- Job title
- IT manager
- Sector
- E-commerce
- Organization type
- early-stage startup
- Joined
- May 2023
- Message
- 126
i have a dental clinic in istanbul over 10 years. did 2D X-rays for 10 years, started thinking 'we should upgrade to a 3D device'. german device 40k TL, became 60k with financing interest. seller says: 'now take tomography for every patient raise prices, profit will increase.' I believed that.
i took 5-6 CT scans in the first month. but I learned that 90% of patients dont need a CT, 2D is enough. if I force them to get one, its not engineering, the patient runs away... right now the mchine runs once a month... im gonna pay installments for 5 years, the machine is basically useless.
there are some old-school dentists working in the clinic, when someone asks 'doc do we need a CT for this case' I say 'not right now' then but I do use it when needed. i mean demand is low I took the scan. if I knew this from the start... i want to talk about avoiding investments like this.