Practice benchmarks / A monthly lens

Is your margin where it should be?
Start here.

A general scorecard for profit margin, supplies, lab, payroll by role, and cash, then a practice-specific view when you are ready.

Get a practice-specific view

Public / general scorecard

What to look at each month.

Use this checklist to find the questions worth asking. Numeric expense targets depend on specialty, size, and your own financial data.

General view
not a diagnosis

Metric	What to check	Why it matters
Profit margin	15–20% goal	An objective, not a promise. Actual opportunity depends on your practice model and starting point.
Supplies	Review as % of revenue	Purchasing habits and clinical mix can shift this line materially.
Lab fees	Review as % of revenue	The right comparison depends on procedures and specialty.
Marketing	Review as % of revenue	Spend should be considered alongside patient acquisition and conversion.
Rent	Fixed cost, capacity question	The question is whether your revenue justifies the space.
Payroll	Review by role	Compare associate, hygiene, assistant, and front desk costs separately.
Net operating income	Review monthly trend	A clearer signal when definitions and reporting are consistent.
Net income	Review monthly trend	See what remains after all expenses, using a consistent treatment of owner pay and non-operating items.

This public scorecard is educational. It is not a diagnosis or a guarantee of results. Specific targets require your own financial data and a specialty- and size-aware review.

The more useful comparison

Specific to your practice.

Your records stay private.Start by telling us about your practice, without attaching financial records.

A general benchmark cannot tell an orthodontist, pediatric dentist, implant practice, or DSO what its exact numbers should be. Specialty and practice size change the math.

A free profit review includes a comparison informed by your practice type (such as general dentistry, oral surgery, or endodontics), size, and monthly profit and loss statements (P&Ls). A trailing 12 months of monthly P&Ls is ideal for understanding trends. No public table of false precision.

After our initial conversation, we will email you a private ShareFile invitation to upload your monthly P&Ls. Do not email statements or include patient details, bank account numbers, or passwords. The contact page explains what to prepare and what to do if you need a new invitation.

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Questions before targets

A useful comparison
needs a little context.

What kind of practice?

Specialty, clinical mix, and payer mix shape the economics.

What does the trend show?

Monthly reporting and consistent definitions reveal direction, not just a snapshot.

What decision is next?

Use the comparison to ask a better question, not to promise an outcome.

Read the published P&L analysis

A clearer way forward

A benchmark is a starting point. Your numbers are the conversation.

A free profit review starts with your questions about profit, overhead, and cash flow. We will discuss what your numbers can tell us and outline a sensible next step.