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Ryan Smith, DDS

Benchmarks

The four numbers I run a practice against.

These are the targets the course teaches, not reported results from any one office. Each one has a definition you can compute this week and a calculator that puts your own number next to it.

  1. 98%+

    Collectionsas % of production

    Collections for the period divided by adjusted production for the same period.

  2. <60%

    Overheadas % of collections

    Every expense except doctor pay, divided by collections.

  3. 70%+

    Case acceptancetreatment presented

    Dollars of treatment scheduled divided by dollars of treatment presented.

  4. 90%+

    Hygiene reappointmentbefore the patient leaves

    Hygiene patients who leave with their next visit booked, divided by hygiene patients seen.

The Overhead Diagnostic breaks the overhead target into its six lines with a healthy range for each. Every calculator on the site keeps your numbers in your own browser; nothing is sent to me.

The Dental Grind

Every Monday, free: how a practice actually works, plus the podcast.