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    DSO KPI library

    Every KPI defined once. The same in every PMS.

    Plain-English definitions for the dental KPIs DSOs run on, and how ARQ makes them comparable across every location.

    Revenue
    Net production

    Gross production minus contractual adjustments and write-offs for a period.

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    Revenue
    Collections rate

    Collections received divided by net production for the same period.

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    Clinical
    Case acceptance

    Value (or count) of treatment accepted divided by treatment presented.

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    Hygiene
    Hygiene reappointment rate

    Hygiene patients who leave with their next appointment booked, as a share of hygiene patients seen.

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    Hygiene
    Recall rate

    Share of patients due for recall who are seen within the recall window.

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    Growth
    New patients

    Count of first-visit patients in a period.

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    Capacity
    Chair utilisation

    Booked chair hours divided by available chair hours.

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    Capacity
    Broken appointment rate

    No-shows and late cancellations as a share of scheduled appointments.

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    Workforce
    Pay-to-production ratio

    Staff payroll cost divided by net production.

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    Cost
    Supply cost %

    Dental supply spend as a share of net production or collections.

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    Cost
    Lab cost %

    Lab fees as a share of net production or collections.

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    Revenue cycle
    AR aging

    Outstanding receivables bucketed by days since service (0–30, 31–60, 61–90, 90+).

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    Workforce
    Overtime hours

    Hours paid above standard hours in a period.

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    Clinical
    Production per provider

    Net production attributed to each provider for a period.

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    Revenue
    Production per visit

    Net production divided by completed patient visits.

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    Growth
    Active patients

    Unique patients seen within a trailing period (often 18 months).

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    Hygiene
    Hygiene production %

    Hygiene production as a share of total production.

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    Profitability
    Location EBITDA margin

    Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation as a share of revenue, per location.

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    Workforce
    Labour cost per clinical hour

    Total staff cost divided by clinical hours delivered.

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    Revenue cycle
    Days to collect

    Average days between date of service and payment received.

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