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The Endodontic Financial Benchmark
What a high-performing endodontic practice looks like in Virginia, DC, and Maryland. Compare your four numbers, then book a call for the personalized version with your figures filled in.
1. Collections. How much of your work turns into money.
Production is a promise. Collections is the payment. A healthy practice collects 96 to 99 percent of production, measured across a full year. Below that, the leak is usually aging insurance claims, uncollected patient portions, or write-offs nobody reviews.
| Metric | Benchmark | Your number |
|---|---|---|
| Collection rate | 96% to 99% (target 98%+) |
2. Overhead. What it should cost to run.
General dentistry benchmarks do not fit endodontics. A well-run practice targets total overhead of 58 to 65 percent of collections, with top performers between 55 and 60 percent. Staff labor is the largest lever at 25 to 30 percent. At $1.2M, running 8 points over benchmark is about $96,000 a year.
| Category | Benchmark | Your % |
|---|---|---|
| Total overhead | 58% to 65% (top 55% to 60%) | |
| Staff and payroll | 25% to 30% | |
| Clinical supplies | 5% to 8% | |
| Rent and occupancy | 7% to 10% (NoVA) |
3. Valuation. Know your number before a buyer calls.
Prepared practices sell for more. The ADA 2024 Practice Transition Survey put successful sales around 1.1 times gross revenue, with fee-for-service practices near 1.3 times and troubled practices as low as 0.6 times. Current DSO multiples run above 2024 levels. The difference between a prepared and an unprepared practice on a $1.2M practice can be $600,000.
| Gross revenue (last 12 months) | Multiple | Estimated value |
|---|---|---|
| Your number | 1.0x (cautious) | |
| Your number | 1.25x (prepared) | |
| Your number | 1.5x (fully prepared) |
4. Tax and retirement. The gap between filing and planning.
Filing correctly and paying the least legal tax are two different jobs. The biggest lever is retirement structure: a Solo 401k shelters about $70,000, and a properly built defined benefit or cash balance plan can shelter $150,000 to $290,000 a year depending on age and income. At the top federal rate that is $55,000 to $107,000 back every year. Add an S-corp review above $400,000 in profit and the yearly number climbs from there.
| Lever | Benchmark | Yours |
|---|---|---|
| Retirement shelter used | Up to $150K to $290K/year possible | |
| Entity structure | S-corp review above $400K profit |
Benchmarks are drawn from ADA Health Policy Institute, Dental Economics, and dental accounting industry data, adjusted for the Virginia, DC, and Maryland market. For informational purposes only. Not tax, legal, or financial advice.
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