DENTAL STRATEGY INSTITUTE
Find Out Where Your Practice's Profit Is Actually Leaking
A free, two-minute diagnostic across the four areas that quietly drain revenue from most dental practices — production, insurance, AR, and scheduling.
See Where the Money's GoingBefore You Run the Numbers
Who it's for
Solo and small-group practice owners, office managers, and DSO operators who want a real read on their numbers — not a sales pitch dressed up as an assessment.
What it does
Four short sections — production and collections, insurance and PPO, AR and claims, and scheduling — each producing an estimated annual dollar leak, plus a total.
Why it matters
Most practices can name their production number. Far fewer can say with confidence where the gap between production and take-home is actually coming from. This tool points at the specific leak, then points to what to do about it.
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The Practice Profit Leak Diagnostic
Four quick sections. Two minutes, honestly. You'll get a real estimate of where revenue is actually slipping, not a generic score.
Before we start
This works best with real numbers in front of you.
Pull up last month's production report and your current AR aging summary if you can. Rough estimates work fine too — you'll get a directional number either way, and you can always run it again once you've got exact figures.
1 of 4 · Production & Collections
Are collections keeping pace with production?
This is the most direct leak there is — money you produced but never actually collected.
Cash actually deposited, not what's been billed.
2 of 4 · Insurance & PPO
How much is staying on the table with insurance plans?
Every practice writes something off. The question is whether your write-off rate is normal or excessive for your fee schedule and plan mix.
Total contractual adjustments ÷ total production, last 12 months. Your practice management software reports this directly.
3 of 4 · AR & Claims
Are unpaid claims slowing down cash flow?
Aged accounts receivable is money you've already earned that's quietly evaporating the longer it sits.
4 of 4 · Scheduling & Capacity
How much revenue disappears through open chair time?
Cancellations and no-shows don't just cost that one appointment — they cost the compounding capacity of a chair that sat empty.
Estimated Annual Revenue Leakage
Across the four areas most likely to be draining a practice's bottom line
Where to Start
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Grab the two-page worksheet version — fill it out by hand, or hand it to your office manager before you sit down with the numbers together.
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