How to get financing for a medical or dental practice?
Getting financing for a medical or dental practice is easier than for most businesses: lenders treat licensed providers as among the safest borrowers, and healthcare-specialty lenders compete for your file. The right move is matching the product to the purpose: equipment financing for chairs and imaging, SBA loans for acquisitions and build-outs, working capital for staffing and insurance-payment lag. The cost of guessing wrong is real money: practice loans span a wide rate range, and overpaying on a large balance compounds for years. Quordx Capital's 50+ lender network includes healthcare specialists, and matching is free.
Part of our industry guide: Industry Financing.
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How practice financing works by purpose
- Equipment and technology: digital X-ray, CBCT, chairs, sterilization, EHR hardware: equipment financing runs $5K to $5M+ with the equipment as collateral, terms of 24-84 months, and rates commonly ~7%-20%. New and used both qualify. - Buying or starting a practice: SBA 7(a) loans go up to $5M with typically 10% down for acquisitions: current variable rates run roughly 10.5%-14% depending on size. Most 7(a) lenders look for 650+ credit. Slower than alternative lending, but the cheapest path to ownership. - Buying your building: commercial real estate financing ($100K-$10M+) or an SBA 504 loan (up to $5.5M, fixed-rate, effective rates typically 5-7%) for owner-occupied medical space. - Cash flow between insurance reimbursements: working capital loans ($5K-$500K) or a line of credit ($10K-$250K+) cover payroll and supplies while claims process.
Strong personal credit and steady collections will pull your pricing toward the bottom of every range, which is exactly why comparing multiple lenders matters on six- and seven-figure balances.
Practice funding options Quordx Capital brokers
Equipment financing: Best for clinical technology upgrades without a large cash outlay.
SBA loans: Best for practice acquisitions, build-outs, and real estate: lowest long-term cost.
Working capital loan: Best for reimbursement lag, hiring, and short-term operating needs.
Commercial real estate financing: Best for purchasing the building your practice occupies.
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How Quordx Capital Works
You apply once, about 5 minutes, and upload bank statements, your most recent tax return, ID, and entity documents; larger or SBA deals add a P&L and balance sheet. The platform's AI matches your profile to 3-7 healthcare-experienced lenders from the 50+ network, ranked by approval probability. Decisions typically arrive within 24-48 hours; funding usually lands in 3-7 business days, with SBA timelines running longer.
What to Expect
As a licensed provider, expect competitive offers: your job is choosing well, not begging for approval, and side-by-side terms make the difference visible. If you're carrying heavy student debt, expect lenders who underwrite practice cash flow rather than panicking at your personal balance sheet. The comparison is free, confidential, and carries no obligation; Quordx Capital is paid by lenders only when a deal funds.
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Cody Dreis
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Quordx Capital is a business funding broker, not a lender. Lenders make every credit decision and set the rate, fees and terms, and not every business qualifies. Quordx may be paid by a lender when a deal funds. Full disclosures