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Business FundamentalsThe whole business of dentistry, in the order you actually need it.$3,499 Practice AcquisitionBuy the right practice, on the right terms, without the expensive surprises.Coming soon 1-on-1 CoachingDirect mentorship, on your practice, with your numbers.From $1,500 Practice PartnershipsStep into ownership without carrying all the risk alone.By application

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Start here: three reading paths→All 140 articles→PPOs & insurance10 Collections & overhead13 Team & leadership30 Scheduling & hygiene14 Case acceptance13 Acquisitions18 Career & burnout19 Clinical & research23 The Research Says17 Glossary109

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Data-Driven Growth: The Top 10 KPIs Every Dental Practice Manager Should Track

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How to Manage a Dental Practice: The Complete Guide for Practice Owners

4 min read

The Ultimate Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Checklists for Dental Office Managers

4 min read

The Dental Grind

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Practice Acquisition Due Diligence ChecklistChecklistpdfxlsx Front Desk Phone ScriptsScriptpdfdocx Weekly Profitability ReportWorksheetxlsxpdf 90-Day Turnaround PlanPlanpdfxlsx Out-of-Network Patient Letter & Transition TimelineLetterdocxpdf The First 90 Days PlanPlanpdfxlsx All 15 downloads→

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Reference directoryRules, guidelines and data with a TL;DR, searchable by tag Verdict indexEvery Research Says answer on one page, 17 episodes Protocol cardsOne printable Monday-morning page per episode Guideline tracker21 clinical guidelines, dated and sourced BenchmarksThe four targets and the calculator for each

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Profit Leak ScorecardTen questions across the whole practice. Start here.→

PPO Drop CalculatorWhat one plan writes off each year, and how many of its patients you could lose before dropping it stops paying.Daily Break-EvenWhat the schedule has to hit before the practice earns a dollar, using the margin that actually survives supplies, lab and doctor pay.Overhead DiagnosticYour overhead split into six categories against healthy ranges, naming the one that is out of range and what fixing it is worth a year.Practice Valuation EstimatorA starting range from both methods buyers and lenders use, built on the earnings that survive the seller leaving.Membership Plan PricingPrice an in-house plan off the hygiene time and supplies it actually costs you to deliver, capped so the member always saves at least 10%.Hygiene Department ProfitabilityMargin per hygiene hour after loaded wage, benefits and supplies, credited only with what hygiene itself produces.Reactivation List ValueWhat a campaign to call your 18-month inactive list could recover, and the return per hour your team spends on it, using your own assumptions.Associate Compensation ModelWhat an associate actually costs once lab, supplies and their added overhead come out, plus the crossover between a percentage deal and a daily guarantee.Fee Increase ImpactSplits a proposed increase into the collections it adds from fee-for-service patients and the write-off it only widens on paper for everyone else.

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About Books Podcast

Business FundamentalsThe whole business of dentistry, in the order you actually need it.$3,499 Practice AcquisitionBuy the right practice, on the right terms, without the expensive surprises.Coming soon 1-on-1 CoachingDirect mentorship, on your practice, with your numbers.From $1,500 Practice PartnershipsStep into ownership without carrying all the risk alone.By application

Not sure which? Let’s talk →Dental brand or vendor? Partner with me →

Browse

Start here: three reading paths→All 140 articles→PPOs & insurance10 Collections & overhead13 Team & leadership30 Scheduling & hygiene14 Case acceptance13 Acquisitions18 Career & burnout19 Clinical & research23 The Research Says17 Glossary109

Start here

Data-Driven Growth: The Top 10 KPIs Every Dental Practice Manager Should Track

5 min read

How to Manage a Dental Practice: The Complete Guide for Practice Owners

4 min read

The Ultimate Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Checklists for Dental Office Managers

4 min read

The Dental Grind

Free every Monday · newsletter and podcast

Downloads

Practice Acquisition Due Diligence ChecklistChecklistpdfxlsx Front Desk Phone ScriptsScriptpdfdocx Weekly Profitability ReportWorksheetxlsxpdf 90-Day Turnaround PlanPlanpdfxlsx Out-of-Network Patient Letter & Transition TimelineLetterdocxpdf The First 90 Days PlanPlanpdfxlsx All 15 downloads→

Reference

Reference directoryRules, guidelines and data with a TL;DR, searchable by tag Verdict indexEvery Research Says answer on one page, 17 episodes Protocol cardsOne printable Monday-morning page per episode Guideline tracker21 clinical guidelines, dated and sourced BenchmarksThe four targets and the calculator for each

Your name and email once, then everything in the library is open to you. Free.

Profit Leak ScorecardTen questions across the whole practice. Start here.→

PPO Drop CalculatorWhat one plan writes off each year, and how many of its patients you could lose before dropping it stops paying.Daily Break-EvenWhat the schedule has to hit before the practice earns a dollar, using the margin that actually survives supplies, lab and doctor pay.Overhead DiagnosticYour overhead split into six categories against healthy ranges, naming the one that is out of range and what fixing it is worth a year.Practice Valuation EstimatorA starting range from both methods buyers and lenders use, built on the earnings that survive the seller leaving.Membership Plan PricingPrice an in-house plan off the hygiene time and supplies it actually costs you to deliver, capped so the member always saves at least 10%.Hygiene Department ProfitabilityMargin per hygiene hour after loaded wage, benefits and supplies, credited only with what hygiene itself produces.Reactivation List ValueWhat a campaign to call your 18-month inactive list could recover, and the return per hour your team spends on it, using your own assumptions.Associate Compensation ModelWhat an associate actually costs once lab, supplies and their added overhead come out, plus the crossover between a percentage deal and a daily guarantee.Fee Increase ImpactSplits a proposed increase into the collections it adds from fee-for-service patients and the write-off it only widens on paper for everyone else.

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