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When
compared to other medical fees, dental fees are actually low. Unlike most medical costs, dental fees have not kept pace with inflation.
As with all other businesses, dental offices are faced with increasing
costs of utilities, rent, maintenance, insurance, taxes, and of course,
payroll. But unlike many other business owners, dentists must also pay the
high costs of owning and maintaining an elaborate array of dental
equipment. A physician's examining room may contain:
By contrast, each dental operatory
(a practice may have several) may be outfitted with:
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an electronically controlled
chair
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computer
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examining
lights
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air
abrasion unit
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digital
x-ray system
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curing
systems
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instruments
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supplies
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sterilization
systems
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patient
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Additionally,
Dentists continuously
educate themselves and their staffs on advances in dental techniques and
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