Finance Course 3: Overhead Management and Troubleshooting

Course Title: Overhead Management and Troubleshooting – Part 3 of the Financial Management & Profitability Series

Course Description:

Are you spending more than you’re making—or just not sure where the money is going?

This course pulls back the curtain on one of the biggest profitability killers in practice management: overhead that’s out of control.

You’ll learn exactly how to identify waste, zero in on your top expense issues, and take fast, effective action to stop the bleeding. We’ll show you the exact overhead percentage ranges you should be hitting—and what to do when you're not.

Whether you’re scraping by or already successful and want to tighten margins, this course gives you the tools to slash waste, maximize profit, and regain control.

What You’ll Learn:

• How to spot and fix the most damaging overhead trouble areas
• Which categories you’re likely overspending in—and why it’s costing you more than you think
• How to reduce what is—for most dentists—the single biggest monthly expense
• The exact actions to take when your overhead is swallowing your income
• How to shift from reactive cuts to proactive profitability

Objectives:

• Understand the key categories that make up practice overhead
• Learn proper overhead percentage targets and benchmarks
• Identify the most common overhead problem areas
• Discover the root causes of overspending and how to correct them
• Learn step-by-step actions to lower costs without sacrificing quality
• Build a proactive plan to manage and monitor overhead moving forward