Dental Equipment ROI Calculator
Calculate the return on investment for dental equipment purchases like CBCT, intraoral scanners, and lasers.
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Results
Total ROI
136.4%
How to Use This Calculator
- Enter the Equipment Cost, Financing Rate, and Financing Term to calculate the Monthly Payment.
- Input Additional Procedures per Month and Average Revenue per Procedure expected from the new equipment.
- Enter Annual Maintenance and Training Cost to capture total cost of ownership.
- Review Total ROI and Breakeven Months to assess financial viability.
- Compare First Year Net Income against the monthly payment to confirm positive cash flow.
How the result changes with Additional Procedures / Month
| Additional Procedures / Month | Total ROI |
|---|---|
| 20 | 215.3% |
| 70 | 1,003.4% |
| 130 | 1,949.1% |
| 180 | 2,737.3% |
What each input means
- Equipment Cost ($)
- Total purchase price of the equipment (e.g., CBCT $80-150K, scanner $30-50K, laser $30-80K).
- Financing Rate
- Annual interest rate on equipment financing.
- Financing Term (Years)
- Loan or lease term in years.
- Additional Procedures / Month
- New or upgraded procedures enabled by the equipment each month.
- Avg Revenue / Procedure ($)
- Average revenue per additional procedure the equipment enables.
- Annual Maintenance ($)
- Annual service contract and maintenance costs.
- Training Cost ($)
- One-time training and CE costs for doctors and staff.
What each result means
- Total ROI
- Return on investment over the financing period.
- Breakeven (Months)
- Months until the equipment pays for itself.
- Monthly Payment
- Monthly financing payment.
- Monthly Revenue Added
- Additional monthly revenue from equipment-enabled procedures.
- First Year Net Income
- Net income in year one (includes training cost).
- Ongoing Annual Net Income
- Net income in subsequent years during financing.
- Annual Revenue Added
- Total additional annual revenue.
- Total Financing Cost
- Total amount paid over the loan term.
- Total Interest Paid
- Total interest paid over the financing term.
- Total Net Profit
- Total profit over the financing period after all costs.
How this is calculated
Worked example, using the default values
- Identify Input Parameters4 parametersEquipment Cost ($) = 100000, Financing Rate = 5, Financing Term (Years) = 5, Additional Procedures / Month = 15 = 7 input(s) provided
- Calculate Total ROI136.4 = 136.4%
- Calculate BreakevenBreakeven34 = 34
- Calculate Monthly PaymentMonthly Payment = monthlyRate > 01887 = $1,887
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