Dental Practice Financial Models

Compare 4 operating formats. Choose the type that matches how you will sell, serve customers and use capacity.

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Fixed-Site Dental Clinic

Runs a staffed physical facility providing in-person dental care. Customers bring the work or attend appointments; the operator controls service delivery rather than merely renting space to independent providers. Clinical scope, staffing credentials and premises permissions require location-specific professional review.

Earns from
Completed job or appointment
Sales limited by
Workstations, specialist hours and job duration
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Equipped Mobile Dental Unit

Dispatches its own qualified person or team to deliver in-person dental care at the customer location. Tools and suitable portable equipment travel with the team; any required base workshop is retained. Clinical scope, staffing credentials and premises permissions require location-specific professional review.

Earns from
Completed visit
Sales limited by
Crew time including travel and site access
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Institutional Dental Program

Supplies a dedicated physical team providing in-person dental care at a client-owned facility. The operator is paid for contracted coverage or delivered work; it does not automatically own the host business or its customer revenue. Clinical scope, staffing credentials and premises permissions require location-specific professional review.

Earns from
Client contract-month, billed hour or service unit
Sales limited by
Required shift coverage and agreed service levels
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Independent Dentist Operatory Rental

Provides equipped physical space for independent businesses or practitioners working in in-person dental care. Tenants control their own service delivery and customer sales; the landlord sells space and agreed common services.

Earns from
Occupied space-period
Sales limited by
Rentable spaces and lease occupancy
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Dental Practice: revenue units and capacity limits
Business typeWhat earns revenueWhat limits sales
Fixed-Site Dental ClinicCompleted job or appointmentWorkstations, specialist hours and job duration
Equipped Mobile Dental UnitCompleted visitCrew time including travel and site access
Institutional Dental ProgramClient contract-month, billed hour or service unitRequired shift coverage and agreed service levels
Independent Dentist Operatory RentalOccupied space-periodRentable spaces and lease occupancy

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Which model should I choose?

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Can I combine business types?

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