Dental practice overhead calculator

Enter a year of costs to see your overhead ratio, where every dollar goes, and what each point of overhead is worth to you.

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Money actually collected in the last 12 months, not gross production. Shorthand like 1.2M works.
Staff
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Pay for non-owner dentists. Leave blank if none.
Facility
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Clinical
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Business
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Accounting, legal, bank fees, dues.
About your practice (optional)
Blank cost fields count as $0. Your inputs are saved anonymously to improve our benchmarks.
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How the calculation works

Overhead ratio is total operating costs divided by annual collections. Everything that isn't owner pay counts: staff, facility, clinical, and business expenses. What's left is the pool that pays the owner and services any practice debt.

The most useful comparison is your own history: run the same 12-month numbers for last year and see which lines moved. Specialty, location, and practice age all shift what a normal ratio looks like, so a single national figure is a weak target.

Basis: your inputs only. Not accounting or financial advice.

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