Dental Staffing ROI Calculator

An empty hygiene chair is not a scheduling problem. It is lost production, and it compounds. And a missing dental assistant quietly drags down everything else your clinic produces that day. Use the calculator to see what an unfilled shift costs your clinic, what a traditional agency charges to fill it, and what the same shift costs on Fairly. It works for both roles: switch between hygienist and assistant in the calculator.

Your Fairly ROI 0%
Return On Investment Formula:
(Revenue - Cost) / Cost × 100
Revenue Protected: $0
Total Cost: -$0
Net Profit:$0
$60
$350/hr

*Avg Hygiene production is ~$350/hr.

8 hrs
40%

Est. Agency Bill Rate:

$84/hr

Profit & Cost Analysis (Per Shift)
The Empty Chair Loss: -$2,800
Total Loss of Revenue Opportunity
Missed Revenue
Loss of $2,800 in revenue because the chair is empty.
Traditional Agency
Agency Breakdown
Temp Wages: $480
($60/hr * 8 hrs)
Agency Markup: + $192
($24/hr * 8 hrs)
Total: $672
Net: $2,128
Total Cost: $672
Fairly Staffing
Total Cost: $532
Net: $2,268
426% ROI
Production ROI

ROI of filling the shift vs. cost of temp.
(Compared to empty chair, not agency)

Cost Breakdown (Per Shift)
Hourly Cost Transparency
Temp Take-Home Wage$60.00/hr
Agency Bill Rate$84.00/hr
Fairly Effective Rate $66.50/hr
*Agencies keep the spread. Fairly is 100% pass-through.
Temp Wages (100% to Temp)$480
Fairly Flat Fee+ $52
Fairly Total Cost$532
vs. Agency Cost (40% markup)$672
Savings per shift
$140
21% Cheaper than an Agency
Savings Calculation
Agency Cost: $672
Fairly Cost: -$532
You Keep:$140
Projected Usage
Annually
4
Annual Staffing Spend
Agency Spend$32,256
Agency Spend Math
Fairly Spend$25,536
Fairly Spend Math
Revenue Protected $134,400
Annual Revenue Protection
$2,800/shift * 4 shifts/mo * 12
Projected Annual Savings
$6,720

Based on usage vs traditional agency fees.

Annual Savings Formula
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How the math works

The calculator's defaults are documented so you can check our work, and every input is adjustable to your clinic's numbers.

Change any assumption in the calculator and the results update to your numbers, not ours.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the calculator's savings estimate realistic for my clinic?
The defaults reflect typical numbers, but every clinic differs. Set your own temp rate, production value, shift length, and shifts per month, and the calculator recomputes everything from your inputs.
Where do the default figures come from?
Average hygiene production of about $350 per hour reflects industry averages, the 6% revenue impact of losing an assistant comes from the Dental Assisting National Board, and the 40% agency markup reflects typical market rates. Fairly's $52 flat booking fee is our published pricing.
What does it cost to try Fairly?
Nothing up front. Posting a shift is free, and you pay the flat $52 booking fee only when a shift is completed.
Does the calculator work for dental assistants too?
Yes. Switch the role type in the calculator. Assistant math uses the 6% rule: losing an assistant reduces daily clinic revenue by approximately 6%, per the Dental Assisting National Board, so the calculator applies that against your clinic's daily revenue rather than hourly production.

Run your numbers, then run a shift. Posting is free, and you only pay when the chair gets filled.

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