The Thriving Dentist Show

How to Thrive with Fewer Days doing Chairside Dentistry

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Dec 24, 2025
Discover how dentists can embrace a 4-day workweek without losing income. Learn effective strategies for increasing daily production through smarter scheduling and delegation. Explore the importance of high-value services in boosting revenue, and how hygiene can drive practice growth. Plus, hear insights on integrating associate dentists and optimizing clinical workflows. Shift your mindset to think like a leader and achieve a better work-life balance while maintaining a thriving practice.
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ADVICE

Start With The Math

  • Start with the math: calculate your current production and target a 25% increase per clinical day when moving from five to four days.
  • Design a schedule template that produces 25% more per day through engineered ideal days.
ADVICE

Boost Dollars Per Hour

  • Improve dollars per hour by increasing clinical efficiency, delegating to assistants, and changing your procedure mix toward higher-value services.
  • Allow assistants to perform all tasks permitted under your state practice act and train them in digital workflows.
INSIGHT

High-Value Services Are Time-Leveraged

  • Wisdom teeth extractions and placing/restoring implants are among the most productive services per unit time.
  • High-value services can out-earn routine dentistry when measured by revenue per clinician hour.
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