Practice Management
The short answer: a dental office manager in 2026 costs between $52,000 and $85,000 in base salary, and where you land in that range depends mostly on practice size, not geography. A solo practice with 4 operatories pays $52K to $65K. A multi-doctor practice doing $2M+ in collections
Dentistry
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
Losing a hygienist costs most practices $30K-$50K once you count everything. The recruiting fee is the smallest piece. The big money bleeds out through empty hygiene chairs and the months of ramp-up nobody puts on a spreadsheet. Here's the full breakdown, line by line, so you can
Dentistry
Your supply invoice jumped from $6,200 to $6,950 this month. Same products.
Dentistry
Your employee handbook was downloaded from LegalZoom in 2018. It has generic boilerplate language about "at-will employment" and a vacation policy you...
Dentistry
You posted a hygienist job opening three weeks ago. Zero qualified applicants.
Dentistry
Your phone rings during lunch. Nobody answers.
Practice Management
The rule of thumb is simple: rent should run 5 to 7 percent of your collections. Under 5 percent and your space is cheap relative to production. Over 7 percent and the lease is quietly eating the margin you think you have. Put real numbers on it. A practice collecting
Dentistry
You spent $4,200 on marketing last month. Google Ads ate $2,500.
Dentistry
A three-doctor practice in Texas lost an unencrypted laptop. It had patient records for 2,200 people.
Dentistry
You collected $1. 2M last year.
Dentistry
OSHA doesn't call ahead. They show up, flash credentials, and start the inspection.