Benchmarks

AI in Dentistry

Sep 9, 2026

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11 min read

Your Radiograph Gets Read a Third Time

The acquirer's AI reads your radiograph archive the way a banker reads your P&L. What it prices is the perio you haven't diagnosed.

Thad Connelly

Payer Mix

Aug 30, 2026

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6 min read

Your Radiograph Gets Read Twice Now

The payer bought the same machine you did — and pointed it at a different target.

Thad Connelly

Chair Economics

The chair-hour is the unit of production

Aug 9, 2026

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3 min read

The chair-hour is the unit of production

Overhead percentages hide the physics: a practice is a fixed inventory of expiring time. Plus: the Tiny DSO Diaries open the books, and the Bench Test scorecard.

Payer Mix

Jul 12, 2026

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2 min read

Payer mix is the real P&L

Two identical practices are two different businesses — and the difference is decided before the patient sits down

Benchmarks

Your Radiograph Gets Read a Third Time

Your Radiograph Gets Read Twice Now

The chair-hour is the unit of production

Payer mix is the real P&L

The Practice Ledger