Setting Up a Dental Clinic in

India

Topics Covered1.Getting your objectives

and priorities right

2.Hiring the right people

3.Getting the right tools

4.Required Approvals in India

5.Costs Involved

6.Maintenance and Measurement

1. Get Your Objectives Right• Before you start working on setting up

your dental clinic, think about your objectives. Why do you want to setup a dental clinic?

• If you want more time for your family and better quality of living you can focus on setting up a clinic very near to your home.

• If your objective is to create a great dental clinic for profit and service to the society, try to set one up at a place where more people can access you.

2. Hire the Right People

• Managing the entire clinic all by your self is a daunting task.

• Hiring people skilled in medical treatments and clinic management will help you focus on the core – treating patients.

• You can leverage contacts both online and offline to look for people looking for part time jobs.

• Listing jobs in college bulletins and medicine related forums could bring in students looking for practical experience, learning and income.

3. Your Tools of the Trade

• Using proper equipment certified by trusted medical organizations will help garner trust among your patients.

• Getting basic gear like mouth mirror, dental chair, retractors, drills, lasers and wrenches help you treat your patients better.

• A comprehensive practice management software like Practo Ray can also simplify many administrative tasks and help with patient management.

4. Approvals• In India, getting the approvals required

for opening your clinic might take longer than you think. Make a list of all the approvals you need, and give some buffer time for delays. Approvals for setting up a practice can include, but is not limited to:

1. Shop and Establishment Act Registration

2. Bio-waste Disposal

3. Fire Department

4. Water Department

5. The Costs Involved• If you are working for a hospital or a

clinic, treating patients is your only task. But once you are starting your own practice you have to play a role of a business owner too.

• Good dental equipment is expensive and you have to evaluate all expenses and know the investment figure before you start off. Common expenses could be rent, staffing payroll, furniture, furnishings, water and electricity bill, taxes and equipment costs.

• Knowing these costs before venturing will eliminate the surprise factor and helps you be prepared for financial bottlenecks.

6. Maintenance & Measurement

• Setting up a business is just half the task. Maintaining the dental clinic practice standards and measuring progress needs constant monitoring, quality checks and measurement of financials.

• Few challenges in maintaining a clinic could be doing quality checks on dental equipment, checking expiry dates on medicines, giving upgraded training sessions to your dental clinic staff, billing, printing, maintaining accounts and evaluating profits.

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