The DentalAssetIQ Repair or Replace Calculator scores your dental equipment on a 0–100 scale using four weighted factors: equipment age relative to its category's expected lifespan, current repair cost as a share of replacement value (adjusted for failure frequency over the past 24 months), estimated downtime cost based on production loss per failure event, and parts availability or obsolescence risk. A maintenance history modifier shifts the final score up or down by up to 15 points. Scores at or below 35 favor repair; scores above 75 indicate replacement is the cost-effective choice. The tool also generates a 5-year cumulative cost projection comparing the repair path against the replacement path so you can see the crossover point.
It produces a scored, data-backed repair-or-replace recommendation for any major dental operatory equipment — chairs, delivery units, compressors, sterilizers, CBCT units, intraoral scanners, and more. You answer four short question sets about your equipment's age, recent repair history, downtime impact, and maintenance status. The engine runs a weighted model and returns a verdict (Repair Recommended, Monitor Closely, Plan Replacement, or Replace Immediately) along with an industry benchmark comparison and a 5-year cost projection.
Dental practice owners, office managers, DSO equipment and procurement directors, and dental CPAs who need a fast, objective answer to the repair-or-replace question — without relying on a service technician's opinion or guessing at depreciation tables. The calculator is especially useful when preparing for a practice sale, equipment refinancing, or an insurance claim where a documented decision rationale is needed.
The model weights four components: equipment age as a percentage of its category's expected lifespan (20%), repair burden — current repair cost as a percentage of replacement value, multiplied by a failure-frequency factor (40%), downtime cost risk based on production loss per failure event (20%), and obsolescence risk from parts availability (10%). A preventive-maintenance modifier adjusts the total by up to ±15 points. The final score maps to one of four verdict bands. All category benchmarks — expected lifespans, typical replacement costs, downtime days per failure — are drawn from secondary-market transaction data compiled by DentalAssetIQ.
Completely free — no account, no email, no signup required. Enter your equipment details, run the analysis, and receive a full recommendation with cost projections immediately. The tool is provided by DentalAssetIQ, a product of Dental Strategy Institute. For deeper equipment valuation, fair market value reports, and insurance documentation, visit app.dentalassetiq.com.