Free Tool · Dental Economics
Dental Treatment Value Calculator.
Recall-driven patient lifetime value — from your own inputs, no invented benchmarks.
By shakalakaa · 18 Aug 2026
Quick answer: Dental patient lifetime value = (annual hygiene visits × hygiene margin × retention years) + (proposed treatments × acceptance rate × per-treatment margin × retention years). A 10-year retention span with 2 hygiene visits per year produces 20 hygiene visits and, at 40% acceptance, roughly 8 accepted treatments per patient. Enter your own figures — no defaults above zero.
FAQ
Why is dental patient LTV different from other verticals?
Dentistry is recall-driven — a patient returns on a ~6-month cycle for decades. LTV compounds in a way that isn't true for one-shot verticals.
What is treatment acceptance rate?
The percentage of proposed treatments a patient accepts. The biggest lever in dental economics after retention.
Should I use gross or net margin?
Use gross margin — revenue minus direct treatment cost. Fixed practice overhead is a separate exercise.