by Kamyar Shah | Feb 23, 2026 | Dental Office
Most dental practices that are underperforming their potential are not underperforming because of clinical quality issues or insufficient patient demand. They are underperforming because one or more operational systems — scheduling efficiency, billing accuracy,...
by Kamyar Shah | Feb 19, 2026 | Dental Office
Dentistry is a profession where the technical training is rigorous and the business training is almost nonexistent. A dentist who graduates after eight years of education and completes a successful residency is well-equipped to diagnose and treat complex oral health...
by Kamyar Shah | Feb 16, 2026 | Dental Office
A dental practice where the dentist manages the front office is a practice operating below its revenue potential. Every hour the dentist spends resolving scheduling conflicts, following up on unpaid claims, or managing staff issues is an hour not spent in the...
by Kamyar Shah | Feb 12, 2026 | Dental Office
Most dental marketing strategies are built around one metric: new patient count. This is the wrong metric. A dental practice that acquires 30 new patients per month from discount promotions and builds a reputation for low-cost dentistry will hit a growth ceiling that...
by Kamyar Shah | Feb 9, 2026 | Dental Office
Most dental practice owners think about valuation only when they are planning to sell or buy. This is the wrong framing. A dental practice valuation is a diagnostic that reveals the current financial health of the practice, the specific operational decisions that have...
by Kamyar Shah | Feb 22, 2023 | Dental Office
Most dental practices plateau between $800K and $1.5M in collections not because of market limitations but because of four operational bottlenecks: hygiene recall that captures fewer than 70% of active patients, case acceptance below 50%, chair utilization below 75%,...
