Production Per Hour
Production per hour is a dental practice KPI that measures how much revenue (production) is generated per hour of clinical time. It accounts for both the volume of patients seen and the mix of procedures performed, making it one of the most useful metrics for assessing chair and provider efficiency.
Types
Provider Production Per Hour
Total production by a specific dentist or hygienist divided by their total clinical hours. Useful for comparing provider efficiency.
Practice Production Per Hour
Total practice production divided by total clinical hours across all providers. The practice-level efficiency metric.
Why it matters
Production per hour helps a dental practice understand whether growth is coming from efficiency or simply from more hours. A practice that increases production simply by adding hours without improving production per hour is growing volume but not profitability. Improving production per hour through better scheduling, procedure mix, and case acceptance is one of the highest-leverage improvements a dental practice can make.
Real-world example
A two-doctor practice produces $240,000 per month across 400 total clinical hours. Production per hour is $600. Industry benchmarks suggest $600–$800 per hour for general dentistry. At $600 per hour, the practice has room to improve through better scheduling and case presentation.
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