Know Your Numbers: The Key Metrics to Know for Practice Growth (with Dr. Roger Levin)

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May 12, 2025

Dr. Roger Levin, Founder and CEO of the Levin Group, brings his expertise in dental practice management to the conversation. He emphasizes the importance of understanding key metrics like production, collections, and write-offs for practice growth. The discussion reveals how monitoring these numbers helps enhance operational efficiency and delegation skills. Levin also shares insights on the role of implants in boosting productivity and how maintaining a positive environment can make challenging tasks enjoyable. Dive in to discover actionable strategies that drive success!

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INSIGHT

Know Your Numbers For Leadership

Knowing your practice numbers empowers better leadership and management.
Without understanding metrics, you're a victim of external factors without controlling your success.

ADVICE

Boost Production Efficiency

Improve production per hour by saving just 10 minutes through efficient team use.
This efficiency adds months of doctor production time across a career without extra work.

ADVICE

Avoid Buffers Through Delegation

Don’t rely on buffers caused by poor delegation; train your team to manage tasks.
Doctors should do only what only they can do to eliminate unnecessary schedule padding.

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In this episode of our practice management series, Dr. Stucki is once again joined by Dr. Roger Levin, Founder and CEO of the Levin Group, to discuss the power of knowing your numbers. They dive into the surprisingly exciting world of key metrics every surgeon should understand, such as production, collections, write-offs, implants, and overhead percentage. Dr. Levin explains why each of these metrics is crucial, why buffers can signal poor delegation, and offers practical tips for supporting practice growth. Tune in to discover why understanding your numbers is essential for your practice's success, and hear a simple piece of advice that can make even the most daunting tasks feel fun!

Key Points From This Episode:

Why surgeons need to know their numbers.
The Peter Drucker concept: leadership and managing people.
Critical metrics every surgeon should understand, starting with production.
Why production per hour is an instrumental metric to calculate (and what it means).
Key insights into the next category of critical metrics: collections.
Reasons that collection per provider is important.
What might not seem important, but should be noted: write-offs.
Why implants are key to production and why knowing the numbers is crucial.
How to increase your implant referral consultations from general practices: case acceptance.
Two diametrically opposing views on taking on implant surgery.
Positive psychology: how to make implant surgery fun!
Knowing your overhead percentage and the two numbers you need to know.
The critical thing to know about the new patients category.
Dr. Levin’s final words on continuous cyclical improvement.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Dr. Roger Levin on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/roger-levin-69ab744/

Levin Group — https://levingroup.com/

Management — https://www.amazon.com/dp/0007312113

Everyday Oral Surgery Website — https://www.everydayoralsurgery.com/

Everyday Oral Surgery on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/everydayoralsurgery/

Everyday Oral Surgery on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/EverydayOralSurgery/

Dr. Grant Stucki Email — grantstucki@gmail.com

Dr. Grant Stucki Phone — 720-441-6059