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You’ve heard it countless times: hygiene drives the practice. If your hygiene schedule isn’t full, your practice is leaking revenue—even if the doctor’s schedule is full. A full hygiene schedule stabilizes cash flow, fills the doctor’s schedule, identifies potential cases, supports case acceptance, and protects the practice’s value. A consistent hygiene schedule also fosters patient relationships and builds trust with patients. Understanding Hygiene Capacity To determine your

Dental Associate Compensation Models Dental associate compensation models must be optimally designed for the practice type (private practice versus DSO) and to properly incentivize the dental associate, Dental associate compensation falls into one of these models: Percentage of Collections The associate is paid a percentage of what is collected, not produced. The typical range is 30 – 35% of collection This arrangement is seen in private practice. Owners like it because the

The dental profession is accelerating toward another major consolidation cycle, and far more dentists are selling to private equity–backed DSOs than forming their own organizations. But before any dentist considers selling, scaling, or staying independent, there is one universal truth for 2026: The dental profession is accelerating toward another major consolidation cycle, and far more dentists are selling to private equity–backed DSOs than forming their own organizations. Bu