Practice Management
PE Has $2.5T Sitting Idle. It's Coming for Dentistry.
Private equity has $2. 5 trillion sitting idle. The clock is ticking on 2025 gains. Year-end M&A in dental isn't random. It's tax-driven math.
Signal Team
Healthcare operators and analysts covering the business side of dentistry. Benchmarks from ADA HPI, BLS, and Dental Economics. Dental Intelligence. No Noise.
Practice Management
Dental Practice Manager Salary 2026: $48K–$85K Range
Two credible sources disagree about what a dental practice manager earns by $31,400 a year, and neither one is wrong. That gap is not a survey artifact. It is the sound of two completely different jobs wearing the same title, and the owners who don't hear the
staffing
Staff Meeting Templates That Don't Waste Everyone's Time
Your Monday morning staff meeting started at 8:00am. It's now 9:15am, and you're still talking about the broken sterilizer.
Practice Management
How Much Does It Cost to Replace a Dental Hygienist?
A hygienist handing you a two-week notice is not a payroll event. It's a $56,770 hole in your schedule before you've spent a dollar on recruiting, and most owners don't see it because the wage line goes down the week it opens. Here&
Dental Economics
Dental Supply Costs Rose 12% in 2025. Here's How to Negotiate Them Back Down
Your supply invoice jumped from $6,200 to $6,950 this month. Same products.
Knowledge Base
May 2026 Benchmarking Report: Top-Quartile Gap Continues to Widen
Practice expenses have outgrown revenue for five years, per the ADA Health Policy Institute. Where the squeeze shows up, why staffing is the fault line, and two moves that close the gap.
Practice Management
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...
Practice Management
Dental Front Desk Coordinator Salary by City in 2026
Two honest sources disagree about what a dental front desk coordinator earns by $5.02 an hour, which is $10,441.60 a year on a full-time schedule. The federal government says receptionists inside dental offices average $20.41 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Practice Management
The Hygienist Shortage Is Permanent. Here's How Smart Practices Are Adapting
You posted a hygienist job opening three weeks ago. Zero qualified applicants.
Dental Economics
What Is a Good EBITDA Margin for a Dental Practice?
One percentage point of EBITDA margin on a million-dollar practice is worth roughly $50,000 the day you sell. Most owners will spend a year fighting a $9,000 supply contract and never touch the ten points of margin sitting in their fee schedule. So here is our thesis, and
Practice Management
Your Front Desk Is Losing You $30K/Month in Missed Calls
Your phone rings during lunch. Nobody answers.
Practice Management
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.