IMS Financial

09/03/2026

Your practice deserves the right tools. 🦷

Investing in new dental equipment can help your team work more efficiently, improve the patient experience, and keep your practice moving forward.

At IMS Financial, we provide financing solutions designed to help dental professionals invest in the equipment they need without putting their practice plans on hold.

Looking to upgrade your dental equipment? Let’s talk.

📩 Contact IMS Financial today.

09/01/2026

✨ Your practice deserves a financial partner that thinks ahead.

A modern dental practice requires more than great equipment and technology — it needs the right financial strategy behind it.

At IMS Financial, we help dental professionals access financing solutions designed to support their goals, from upgrading equipment to expanding their practice.

💼 Build. Grow. Invest in your future.

📲 Ready to take the next step? Let’s talk.

08/31/2026

The goal isn't simply to take more money out of the practice.

It's to create a compensation strategy that lets you pay yourself while keeping the business financially healthy.

Read the full article: https://imsfinancial.net/dental-practice-owner-salary-2026/

08/28/2026

💵 How much should a dental practice owner actually pay themselves?

It's a question many dentists don't think about until cash flow becomes tight.

A practice can be profitable and still have limited cash available for the owner.

Why?

Debt payments, payroll, overhead, slow collections, equipment purchases, and growth investments can all compete for the same dollars.

Our latest blog breaks down how dentists can think about owner compensation, including:

🦷 Practice collections
💰 Overhead
📊 Profitability
💳 Debt payments
🏦 Cash reserves
📈 Reinvestment and growth

The goal isn't simply to take more money out of the practice.

It's to create a compensation strategy that lets you **pay yourself while keeping the business financially healthy.**

Read the full article: https://imsfinancial.net/dental-practice-owner-salary-2026/

08/27/2026

08/26/2026

Growth is exciting — but it also comes with bigger decisions.

As your dental practice grows, so do your expenses, payroll, cash flow needs, and financial commitments.

A financial plan can help you understand where your practice is today, where you want it to go, and what it may take to get there.

Because growth without a plan can create financial pressure.

A growing practice needs a financial plan.

08/25/2026

Your dental practice generated $1M this year.

That sounds impressive.

But here's the more important question:

How much did you actually keep?

Revenue and profit are not the same thing.

Your practice's revenue is the money coming in. Profit is what's left after expenses such as payroll, overhead, debt payments, supplies and other operating costs.

That's why strong revenue doesn't always mean a practice is as profitable as it appears.

Understanding where your money is coming from — and where it's going — is an important part of building a financially healthy practice.

Smart growth starts with understanding your numbers.

08/24/2026

Not all debt is bad.

For a dental practice, the more important question is **why you're taking on debt and what that debt is helping you accomplish.**

Good debt may support strategic investments, practice growth or working capital needs.

Bad debt can create financial pressure without adding meaningful value to the practice.

The goal isn't necessarily to avoid debt altogether. It's to understand whether the debt makes sense for your practice and whether the repayment structure is manageable.

💬 What do you think is the biggest difference between good debt and bad debt for a dental practice?

08/21/2026

Thinking about investing in a new CBCT, intraoral scanner, treatment chair, or other major dental equipment?

Before you buy, make sure the purchase won't put unnecessary pressure on your practice's cash flow.

Our latest blog explains how to:

🦷 Build a realistic dental equipment budget
💰 Protect your working capital
📊 Calculate potential ROI
💳 Plan monthly financing payments
📈 Determine when financing may make more sense than paying cash
⚠️ Avoid common budgeting mistakes

Because being able to afford the equipment isn't the same as being able to afford the financial impact of the purchase.

Read the full article; https://imsfinancial.net/dental-equipment-budget-cash-flow/

08/20/2026

Running a dental practice means making hundreds of decisions every month — but do you know the numbers behind those decisions?

Here are 3 numbers every dental practice owner should keep an eye on:

🦷 Monthly Revenue — How much is your practice actually bringing in?

📊 Overhead — Where is your money going?

💰 Cash Flow — How much cash is actually available to keep your practice running?

You don't need to be a financial expert to understand your numbers. But you do need to know what they're telling you.

Save this as a quick financial check-up for your practice.