Know where every supply dollar goes.
Most practices spend more on supplies than they realize
Staying within your budget is harder than it needs to be
Orders go out without being reviewed
Anyone on the team can place an order, and only see the total when the invoice lands.
Prices change without notice
Every vendor sets its own price. Small increases across hundreds of items add up fast.
Reconciling and matching invoices takes up a lot of time
Checking orders, shipments and invoices against each other is still done by hand in most offices.
Everything you need to manage your supply budget
Set budgets and approvals for your practice
Set monthly supply budgets for each practice or location.
Require approval for orders.
Track spend against budget in real time, with no end-of-month surprises.
See what you’re paying, and what you could be paying
Pre-negotiated prices from 25+ authorized vendors, shown upfront.
Order from every vendor in one cart.
View historical pricing for previously purchased products.
See what you’re paying, and what you could be paying
Pre-negotiated prices from 25+ authorized vendors, shown upfront.
Order from every vendor in one cart.
View historical pricing for previously purchased products.
Spend less time on paperwork
Easily view all orders, tracking info, and returns.
Track every payment and invoice in one place.
See aggregated spending analytics in your dashboard.
Easy budgeting for your whole team
Practice owners
See total supply spend and savings at a glance.
Office managers
Keep the team on budget, and ensure the practice is spending effectively.
Multi-location groups
Set a budget for each location and compare spend across all of them.
Practices that took back control of supply spend
Torch Dental FAQ
The average practice saves 16%+ on supply costs and reduces time spent on ordering by 64% — and by saving that time, staff can see more patients. For a practice spending $5,000/month on supplies, a 16% savings equals $9,600 back per year — before accounting for the staff hours saved from manual ordering and price comparison.
The average practice reduces time spent on ordering by 64% after switching to Torch. The platform is designed for busy dental assistants and office managers, and also helps practices prevent costly ordering mistakes. Most staff are comfortable placing orders on their own within the first week, and because your product preferences and order history are saved, weekly ordering takes minutes instead of hours.
Torch offers flat rate subscriptions based on practice needs. We offer plans for single-location practices and multi-location groups.
Most dental practices should spend between 5% and 8% of their gross revenue on supplies. Spending above 8% is generally a sign of overpaying, ordering inefficiencies, or both. For context, practices that don’t actively manage supply costs often spend 10–12% without realizing it. Torch Dental helps practices benchmark and bring spending back into the target range.
The clearest signal is your supply spend as a percentage of revenue — if it’s above 8%, there’s likely room to save. Beyond that, most practices have no way to know if their prices are competitive because vendors don’t publish pricing publicly. Price benchmarking tools that compare your costs against a database of real practice prices are the most reliable way to identify overpayment.
Yes. You can assign spending limits by user, by location, or across your whole organization. Orders above a set threshold can be routed for manager approval before they’re placed, so nothing gets purchased outside your budget without sign-off.
Torch Dental lets you set monthly supply budgets by location or across your entire practice, require order approvals before purchases are placed, and track spending in real time all from one dashboard.
Use our free Rate My Pricing tool at https://torchdental.com/rate-my-pricing/. You select commonly used products, enter what you’re currently paying, and instantly see how your prices compare to thousands of other practices nationwide. No commitment required.
The most effective ways to reduce dental supply costs are: consolidating orders across vendors to gain purchasing leverage, benchmarking your prices against what other practices pay for the same products, eliminating duplicate or redundant products from your inventory, setting and enforcing a monthly supply budget, and using tools to identify lower-cost alternatives to frequently ordered items.
Yes. Torch Dental’s analytics dashboard shows your spending by vendor, product category, time period, and location. You can spot trends, identify where you’re overspending, and make more informed purchasing decisions based on your actual data.
Resources
Is Your Neighbor Paying Less for Dental Supplies?
On-Budget But Still Overpaying?
