Premises during fit-out work, with floor plans on a worktable

Open your dental or aesthetic clinic in Spain with every decision under control.

The business plan, licenses, team and equipment move forward at the same time, and each decision shapes the next. Our consultants direct every one of them on a single schedule, right up to the first patient appointment. One team of consultants directs every decision, up to the first patient appointment.

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  • Full confidentiality
  • 1,017 clinics advised
  • Clinics only, since 1999

Who it is for Anyone planning a dental clinic, an aesthetic medicine clinic, a plastic surgery clinic or a beauty center who has not yet signed any irreversible commitment. Anyone planning a new clinic, before signing any irreversible commitment.

What you get from the meeting What your project needs, what investment it requires and when it can open.

If your clinic is already open Growth, if you want higher profitability or are preparing a second site.

What you need to open your clinic: six decisions

  • The business plan

    Prices and investment get set before anyone knows the margin on each treatment.

    With Quality Clinic

    We write the business plan with an analysis of the area, competition and demand, real margins per treatment, and 12-, 24- and 36-month projections. A business plan with real margins per treatment and 36-month projections.

  • The licenses

    The activity license (licencia de actividad) and the health authorization (autorización sanitaria de funcionamiento), with the requirements of your sector, set the day you open. The activity license and the health authorization set the day you open.

    With Quality Clinic

    We prepare the application files from day one, within the opening schedule, and have them ready to submit in under 60 days. Application files ready to submit in under 60 days.

  • The schedule

    Permits, purchasing and hiring have to fit a single opening date.

    With Quality Clinic

    We plan the opening with a schedule and a target date for the first patient.

  • The team

    Depending on the sector, you need a licensed medical director or a dentist in charge, plus support staff and a front desk, before the first patient. Clinical lead, support staff and front desk, before the first patient.

    With Quality Clinic

    We recruit the medical director, the support staff and the front desk, and get the team ready for the first patient. We recruit the team and get it ready for the first patient.

  • The equipment

    Every piece of equipment, from the dental chair to the laser, commits investment for years and pays for itself only through booked sessions. Each device commits investment for years and pays off through bookings.

    With Quality Clinic

    We compare quotes and negotiate with suppliers we have dealt with directly since 1999. We negotiate with suppliers we have known since 1999.

  • The brand

    Name, logo and signage have to work on the storefront and in everything you publish.

    With Quality Clinic

    We design the name, logo and signage, and oversee how they are applied at the center. Bringing in your first patients can be added with the Marketing service. Name, logo and signage, applied at the center.

The sooner we talk, the more options your project keeps open.

Before you sign the lease, buy equipment or hire the team.

Request a meeting at no cost

Opening consultancy for your clinic: one team for all six decisions

Our team of consultants coordinates licenses, the business plan, suppliers and hiring on a single schedule. We have directed openings of dental, aesthetic medicine and plastic surgery clinics and beauty centers across Spain since 1999. One team coordinates licenses, the business plan, suppliers and hiring until you open.

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Your consulting teamSix areas on a single schedule

  • Business plan
  • Licenses
  • Schedule
  • Team
  • Equipment
  • Brand
★★★★★

«Veníamos del sector de la construcción, 4 socios. […] Pudimos corregir nuestro plan de negocio, ajustándolo a la realidad, de la que no sabíamos nada o casi nada. Ahora sabemos dónde estamos.»

Translated from Spanish. “They don’t sell you snake oil or smoke and mirrors, and centers don’t need tribes or coaches. […] We know a lot about aesthetics and little about business. […] Quality simply works.”

Casandra MacíasFounding partner of a new clinic
  • 1,017clinics advised
  • +1,050projects managed
  • 1999clinics only, ever since
  • 48 hthe longest you wait for our call

How we direct the opening of your clinic, in four phases

Quality Clinic directs the opening of aesthetic medicine, dental and plastic surgery clinics and beauty centers in four phases, with one assigned consultant and a single schedule. Four phases, one assigned consultant and a single opening schedule.

Start with the initial meeting We call you within 48 hours.

  1. Initial meeting

    We define which clinic you want to open, in which area and on what budget. At no cost and with no commitment. Which clinic you want to open and where. At no cost and with no commitment.

    The initial meeting is at no cost: we call you within 48 hours and you leave knowing what investment and what timeline your project requires.

    48 h
    the longest you wait for our call after your request
    1,017
    clinics advised by Quality Clinic since 1999

  2. Diagnosis

    We analyze the area, the competition, the demand and the health requirements of your region (comunidad autónoma), and put a figure on the project's investment. Area, competition, demand and requirements, with the investment quantified.

    Real case: at an aesthetic medicine clinic with 5 treatment rooms, the premises study came before the lease was signed and ruled the site out.

    3 months
    before the lease was signed
    40%
    more than 40% less planned investment

  3. Action plan

    A schedule of permits, purchasing and staff hiring, with a target opening date. Permits, purchasing and hiring, with a target opening date.

    The license moves forward in parallel with the rest of the project, with the application file prepared by Quality Clinic.

    60 days
    under 60 days to have the application file ready to submit
    1,050
    more than 1,050 projects managed

  4. Implementation

    We coordinate suppliers and permits and prepare your team up to the first patient appointment. Suppliers, permits and team, up to the first appointment.

    Real case: two investors with no healthcare qualification opened an aesthetic medicine clinic with 3 treatment rooms and an external medical director.

    0 days
    of delay against the planned opening date
    1
    single request from the authorities during the authorization, a minor paperwork one

Frequently asked questions before opening a clinic

What do I need to open a dental clinic in Spain?
A dental clinic needs the municipal license for the premises, the health authorization from its region and the declaration of its X-ray installation. Real Decreto 1277/2003 classifies it as a dental clinic (C.2.5.1), with unit U.44, in which a dentist or a stomatologist is responsible for patient care. Because it involves construction work and fixed electromedical equipment, the Community of Madrid first requires an installation authorization, according to its official FAQ. Real Decreto 1085/2009, in its article 12, requires X-ray equipment to be declared before it is put into operation.
Can a dental clinic be set up in an apartment or a home?
A dental clinic can be set up in an apartment, a home or a commercial unit if it meets your region's requirements for healthcare centers. In the Community of Madrid, a practice in a home must keep its areas separate from the living space and have restrooms for its exclusive use, and if it has more than one floor it must guarantee vertical transport for patients, according to its official FAQ. The Valencian Community refers to article 20 of Orden 7/2017 and requires a qualified technician to certify the premises, according to its frequently asked questions. Add to that the use the city council allows for the property. We check that the premises are suitable for healthcare use before you sign.
Can I open a dental clinic without being a dentist?
You can own a dental clinic without being a dentist: the regulation distinguishes the person who applies for the authorization from the person who treats the patients. In the Community of Madrid, Decreto 51/2006, in its article 7, allows the applicant to be an individual or a company. Real Decreto 1594/1994, in its article 3, requires dental practices to be “organized, managed and attended directly and personally” by a dentist or a stomatologist, who is named in the center's health authorization.
Do I need to be a doctor to open an aesthetic medicine clinic?
The owner of an aesthetic medicine clinic does not have to be a doctor: the regulation requires a doctor responsible for the treatments, not that the owner be one. Real Decreto 1277/2003 defines unit U.48 as the one “in which a doctor is responsible for performing non-surgical treatments for the purpose of improving the appearance of the body or face.” The health department of your region authorizes the center with that unit and with the doctor named in the authorization, so the doctor has to be on board before you apply.
What do I need to open a beauty center in Spain?
A beauty center without medical treatments opens with the municipal activity license or with the sworn statement (declaración responsable) your city council requires. The health authorization comes in when you offer aesthetic medicine, which Real Decreto 1277/2003 places in unit U.48, with a responsible doctor. If that activity is integrated into the beauty center, the Community of Madrid also requires an area dedicated exclusively to it, according to its official FAQ. We direct the opening of beauty centers with the same method as a clinic opening: business plan, license, team, equipment and brand.
Do I need to have the premises before starting?
It is best to start before you sign for the premises, because their condition is one of the four decisions that set the investment. The health authorization is granted for a specific address, according to the Community of Madrid FAQ, so the premises are chosen with it in mind. If you already have premises in mind, we check that they are suitable for healthcare use before you sign; the checks are in the article on how to choose premises for your clinic. If you have already signed the lease, the diagnosis starts from those premises and adapts the business plan and the application file to them.
How much does it cost to open a dental clinic?
The cost of opening a dental clinic is split into six items: the premises and their fit-out, the dental operatories with their equipment, the X-ray installation, sterilization, permits with their fees, and working capital for the first months. With construction work and fixed equipment, the Community of Madrid requires a technical project and an installation authorization before the operating authorization, according to its official FAQ. The budget breakdown for aesthetic medicine is in the article on how much it costs to open an aesthetic medicine clinic; we calculate the figure for your clinic in the initial meeting, at no cost.
How long does it take to open a clinic?
The opening timeline depends on how the premises, the construction work, the municipal license and the health authorization follow one another, and the administration's part has a legal maximum. In the Community of Madrid, Decreto 51/2006 sets two months to decide on the installation authorization (article 9) and three for the operating authorization (article 12), as stated on its official e-government portal. We prepare your application file, ready to submit, in under 60 days, and across our files of recent years the decision has come in 8 weeks on average. The full schedule for your project is set in the business plan.
Should I buy, rent or lease the equipment?
Whether to buy, rent or lease equipment depends on how much it will be used in your schedule: a device pays for itself when its sessions cover its monthly cost. That cost includes the financing or lease payment, maintenance, insurance, the space it occupies and the consumables that expire, and how to calculate it is in the article on when a device pays for itself. Anything the opening does not depend on is deferred, and a device is added when bookings justify it. We know the manufacturers firsthand: we have worked only with clinics and beauty centers since 1999.
How much does the owner of a clinic or a beauty center earn?
What the owner of a clinic earns is the margin left after fixed costs and the cost of each treatment, and it is measured from the break-even point: the monthly revenue that covers those costs. In the business plan we calculate your profitability with the real margins of each treatment and with projections at 12, 24 and 36 months. Two articles show how that calculation is done: how much revenue an aesthetic medicine clinic brings in and whether a beauty center is profitable, room by room. It is the method we have used to advise 1,017 clinics.
What does the clinic opening service include?
The opening service includes the business plan, a review of the premises before you sign, the activity license and the health authorization, the team, the equipment and the brand, coordinated up to the first patient appointment. Your application file is ready to submit in under 60 days, and one assigned consultant directs your project. We also work with small clinics and single-practitioner clinics, across Spain and in Portugal. Once the clinic is open, we measure bookings, revenue and patient acquisition; if you later want higher profitability or a second site, that stage is directed by the Growth service.
How much does a consultancy charge to manage a clinic opening?
Fees for directing a clinic opening are charged as a monthly fee or as a single payment, and the price is agreed in a quote before work begins. The amount depends on the scope of your project, which is defined in the initial meeting: it starts with a call and takes place in person, wherever your project is, at no cost and with no commitment. You leave it knowing what your project needs, what investment it requires and on what timeline. It is the method we have applied in more than 1,050 projects since 1999.

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You leave with our assessment of your project, before you sign any commitment. We call you within 48 hours, in full confidentiality. You leave with our assessment of your project. We call you within 48 hours.

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