Dentistry
Your Employee Handbook Is a Lawsuit Waiting to Happen
Your employee handbook was downloaded from LegalZoom in 2018. It has generic boilerplate language about "at-will employment" and a vacation policy you...
Signal Team
Healthcare operators and analysts covering the business side of dentistry. Benchmarks from ADA HPI, BLS, and Dental Economics. Dental Intelligence. No Noise.
Dentistry
The Hygienist Shortage Is Permanent. Here's How Smart Practices Are Adapting
You posted a hygienist job opening three weeks ago. Zero qualified applicants.
Dentistry
Your Front Desk Is Losing You $30K/Month in Missed Calls
Your phone rings during lunch. Nobody answers.
Dentistry
New Patient No-Shows Cost You $200 Each. Here's a System That Cuts Them 60%
You block two hours for a new patient exam. They don't show.
Dentistry
Your Website Converts 2% of Visitors. Here's What 5% Looks Like
You're paying $2,000/month for Google Ads. You're getting 800 website visitors.
Dentistry
Google Ads vs SEO vs Referrals: Cost Per Patient (2026)
You spent $4,200 on marketing last month. Google Ads ate $2,500.
Dentistry
HIPAA Fines Hit $2.7M for a 3-Doctor Practice. Your Compliance Is Probably Worse
A three-doctor practice in Texas lost an unencrypted laptop. It had patient records for 2,200 people.
pro-content
Inside the Data #2: Staffing Tipping Points, Valuation Expanders, and the Geography Effect
When staff costs cross 30% of collections, profitability drops nonlinearly. Plus: the 4 factors that actually move practice valuation multiples.
pro-content
Inside the Data: What 500+ Calculator Runs Reveal About Dental Practice Economics
Anonymized calculator data reveals the overhead gap, PPO underestimation problem, and associate comp trends across hundreds of dental practices.
pro-content
Q2 2026 State Benchmark Report: Overhead, Staffing, PPO, and Valuation Data
State-by-state dental practice benchmarks for Q2 2026. Overhead, staffing costs, PPO write-offs, and valuation multiples across the top 10 markets.
overhead
Dental Lab Costs Climbed 22% Since 2024. Here's How to Push Back.
Lab fees are your third-biggest expense. Most practices haven't renegotiated in years. Here's the playbook.
practice-economics
The 13-Week Cash Flow Forecast Every Dental Practice Needs
Most dental practices manage cash flow by checking their bank balance. Here's the 13-week model that actually works.