How To Arrange Finance to Start a Dental Practice Set Up?
Setting up a dental practice is a costly proposition. In this post, we will discuss the basic rules that you must be careful of while raising and then investing money to establish your new dental practice.
In this article, we are discussing the various ways for a dentist to raise that initial financial fund to start a dental practice. In the last slide, we also examined the points to take care before taking a bank loan.
Almost all of the major banks all over the world provide loans to dentists. They have their ways to assess each loan application.
A dentist applying for a bank loan is usually a first-time loan applicant (looking to start a new practice) or a dentist with few year of professional dental practice under his belt (looking for expansion of his/her existing dental practice).
There are few points that every bank will consider before approving the loan request for a dentist. Please take a note of these points as they are very crucial. If these points are not in order, then your loan application can be rejected. So read these points very carefully.
- If you are a first-time applicant for a loan, then you will require a guarantor who can fulfill the criteria laid down by the bank. Banks will decide whether to approve your loan or not after analyzing the reputation of the guarantor.
- If you are a dentist/doctor with a few years of professional career under your belt, then the bank will assess your loan application based on your credit reputation.
What are the points the bank looks for before approving a loan?
(Please note that these points just covers the necessary options. The final approval or rejection of the loan application depends on all factors considered simultaneously. It also differs from one country to another.)
Need or Greed?
Bank makes an assessment what the real requirement of the loan is?
Need or Greed refers to the intention for which you are applying for the loan. Personal loans are made available for genuine needs like marriage, hospitalization, sound business venture or whether it is taking personal credit for education.
However, if you wish to obtain the amount and invest it in stocks or commodities to generate a higher return by speculating, then it is highly not recommended. So, as a qualified professional (dentist) your need is well justified which is to start your private dental practice.
Credit History:
In this clause, the bank assesses the credit history or the financial reputation of the
- Applicant applying for the loan or
- The guarantor who is supporting you for the investment.
So, if you are new dentist applying for the loan, then the financial reputation of your guarantor matters. If you are a dentist with few years into the profession, with an established dental practice, then your commercial or financial reputation matters.
Financial Reputattion:
- Financial history – Bank balance available.
- Nature of profession (to assess stability)
- Professional qualifications.
- Age
- Previous loans status – Pending or cleared.
- Any additional income source.
- Individual personal & professional reputation.
So, now you are almost ready to take a bank loan.
However, before that read the 3 final steps of precaution.
Have a complete read of the 3 points that can have a significant impact after you take the bank loans.
Interest rates: Carefully check the interest rates. Also, calculate the EMI that you would need to pay after taking the loan.
Interest Rates & Mortgage: Carefully check the interest rate. Also, assess the Mortgage that you need to furnish. If there is no mortgage, then the interest rate will be usually high.
Penalty Charges: In case you are not able to pay your dues on time, a hefty penalty that is charged on your loan amount. You should find out about the exact details regarding the penalty that may get levied in case of any such circumstance arising in the future. You want to ensure the affordability factor of the loan right from the beginning.
Please note the above-mentioned points are just the basics of banking regulations. Every country has their own set of banking rules. Therefore, depending on where you are located, you should follow all the necessary points as required.
Conclusion:
What is the best approach to set up a dental clinic?
In the points mentioned above, we had an overview of the ways you can apply to raise the money required to set up your dental practice.
Be very clear that setting a dental practice is not cheap. Irrespective of where you are working as a dentist setting a private practice is always a costly proposition. And the expenditure and investment continue even after you finish setting up the practice (for maintaining the infrastructure, purchasing materials and paying salary to your practice associates.
Read this article to know more about the types of costs involved in setting up a dental practice:
WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF COST IN STARTING A DENTAL CLINIC?
What are the various types of cost involved when you start with your dental clinic. This article will provide you the details on the financial expenditure – one-time expenditure &recurringg expenditure. Hi there, young dentist. How you doing ?
Hence, here comes the most practical solution to investing money in setting up your dental practice :
DO NOT GO ALL OUT on spending everything you can.
(Irrespective, whether you are raising money by a loan or you have tons of money as inheritance)
In the modern day times, it is always wise to go gradually while investing money. Make a strong plan and gradually completing it rather than going all out.
By going gradually, you get the much necessary chance to keep a close watch on the spendings and at the same time correct your ways in the case you want to change certain aspects halfway.
With this, we conclude the article in the hope that you now have a better grasp of arranging and managing money to start your dental practice.
As this post is all about arranging money, you may like to read another post on the 10 best financial and social ways to successfully start a new clinic.
10 Business and Financial Steps To Start A Dental Practice Start Up
As a dentist be assured that you have chosen a viable profession with a high rate of proven success stories from all over the world. On the whole, dentists are one of the most top tax paying group of professionals, across the globe.
