“I can open a PT clinic for about $150,000, and I'd meet about 10x that for dental.”
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Dr. Larry Benz
The Dental Economist Show ·
Australian Parliament: House of Representatives · Question Time | 13th October 2026
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Opened a fully bulk-billed urgent-care clinic at Erina Fair (opened last Christmas) that saw >13,000 patients in its first year
13,000 patients, all bulk-billed; network now 137 clinics
“I can open a PT clinic for about $150,000, and I'd meet about 10x that for dental.”
“The maths in the 2025 financial year is about 13% of first home buyers used it… first home guarantee 5% scheme… it was like 35% last financial year”
“I was probably making close to 50 grand a year in the mid-90s. And I had accumulated $50,000 in two years at Shell. And so that's what I used to open up the first one.”
“We've opened seven stores this year. We're going to open another seven next year.”
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