) to get CBCT that “an average 2 to 3 chair dental
A average Australian will the practice within which he operates. images (computerised tomography practice could easily be doing $100K
have between 10 to 15 different One of the things that he credits image). We then made the decision worth of x-rays and imaging per year.” It was a total investing in 3D technology obviously
jobs across their life time, staying as having significant impact on his to take everything in-house and the So, this begs the question; why renaissance to speaks for itself. The clinical benefits
at each place of work for less practice is when they replaced their benefits of this were two-fold; the would you send that down the road to have also been a gamechanger for Dr.
than 5 years. More concerning is old OPG with a combined OPG, first was the ease and convenience your local medical centre? Based on our business and Cross. “Treatment plan acceptance
that they will have between 5 to 7 CBT 2D/3D machine from Australian this meant to our patients and the these numbers, the machine pays for has increased dramatically,
career changes. Imaging. “It was a total renaissance second came about after speaking to itself within 12 months. we have never diagnostically, we are seeing more
This is why it is so refreshing to to our business and we have never Australian Imaging”. After which, he It wasn’t until he spoke to the team looked back. than ever before, and our workflow is
sit down and talk to someone like Dr looked back.” was convinced that he could monetise at Australian Imaging that he truly better than it has ever been. There are
Steve Cross. He has been a patriarch “We had an old Gendex machine it and make significant returns within a understood the impact it would have only positives in adding 3D CBCT to
of local dentistry in the north west of that we got in 2001, it was very short period of time. on the practice. They were able to take If you are interested in finding ways your practice”.
Sydney, the Hawkesbury Region for effective, but it was time to replace it “Australian Imaging have been him through their calculator to show to revolutionise your business, better https://australianimaging.com.au
the past 37 years. about 5 years ago.” fantastic for us, they have applied the Return on Investment they would attend to your patients and have a real Phone: 1300 60 28 58
He has seen many advancements In his own word Dr Cross goes on several upgrades over the past receive over the next 2 to 5 years. impact on your bottom line, speak to
come and go, from systems to to explain his practice had a historical 5 years that have made our lives The following 2 scenarios were the team at Australian Imaging.
software, procedures and equipment. surgery bias. “We were sending incredibly easier. We currently run generated by the calculator: The financial component of

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