Production

Definition

The value of the dentistry performed in a period, before collections and adjustments.

Why It Matters

Read it per provider and per operatory, because that is where capacity and growth actually show. The more useful number is the gap between what was produced and what was collected: a persistent spread is a finding about billing discipline or payer mix, not an accounting quirk, and it is money the practice already earned and did not receive. Ask who chases claims, and what happens when that person is on holiday.