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Strong month. Net production, that's the dollar value of dentistry actually completed after write-offs, came in at $184,883, up 29.4% from June.

It is. And average daily net production was $10,109 against $7,543 in June, up 34.0%. So it wasn't one lucky big case. The whole month ran hotter.

Defense, because that's where the best news is.

Collections. Money that actually landed in the account were $232,142, up 43.2% from June's $162,085.

No. It's a good sign. It means older balances that were sitting out there came in this month, on top of July's work. The accounts receivable pile got cleaned up.

Patient collection percentage? The share of what patients personally owed that you actually collected was 100.1, up from 97.1. You collected essentially every dollar asked for at the front desk.

It's working. Keep the same at-the-desk routine, because this is the number that quietly protects everything else.

Fewer. 18 working days versus 19 in June, down 5.3%. You did more with less calendar.

Two places. Average shifts per worked day went from 2.11 to 2.44, up 16.1%. More chairs running on the days you were open. And net production per shift was $4,135, up 15.4% from $3,583.

Average net production per appointment was $496 against $397, up 24.9%. Bigger, more valuable treatment per chair. That's the healthiest way to grow.

Two things. Completed appointments per shift slipped to 8.34 from 9.03, down 7.6%. Fewer bodies per shift, higher value each. And the missed appointment rate, no shows and last minute cancellations, jumped to 14.1 from 9.4%.

Nor do I. At that level, you're giving away roughly one visit in seven. Tighten confirmation calls this month. That's the single cheapest production you can buy back.

Recare percentage, which is the share of due patients who actually got seen for their cleaning, was 87.5, down from 92.7. Still a good number. Just softer.

Exactly that. If it keeps drifting, next quarter's hygiene schedule gets thin. And hygiene is your most reliable recurring revenue.

73, up from 69, a 5.8% lift. And 155 exams versus 143, up 8.4%. The front of the funnel is healthy.

Scaling and root planing, deep cleaning for gum disease, was 24.2% of new hygiene patients, down from 29.2. Fine range, just diagnosing it a little less often.

Treatment conversion, the share of diagnosed treatment patients said yes to, was 48.1, down from 55.7 in June.

Right, exams were up 8.4% and conversion came down, so the opportunity was there. This is a coaching conversation, not a broken system. The dollars per appointment proved the closes you did make were substantial.

Same visit financial conversations. With 155 exams on the board, a few points of conversion is meaningful production without adding a single new patient. Two things for August. One offense, one defense. Offense, treatment conversion at 48.1. Get it back toward June's 55.7 with same visit case presentation. Defense, the missed appointment rate at 14.1. Confirmation calls and a short notice fill list.

Fewer days, more chairs, richer treatment, and every dollar collected. That's a genuinely good month with two very fixable leaks. So protect the schedule and close more of what we're already diagnosing. Everything else here is working, and you should feel good about that.