Marketing
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.
Practice Management
Marketing
Google Ads vs SEO vs Referrals: Cost Per Patient (2026)
You spent $4,200 on marketing last month. Google Ads ate $2,500.
Practice Management
Dental Supply Cost as a Percentage of Collections: What the Benchmark Actually Is
Six percent of collections. That's the number, and it comes from a dental CPA, not a supply catalog. The American Dental Association's own practice management guidance puts inventory costs at no more than 5% to 6% of collections, with office supplies capped separately at about 2%
Dentistry
A Solo Practice Paid $70,000 Because a Records Request Sat for Three Years
HHS fined a one-dentist Maryland office $70,000 for answering a patient records request three years late. No breach required. The front-desk process that prevents it.
Practice Management
From LinkedIn
Free calculators + operator playbooks for dental practice owners. No signup required to use the tools.
Practice Management
Practice Credit Lines: When They Help, When They Kill Your Practice
A credit line is a safety net or a trap depending on how you use it. Here's the math that tells you which one.
Practice Management
Teledentistry in 2026: What Actually Works and What's Still Broken
Teledentistry was supposed to change dental care. The pandemic accelerated adoption.
Practice Management
Dental Practice Debt Ratios in 2026: What Lenders Want to See
Planning to borrow for equipment, expansion, or acquisition? Here are the debt ratios lenders actually evaluate.
staffing
Dental Assistant Salary by State in 2026 ($18–$32/hr)
DA wages are up 18% in two years. Here's what you should be paying in your state and why it matters for retention.
staffing
How Much Does a Dental Hygienist Make in 2026? Salary by State and Metro
Dental hygienist pay now ranges from $45 to $60 per hour depending on location, with 76% of practices calling recruiting extremely challenging.
staffing
Salary vs % of Production: What Your Associate Contract Actually Means
The two main associate compensation models explained with real numbers - salary ranges, production percentages, and which model favors whom.
Compliance
Your OSHA Inspector Doesn't Care About Your Excuses. Here's What They Check
OSHA doesn't call ahead. They show up, flash credentials, and start the inspection.