Overhead & Profitability Tool
Calculate your practice overhead percentage and profitability metrics. Industry benchmarks suggest dental overhead should be 60-75% for general practices, leaving 25-40% for owner compensation and profit.
Results
Enter your monthly expenses and collections to analyze overhead.
Understanding overhead percentage
Overhead is the percentage of collections consumed by operating expenses before owner compensation. Lower overhead means more profit margin for owners.
- 60-65% overhead – Excellent efficiency for general practices
- 65-75% overhead – Typical range for most dental practices
- 75-85% overhead – High overhead; review expenses and production
- Above 85% – Unsustainable; immediate action needed
- Specialty practices (ortho, perio, endo) often have different benchmarks