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Labor cost curves, permit velocity, route-density math, the parts that decide whether a service van clears $1M.
Foot-traffic baselines, lease-rate signals, point-of-sale benchmarks across 312 metro areas.
Procedure pricing drift, payor mix shifts, staffing ratios — the boring numbers that move multiples.
Seasonality, customer-acquisition cost benchmarks, route monetization above $250/stop.
The quietest arbitrage in dentistry right now is hygienist utilization.
Across 1,840 practices in our panel, hygienists are billing an average of 71% of their scheduled chair-time — down from 78% three years ago. Practices that crossed back above 80% saw collections rise 12.4% within two quarters without raising fees. We mapped the operational changes they made…
Signals, not stories.
- 01One field reportA short, data-led note on a specific operational lever — the kind of insight you would normally have to commission a consultant for.
- 02Three priced signalsSpecific moves we are watching in pricing, demand, or supply, with the underlying number and the so-what.
- 03One tool of the weekDirect access to the latest tool from The Lab — usually a free utility that pays for the subscription on its own.
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