# Dental no-show cost calculator

> Estimate annual production lost to dental no-shows and last-minute cancellations from practice-specific inputs.

URL: https://dentovio.com/tools/dental-no-show-cost-calculator

Last verified: 2026-07-08

Planning estimate only; not financial advice or a guarantee of savings. Dentovio is vendor-neutral and does not sell scheduling software.

## Direct answer

- Formula: appointments per day x missed appointment rate x working days per year x average production.
- Default example: 24 appointments/day x 10% missed x 240 working days x $250 average production = about $144,000 lost per year.
- The recoverable estimate models how much of that loss could be reduced with reminders, confirmation systems, cancellation policy, and fill-list workflows.

## Inputs

- Scheduled appointments per day
- Average production per completed appointment
- Combined no-show plus last-minute cancellation rate
- Working days per year
- Average appointment length
- Recoverable share of missed appointments

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