Do you want a more efficient schedule? There's a way to do it by looking at one number. In this episode of Metric Mondays, Kirk Behrendt brings back Miranda Beeson, ACT’s director of education, to break down production per hour so you can maximize your hours at work with your team. To learn the quickest way to optimize your schedule, listen to Episode 895 of The Best Practices Show!

Learn More About Miranda:

• Send Miranda an email: [email protected] 
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Episode Resources:

• Watch the video version of Episode 895: https://www.youtube.com/@actdental/videos
• Register for ACT’s To The Top Study Club (July 18th, 2025): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climb-with-us-register-for-july-18-2025-ttt-study-club-tickets-1205460116659
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Main Takeaways:

• Production per hour measures appointment efficiency and schedule optimization.
• If you have high production per hour, it means your schedule is optimized.
• Look at your schedule and ask, “Is this the best use of our time?”
• Maximize your team and your time by delegating what you can.
• Minimize open time using the Function Accountability Chart.

Snippets:

0:00 Introduction.

2:34 Production per hour, explained.

4:30 Production per visit versus production per hour.

9:56 Delegate and minimize open time in your schedule.

13:24 About ACT’s BPA.

Miranda Beeson, MS, BSDH Bio:

Miranda Beeson has over 25 years of clinical dental hygiene, front office, practice administration, and speaking experience. She is enthusiastic about communication and loves helping others find the power that words can bring to their patient interactions and practice dynamics. As a Lead Practice Coach, she is driven to create opportunities to find value in experiences and cultivate new approaches.

Miranda graduated from Old Dominion University, and enjoys spending time with her husband, Chuck, and her children, Trent, Mallory, and Cassidy. Family time is the best time, and is often spent on a golf course, a volleyball court, or spending the day boating at the beach.