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Your Schedule Sets the Ceiling on Revenue

Dec 30, 2025
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If your schedule feels full, but you are still looking up at the end of the day wondering why production was light, you are not alone. A lot of owners are stuck in a sneaky trap where the day is packed with activity, but not with the right dentistry. You work hard, you stay busy, and somehow it still does not add up.

In our latest episode, we break down exactly how to fix that. Not by rushing and not by cramming. By designing a schedule that actually produces what you need it to produce, with the right dentistry in the right time blocks.

Here are a few tactical takeaways:

  • Start with dollars per hour.
    If you do not know your adjusted production per hour, you are scheduling blind.

  • Block scheduling is the foundation.
    Protect time for high production dentistry, or the schedule gets choppy and production suffers.

  • Stop doing one filling visits.
    Either handle it while the patient is already there or push it to the next hygiene cycle. Do not let it steal prime time.

  • Get more efficient, not faster.
    Standardize your operatories, tighten assistant flow, and cut dead time without compromising care.

  • Have a plan when the day breaks.
    Cancellations happen. The difference is whether your team knows exactly who to call and what to move when a block opens up.

If your schedule feels full but the numbers are not there, this episode will show you why. We break down the mechanics of a schedule that produces on purpose and the exact framework we use with coaching clients to fix it. 

Listen here:

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