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Dental associate contract comparison
Put two offers side by side on the same basis. Enter the split, production or collections, lab-fee handling, and hours for each, and see the estimated pre-tax compensation by year and by month, the yearly difference, and an effective hourly rate. Everything runs in your browser.
Enter decimals with a period. Commas can separate thousands.
Offer A
Offer B
Reading the comparison
The point of comparing offers is to strip away the headline percentage and look at estimated pre-tax compensation. The default above shows why that matters. Offer A is a 40% split on $600,000 of production, with lab fees taken before the split. Offer B is a higher 45% split, but on collections (95% of production) and with lab fees taken entirely from your share after the split.
Run the numbers and the lower split wins: Offer A lands higher for the year even though Offer B advertises five points more. The effective hourly rate makes the gap concrete when the schedules match, and it can flip a comparison when they do not. Change any input and the ranking updates live.
Modelling a single offer in detail? Use the Associate Income Calculator. To understand why the base matters so much, read Production vs Collections.
Keep reading
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This is a quick side-by-side. DentiPath Finance™ saves full offer scenarios and keeps them on your device; DentiPath Ledger™ tracks what actually lands once you sign. Both private, on-device, and account-free.
Questions
How are the two offers compared?
Each offer is run through the same model: a production or collections base, the split, lab-fee handling, and a daily-minimum guarantee. The calculator shows estimated pre-tax compensation for each offer by year and by month, the yearly difference, and an effective hourly rate based on your hours.
Why can the higher split lose?
Because the percentage is only part of the formula. A higher split on collections, after lab fees you fully absorb, can pay less than a lower split on adjusted production. Putting both offers on the same basis is the only way to see it.
What is the effective hourly rate?
It is the estimated pre-tax compensation for the year divided by the hours you would work for that offer (hours per day times days per week times weeks per year). Two offers with similar annual compensation can differ sharply per hour when the schedules differ.
Does this send my numbers anywhere?
In the current version, calculations run locally in your browser. Values entered in this calculator are not transmitted to DentiPath, saved to an account, or used for advertising tracking.
Methodology and sources
How this tool produces its result
Method
Compare compensation, worker status, benefits, scheduling, records, re-treatment, termination, liability, and continuity terms.
Boundaries to verify
The tool does not interpret legal enforceability. Review the complete original agreements.
Official sources
- Determine the relationship between employer and worker Canada Revenue Agency
- Employee status Government of Ontario
- Principal and associate responsibilities Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario
- Professional Liability Program Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario
Privacy guidance
Use deidentified financial totals only. Exclude patient names, chart numbers, birth dates, insurance identifiers, and clinical details.
This calculator is for planning and education, not professional advice. It is not financial, legal, tax, accounting, or employment advice. Results depend on the information you enter and the terms of your own agreements. Review important decisions with qualified professionals.