Enter last year’s collections and expenses from your P&L. You’ll see your overhead by category next to the ranges consultants use for a general practice. The example numbers are a practice collecting $1 million; replace them with yours.
| Category | Yours | Typical |
|---|---|---|
| Staff | 27.0% | 25–30% |
| Dental supplies | 6.0% | 5–7% |
| Lab | 8.5% | 7–10% |
| Facility | 7.0% | 5–8% |
| Marketing | 3.5% | 2–5% |
| Office & admin | 7.5% | 5–8% |
Ranges are general planning ranges for a general dental practice, not survey results. Lab, supply and staff costs vary with your specialty, fee schedules and region, so a category outside the range is a question to look into, not a verdict.
Have Cisor review your numbersOverhead is every operating cost of running the practice: staff, supplies, lab, rent, marketing, software, insurance and similar costs. Owner dentist pay, owner benefits, loan principal and depreciation are usually kept out so practices can be compared fairly.
Use collections. Production includes fees you will never collect because of PPO write-offs and bad debt, so overhead measured against production looks lower than it really is.
Your profit and loss statement for the last full year has them. If your categories are lumped together or mixed with personal expenses, that is a sign your chart of accounts needs cleaning up.
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