This guide is a summary from our previous blog post. It entails avenues and means in which to dispose of your equipment efficiently and responsibly.
Donate your dental or medical equipment directly to a qualified scheduled 501 c organization or charity. Choose a charity that can help determine the fair market value for your equipment and issue a tax write off. Obtaining an appraisal of the equipment by a qualified company may be beneficial for your deduction. Depending on the equipment, you may have to search for the right charity to accept it.
Consider selling equipment and writing off the loss. The good news with selling your equipment is you're still providing value to the pre-owned equipment market. Supporting medical and dental equipment companies, helps keep the second hand market around for those who can't afford retail cost. Depending on the situation, you may be able to write off the current value from the original cost.
List the equipment for free on dental classifieds like Dental Town, or dental society classifieds. If you seek to contribute positively to a start up clinic, or dentist, list the equipment for free local pickup on these sites.
Find low cost or free clinics that could use the equipment. Depending on the age and condition of the equipment, a low cost clinic could benefit from your donation.
Ayat Huseen assists dental professionals with attaining the most return on assets while reclaiming their space. As a purchasing manager, she appraises, consults, and purchases excess or unwanted dental equipment around the world. She assists practices and dental service organization by appraising, giving quotes, and leading them through the entire sale of their idle equipment. Huseen is the purchasing manager at TacomaQuickSale LLC, a service for selling preowned dental equipment in the US and Canada.