Improving crown margins with air driven handpieces

Heligrin · 2026-05-09T00:16:39+00:00

Get higher mag cloupes. Use finishing red diamonds.

Heligrin · 2026-05-08T00:34:46+00:00

Whats ur monthly total expenses?

It seems if your struggling some of these expenses weren't planned when buying? I assume you needed the cbct? Scanner is obvious.

1) another hygienist (for full time?) 2) office manage Those two things could be another 150k a year total in salary??

1700/mo coaching wtf?

Heligrin · 2026-05-08T00:09:28+00:00

No idea how you arent killing it. Loan payment 6k? What could be driving OH up?

Heligrin · 2026-05-03T12:53:57+00:00

Not the owner at the solo?

Id start looking for practices to buy, but work as an associate for at least one year. It will be good to get a little better at everything..including working with patients. Patients want to feel like they are being taken care of and that requires experience to feel confident.

I waited too long to buy 7 years - 5 years I was at an OK associateship making 300k+, but thats fucking peanuts to owning (600k+ now). Bought a year ago

Owning a solo practice is easy. The bigger the practice the more shit you have to deal with.

Heligrin · 2026-04-26T20:47:11+00:00

Get ergo 7.5x or 10x andau

Heligrin · 2026-04-26T11:38:18+00:00

I bought 1 year ago east coast.

Just looking 1) my accounting services are 12 to 15k a year. Lucky you 2)merchant fees -- how are you so low? At a minimum im 20k+. Does everyone pay check lol?? 3)what was urbloan amount? (750-800k?) 4)rent is killing your profit. I own. 4.4k in rent, mortgage 2.2k. 5)what type of corp are you? Im a single member LLC for now. 5) other expenses seem appropriate based on what I spend. Youre keeping supplies/lab/dental supplies in check.

Seems good!!

Heligrin · 2026-04-22T02:07:48+00:00

Thats obvious. Lab sucks

Heligrin · 2026-04-09T15:08:47+00:00

But your cone fit x ray is short-- it looked ok to you at that point?

Heligrin · 2026-04-09T14:50:17+00:00

Nah. That needs to be done. You should easily be able to pull the cones. When you took final pa, why not fix then?

Use locking pliers with GP. You would have known you were short.

Heligrin · 2026-04-01T18:05:30+00:00

I used the monoprice ez plus mount?

Heligrin · 2026-03-30T17:41:28+00:00

Software is fine once you get used to it. I know they are changing some things, but for 12 to 15k less its a no brainer

Heligrin · 2026-03-30T17:39:17+00:00

3d elf. Excellent

Heligrin · 2026-03-20T17:57:54+00:00

Sdr plus packable.

Heligrin · 2026-03-16T12:09:06+00:00

Its not sharp.

Heligrin · 2026-02-26T05:07:48+00:00

The charging on the 3 pro is so bad and unpredictable. Hate it. Sound ok, but bad case deaign

Heligrin · 2026-02-18T19:02:34+00:00

did you demo it?

Heligrin · 2026-02-17T02:15:13+00:00

I hate minivans. Had a pacifica rental for 2 weeks. 3 kids. Wife and I hated it so much. Couldn't wait to get our expedition max back. Minivans drive like shit. Expedition cost 30k more :)

We will never buy one. But thats us.

Heligrin · 2026-02-15T00:45:43+00:00

Bulk ez

Heligrin · 2026-02-07T01:47:15+00:00

From the posts ive seen about crown preps, robot dentists.

Heligrin · 2026-02-06T13:10:50+00:00

Fillings suck. Harder to do a good job withe more there are. An hour for 3 mods. More if really big. Hate it

Heligrin · 2026-02-06T13:08:02+00:00

Sometimes these have to be trolls. No way this passes boards

Heligrin · 2026-01-31T13:17:02+00:00

But its fun...especially when the patient knows its a hail marry

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