A practice producing $1 million a year will spend roughly $60,000 to $70,000 on supplies, based on the 6% to 7% of gross production that Dental Economics identifies as typical. Most owners can confirm that figure from their own P&L within a few minutes, but far...
Staying under budget is supposed to mean the numbers are working. Most months, it does. But “on budget” and “well priced” are two different claims, and the space between them is an expensive thing for a practice that will never show up as a...
The Problem You Can’t See At some point, most dental practices feel it. The invoices creep up. The explanations get fuzzy. And somehow, your supply spend keeps growing without your profits keeping pace. But the problem is most practices don’t think they have a “supply...
Dental practices are under more pressure than ever to control overhead. Between rising product prices, backorders, and time-consuming vendor management, supply purchasing has become one of the most frustrating operational challenges in dentistry. If you’re...
If you’re a dental practice owner, office manager or clinician, chances are you’ve worked with a sales rep from one of the major dental suppliers. On the surface, they seem helpful, friendly and eager to support your practice, but the hard truth is that the incentives...
Running a dental office is a balancing act. You’re managing appointments, ordering supplies, checking inventory, training new team members and constantly fielding the unexpected, all before lunch. Sound familiar? Here’s the kicker: Many of the frustrations and “we’re...
