Get The Book

BLOG

How to Determine Your Percentage Allocations for Each Account allocation business accounts business efficiency business growth business operations dental practice growth dental practice profitability operations Jul 22, 2024

Once you’ve set up your five Profit First bank accounts, the next step is figuring out the allocation percentages so you can start transferring funds each week. This is where you'll see the...

Continue Reading...
Do You Know Your Profit Margins? Learn How Profit First Works allocation banking dental practice dental practice growth dental practice profitability Jul 08, 2024

Being self-employed comes with its own set of highs and lows. There are days when the workload feels endless, and you might question whether the freedom you sought in starting your own business is...

Continue Reading...
How Can I Create Consistent Cash Flow in My Practice? cash cash flow dental practice profitability pay off debt Jul 01, 2024

This is the fifth and final segment in our series on the Core Principles of the Profit First for Dentists method. Let’s focus on the last principle: Enforce a Rhythm.

Dentists often find...

Continue Reading...
Why Does Sequence Matter? dental office profits dental practice growth dental practice profitability Jun 17, 2024

There is a reason why sequence matters when it comes to your practice finances. In fact, this is the second core principle of Profit First for Dentists.

The Primacy Effect

First, let's talk about...

Continue Reading...
The First Principle in Profit First: Small Plates dental office profits dental practice profitability expenses Jun 10, 2024

There are five Core Principles of Profit First for dental practices, and the first is known as the 'Small Plates' principle.

Let's cover some background information to provide context. In the early...

Continue Reading...
GAAP and the Profit First Equation dental practice growth dental practice profitability expenses gaap profit first May 27, 2024

Dentists work hard, their dedication is remarkable and they deserve fair compensation, which, unfortunately, isn't always the reality.

Let’s understand how fair compensation can be achieved...

Continue Reading...
Production Model vs Profitability Model in Your Dental Practice dental new patients dental practice profitability production profit first Apr 29, 2024

Many dentists I talk with think that the key to growing their practice is simply increasing how much they produce. They often have a yearly target, which is great for setting goals, but from what...

Continue Reading...
Why Profit First? dental practice profitability dentist pay off debt profitability Mar 11, 2024

As a skilled dentist and business owner, you should be rewarded for all the risks you’ve taken, the hard work, and the time you've put into your practice. That's why profit is so important. ...

Continue Reading...
More New Patients business of dentistry dental new patients dental practice growth dental practice profitability profit first profit first for dentists Feb 13, 2023

I’m grateful for you today as you are here reading this seventh of nine blog posts in my series, The Business of Owning a Dental Practice.  I’ve been sharing a new blog post each...

Continue Reading...