There are two kinds of margins in dentistry.

The first type is where the crown meets the tooth.

We spend years learning to perfect that one.

The second type is what you keep after the bills are paid.

Nobody teaches that one.

Think about two dentists.

Same skill.

Same busy schedule.

One knows their overhead, and takes home more.

The other works just as hard, and wonders where all the effort

and money went.

The difference isn't in the patient's mouth.

It's on the spreadsheet.

So this week, look at one number.

What percent of what you bring in do you actually keep?