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

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 — [e-mail]

Dr. Grant Stucki Phone — 720-441-6059