On average, how many patients does a new general practice start out with?

[Hot-n-Aml]

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Does anyone by any chance know on average how many patients you would start out with when opening a new practice? Also, how many more patients would you gain each month?


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Hot-n-Aml

 

[12YearOldKid]

Does anyone by any chance know on average how many patients you would start out with when opening a new practice?


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Hot-n-Aml

Ooooh! This one's easy.


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[Hot-n-Aml]

Ooooh! This one's easy.


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Not even like 10?? 😕

 

[1992Corolla]

if you start a race and you JUST started...how many miles have you gone?



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The ADA doesn't give you a bonus package of 20 patients when you graduate...you earn them.

 

[crazy_sherm]

However many family and friends you have that trust you.

 

[1992Corolla]

However many family and friends you have that trust you.

hmmmm...i still say

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😀

 

[rocknightmare]

i guess it depends if you can some the patients you treated in dental school to become your private practice patients if you are around the school and are actually willing to work the patients you worked with in school then you may have 1 or 2 after all those "ifs" 🙂

 

[kerrydds06]

Does anyone by any chance know on average how many patients you would start out with when opening a new practice? Also, how many more patients would you gain each month?


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Hot-n-Aml

Unless you're family is independently wealthy, Don't start scratch. It is truly a "buyer's" market right now, I bought an existing practice with tons of room to grow, excellent location and enough patients to keep me busy for at least a year.
Consider all your options at your location, business is business, no one cares if your chair is new, they come to see YOU, the fluff is just that.

 

[groundhog]

Does anyone by any chance know on average how many patients you would start out with when opening a new practice? Also, how many more patients would you gain each month?


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Hot-n-Aml

As mentioned before, family and friends plus the hard luck cases that your local peers will throw your way with a bit of a chuckle in order to say "welcome to the real world rookie" 😉 😉

 

[12YearOldKid]

However many family and friends you have that trust you.

And every one of them is going to expect your services to come free or with a hefty discount. You'd probably be better off if friends and family DIDN'T come to see you.

 

[ItsGavinC]

And every one of them is going to expect your services to come free or with a hefty discount. You'd probably be better off if friends and family DIDN'T come to see you.

I agree with that. It seems as though it turns out to be more of a hassle. And, those friends and family always know where they can reach you at midnight.

 

[bpenly]

Unless you're family is independently wealthy, Don't start scratch. It is truly a "buyer's" market right now, I bought an existing practice with tons of room to grow, excellent location and enough patients to keep me busy for at least a year.
Consider all your options at your location, business is business, no one cares if your chair is new, they come to see YOU, the fluff is just that.

What sort of attrition rate did you have from the previous docs patients? How long of a phase-in period with overlap did you have with the previous doctor?

I have always thought that buying a good practice with a fairly young patient demographic and good location would be better than starting from scratch, but both Dr.s that I shadowed told me to start from scratch because the patient loss is terrible.