Ever wonder what level your practice production is at? Ever wonder if your practice is doing its best, no matter what your level? Ever wonder if you could do something about it? Maybe this pearl can help.
The production level of your practice is measured in two ways: yearly $ Production per doctor (it’s easier to have a larger yearly $ production with multiple doctors) and Full Starts per Day (FS/D) on a single-doctor day (it’s easy to have a high FS/D on multi-doctor days).
If you start more than 75 Aligner patients per year, the $ production level is more accurate since aligner starts reduce braces starts and thus your FS/D.
Most practives are at Level-1, many practices are at Level-2 and few practices are at Level-3.
Production Level by Yearly $ Production per doctor:
Level-1 is less than $1million per doctor
Level-2 is between $1million and $2 million per doctor
Level-3 is greater than $2 million per doctor
Production Level by FS/D (Full Starts/Day) on a single-Doctor day:
Full Starts/Day = (Full + Ph-II Starts) + 0.35 x (Ph-I + Lim + Aligner Starts)
For Example: [160 Full/Ph-II Starts + 0.35 x (57 Ph-I/Lim/Aligner)] / 180 Days = 1.00 FS/D
Level-1 is less than 1.00 FS/D on a single-doctor day
Level-2 is between 1.00 and 2.00 FS/D on a single-doctor day
Level-3 is greater than 2.00 FS/D on a single-doctor day
To rate your practice on whether it is doing its best, no matter what your $ or FS/D production level, refer to the "How does Your Practice Rate.pdf" below. It rates your practice's 9 major systems (used to operate all practices in whatever form you have...some do better than others).
To determine what you can do about improving your overall rating refer to the "Chronological Listing of Management Pearls" and to the Management Kits.
