Why should every dentist calculate their hourly professional value and use it to shape decisions?
Because the number reframes how the doctor spends their time and what activities they should and should not personally do. A doctor producing six hundred dollars an hour in clinical revenue is the wrong person to be running supply errands, doing low-level administrative tasks, or sitting in operational meetings that could be delegated. Yet many dentists do exactly those things, often without noticing, because the activities feel productive in the moment. Calculating the actual hourly value of clinical time, then comparing it to the implied hourly cost of non-clinical low-value tasks, makes the misallocation visible. The fix is to delegate or hire out the low-value activities. Send the assistant. Hire a courier. Use a service. Free the doctor’s hours for the work only the doctor can do. The same logic extends outside the practice. Time-consuming household tasks can be outsourced or restructured. Personal time freed up reinforces career sustainability. The hourly number is a clarity tool, not a vanity metric.
If the answers you are finding here resonate with you, my team and I work with a small group of clients each year. The next step is a complimentary Discovery Consultation and Practice Review with Dr. McAnally.