Practice Management
Ask three brokers what a good EBITDA margin is and you'll get three answers, because most of them are quoting numbers before owner compensation is normalized. Here's the version that holds up in an actual deal. The benchmark bands For a general practice collecting $800K to
Practice Management
Lab fees should run 8-10% of production in a restorative-heavy general practice. If you're mostly hygiene and fillings with few crowns, 5-7% is normal. Above 12% and you're either overpaying your lab or underpricing your crowns. Here's the math on a $1M practice. At
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
Practice Management
The benchmark: dental supplies should run 5% to 7% of collections for a general practice. Most offices we look at are sitting at 8% to 10% and have no idea, because supply spend hides across three vendors and a dozen credit card lines. On a $1M practice, the gap between
Dentistry
You collected $1. 2M last year.
Dentistry
You didn't announce it. Your insurer didn't send a notice.
Dental Practice
February production typically dips 8 to 12 percent below the prior month. Every practice owner expects it. Most think it's patient behavior.
Dental Practice
Private equity firms are paying 9x EBITDA for group practices. That same metric for independent dental practices is 11x to 13x. Why are they paying 20 to 40 ...
Dental Practice
Insurance carriers raised premiums 6. 8 percent for 2026. They didn't raise patient benefits. In fact, they narrowed them. Deductibles stayed flat.
Dental Practice
Healthcare data breaches hit 725 incidents in 2025. Dental practices accounted for 34 of them. When a breach happens, your patient records sell for between $...
Dental Practice
In-office milling (Cerec, Dentsply) has owned the CAD/CAM crown market for years.
Dental Practice
Forty-three dental AI startups closed funding last year. $800 million poured into the sector. Not one changed how most practices actually work.