GETTING STARTED Using The Dental Survey is easy. Once you sign up, you will enter your background historical data (where applicable) and then, on an ongoing basis, you enter your pertinent and current information. You are automatically notified electronically, on a quarterly basis, when your reports are ready for review and analysis. Use the information included in The Dental Survey reports to: Get a snapshot of your practice in very short order Compare cash flow in the practice Quickly evaluate doctor and hygiene hours, client and hygiene visits, provider production per hour and fee comparisons Easily analyze comparable expenses (the expenses that every dental office has) and non-comparable expenses CONSULTING SUPPORT Consulting support, analysis and review is included with The Dental Survey. Our trained management consultants will review your numbers, offer suggestions, provide guidelines and norms, and help you understand what your numbers mean, along with the trends affecting your progress.    REPORTS With The Dental Survey, you get the reports you really need to analyze and compare your practice results. Quarterly you automatically receive comprehensive reports which track and compare key practice indicators such as: production, collection, accounts receivable, hours worked by providers, patient visits by providers, and expenses. Key ratio calculations included in the reports are: collection rate, A/R to production ratio and case acceptance rate. Key cost and production calculations included are: Overhead percentage Overhead margin Overhead per hour Net income Production per chairside hour Margin per chairside hour Production per client visit Margin per client visit Annually you also receive a comprehensive and comparative fee analysis report , to really see where you stack up, along with yearly recaps for comparison and planning purposes . Click to see sample reports