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Starting a dental practice in 2025 presents a mix of challenges and opportunities. While economic uncertainties persist, strategic planning and adaptability can position new dental startups for success.

Dental start-ups represent a significant amount of Renew Digital customers. We've worked with hundreds over our 14 years in business, outfitting their imaging technology with certified pre-owned equipment - helping save 30-50% off list prices.

To help you get started from the very beginning of the process, I wrote an article "The 5 B's of a Dental Start-Up" outlining all you need to put together for success. 

This time, we're talking about today's economic landscape as well as key considerations for pulling the trigger this year or early 2026.

Dental cone beam is the cutting-edge standard in dental imaging technology. CBCT offers the most advanced imaging protocols, delivering extremely detailed 3-dimensional images of both hard and soft tissues surrounding the area of interest.

How do you know when is the RIGHT time to buy dental equipment?

Maybe you're ready to maximize the value of 3D imaging in your practice. . . BUT you want to find the right equipment that fits the needs and skills of you and your staff, while also getting a favorable price. We can't think of any doctor who would want a good buying opportunity to slip by and pay more for the same equipment.

While you’re shopping, it’s also important that you’re getting all of the details regarding regarding size, field of view (FOV), features, and warranty in order to make an apples-to-apples comparison of the different brands and models available. 

Arriving at a totally transparent cost can be difficult because of the number of factors involved in determining the overall cost of a CBCT machine.

While prices have become a lot more affordable since the early days of CBCT, today we’ll outline what you can expect to pay for a dental CBCT system today and forecasted into 2024.

In contrast to conventional methods, which provide only indirect digitalization of the full dental arch, modern intraoral scanners provide direct digitalization of the full arch through a direct scan of the patient’s mouth cavity. This can often be performed in a single scan, and modern dental scanners can often capture the scan in under a minute, and some in under half a minute.

Looking into making the switch to 3D imaging? Welcome aboard, you and your patients are about to benefit from advanced diagnostics and treatment planning in the third dimension!

​The iTero Element Flex 5D Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) Intraoral Scanner, available through iTero certified reseller Renew Digital, offers a portable and advanced solution for dental professionals seeking high-quality digital impressions without the need for a dedicated cart system.

The following is a summary of a recent episode of The Orthoprenuers Podcast with Dr. Glenn Krieger. In this episode “Save Time and Money”, Dr. Krieger interviews Nate Hudson, a regional sales manager from Renew Digital - market leaders in certified pre-owned dental imaging. They’re joined by Mark Bacino from their sister-company Voxel Dental, the digital dental workflow experts.

Carestream is one of today's trusted names in dental imaging technology. And for good reason, they manufacturer a wide range of advanced X-ray machines that cater to the diverse needs of dental professionals.

With a commitment to innovation and imaging excellence, Carestream has developed a reputable lineup of extraoral X-ray machine models, both 2D and 3D, that deliver high-quality images, enhanced workflow efficiency, and patient comfort.

Graduating from dental school is certainly something that brings great pride. It took years of hard work, not only in dental school but in your undergraduate studies before that. Now that you’re about to strike out on your own, it’s important to consider how to manage the debt load you incurred while a student and the debt you must take on if you choose to start your own practice.