Title: Dental No-Show Calculator | Keres AI
URL: https://www.keresai.com/tools/dental-no-show-calculator
Updated: 2026-10-11
Description: Free dental no-show calculator. Enter your monthly appointments, no-show rate, and average production per visit to see the revenue empty chairs cost you.
Source: https://www.keresai.com/tools/dental-no-show-calculator (HTML). This is a Markdown copy of the page's main content for AI agents and LLM tools.

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# What are no-shows costing your practice?

Empty chairs are lost production you rarely recover same-day. See what your no-show rate costs every month — and every year.

**Dental no-show loss** = monthly appointments × no-show rate × average production per visit. With the default inputs (400 appointments a month, a 15% no-show rate and $250 average production), the estimate is **$15,000 a month**. The defaults are Keres AI example values; enter your own from your practice-management system.

You're losing

$15,000 /mo

≈ $180,000 / year

The 15% no-show rate and $250 production per visit are Keres AI example values, not industry statistics. Replace them with figures from your practice-management system.

## What does a typical example look like?

A practice with 400 appointments a month and a 15% no-show rate has 60 no-shows (400 × 15%). At $250 average production per visit, the calculator shows **$15,000 a month** in lost production, or **$180,000 a year** if the rate holds every month.

## How is the number calculated?

No-shows = monthly appointments × no-show rate. Lost production per month = no-shows × average production per visit. The yearly figure is the monthly figure × 12.

## What assumptions are behind the number?

- The default inputs (400 appointments, 15% no-show rate, $250 production) are example values, not industry averages. *Keres AI assumption.*
- Every no-show is counted as fully lost production. Slots refilled the same day reduce the real loss, so treat the result as an upper estimate. *Keres AI assumption.*
- Yearly = monthly × 12, assuming a steady appointment volume. *Keres AI assumption.*

## What should you do with this number?

- **Measure your actual rate.** Divide no-shows by scheduled appointments for the last three months, and look at which appointment types and times miss most.
- **Confirm and remind.** Confirm each appointment when it is booked and send reminders that make rescheduling easy. See [appointment reminders](https://www.keresai.com/glossary/appointment-reminders).
- **Answer the reschedule calls.** A patient who can’t reach the office to move an appointment often just doesn’t come. See [Keres AI pricing](https://www.keresai.com/pricing).

## Calculator FAQ

### How do I calculate my dental no-show rate?

Divide missed appointments (no-shows without notice) by scheduled appointments for the same period. Count late cancellations separately if your practice treats them differently.

### Does the calculator include same-day cancellations?

Only if you count them in the no-show rate you enter. If you refill some cancelled slots the same day, the real loss is lower than the calculator shows.

### How can a dental practice reduce no-shows?

Confirm each appointment when it is booked, send reminders that make rescheduling easy, and answer reschedule calls so a change doesn’t become a no-show. Keres AI’s [Theo](https://www.keresai.com/agents/follow-up) sends confirmations and text and voice reminders, and offers cancelled slots to your waitlist.

## Keep going

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Last updated October 11, 2026 · [Reviewed by the Keres AI team](https://www.keresai.com/editorial-policy)