Dental Practice
Why Your Bonus Structure Loses Good People
Why Your Bonus Structure Loses Good People You pay RDH #1 $55K salary plus 3% production bonus. You pay her what you promised, but she still leaves after 18 ...
Dental Practice Management
Patient Satisfaction Surveys Are Pointless Unless You Do This
Patient Satisfaction Surveys Are Pointless Unless You Do This
Dental Practice Management
Your Technology Refresh Cycle is Backwards. Here's the Right One
Your Technology Refresh Cycle is Backwards. Here's the Right One
Dental Practice
Section 179 Isn't Free Money. Here's the Math.
Section 179 Isn't Free Money. Here's the Math. You've heard it: spend $100K on equipment by December 31st, deduct it all, save $21K in taxes.
Dental Practice
DSOs Are Rolling Up DSOs. The Economics Are Ugly.
DSOs are rolling up smaller DSOs. The economics are uglier than you think. This is not consolidation. This is margin compression disguised as scale.
Dental Practice
Holiday Bonuses: Do This Tax Calculation Wrong and You'll Owe Penalties
Holiday Bonuses: Do This Tax Calculation Wrong and You'll Owe Penalties A $2,000 holiday bonus to each team member isn't $2,000. Add employment taxes, FICA, ...
Dental Practice
Profit Margins Vary Wildly by Specialty. You Might Be Wrong About Yours
Profit Margins Vary Wildly by Specialty. You Might Be Wrong About Yours General practice averages 30% net margin. Ortho averages 42%. Perio averages 34%.
Dental Practice
Open Enrollment Shifted Your Hygiene Book. You Missed It.
Open enrollment is ending. Patients are signing up for 2026 plans. Your hygiene book just shifted. Most don't realize it yet. What's happening: October and N...
Dental Practice
72% of Labs Have 3D Printers Now. The Rest Are Screwed.
Seventy-two percent of dental labs now use 3D printers. That's the highest adoption rate since 2014. You're not early anymore. You're mainstream.
Dental Practice
Your Dormant Patients are Worth More Than New Acquisition
Your Dormant Patients are Worth More Than New Acquisition Reactivating a lapsed patient costs $12 in outreach. Acquiring a new one costs $180.
Dental Practice Management
Back-to-School Dental: Your Busiest Month Is Also Your Least Profitable.
Back-to-School Dental: Your Busiest Month Is Also Your Least Profitable.
Dental Practice Management
Part-Time Associates: Flexible or Just Uncommitted?
Part-Time Associates: Flexible or Just Uncommitted?