Synergy Dental Partners Celebrates Second Anniversary

In November of 2012, Synergy Dental Partners (“Synergy”), a group purchasing organization founded by dental practitioners for independent dental practices, celebrated its second anniversary.  In just two years, Synergy has saved over 300 independent dental practices an estimated half million dollars by negotiating discounts with suppliers in the dental field.

“We realize our members are the reason we are here,” said Co-Founder Richard Offutt, DDS, MS. “The key to any group purchasing organization is the participation its members, and we appreciate each of our customers working with us and hope they are receiving the service they expect from our team as well as our partners.”

Membership in Synergy is available to licensed dental practitioners for free and discounts on dental supplies are offered at no additional cost and with no required contract.  The company leverages the buying power of its members to negotiate discounts on their behalf with dental suppliers across the country and also negotiates special promotions with its suppliers during the year to benefit its members. 

Synergy chooses a single supplier for each product or service set to better manage supplier performance and establish clear accountability, and Synergy members on average save between 17 percent and 60 percent on dental supplies when they purchase from Synergy’s dental supply partners.  Synergy members who order supplies from either Darby Dental Supply or Sonicare will save on average 17 percent; Komet USA offers Synergy members up to 60 percent savings on its entire line of products; BioHorizons provides a meaningful discount to Synergy members; and Dental Card Services helps Synergy members save nearly 30 percent a year on credit card processing, with annual savings ranging from a few hundred dollars to over $30,000.

Synergy is an organization committed to representing the interests of and reflecting the voice of the dental community.  It looks forward to introducing new dental supplier partners to its current portfolio in 2013 and continuing to serve its members at the highest level possible.

For more information about Synergy Dental Partners or to apply for membership, please visit www.thesynergydentalpartners.com or call (888) 810-2995.

BioHorizons Products Now Available to Synergy Members at a Discount

Charlotte, N.C. – October 31, 2012 - Synergy Dental Partners is excited to announce its newest dental supply partner BioHorizons, a leading oral reconstructive device company with technology platforms in implant dentistry and dental tissue regeneration.

After surveying the market of implant providers, Synergy selected BioHorizons due to their innovative products, excellent reputation and exceptional customer service. BioHorizons, one of the fastest-growing companies in dentistry, is committed to science, innovation and service. Their highly predictable implants are extremely well documented in scientific literature and include patented Laser-Lok technology which addresses common complications such as bone and soft tissue loss.  Laser-Lok prevents epithelial migration, achieves connective tissue attachment and retains crestal bone.  Both platform-matched and platform-switched implants are placed with a common surgical kit and share the same restorative platform to provide simplicity for the dental practitioner.

For more information about Synergy Dental Partners or to learn more about its partnership with BioHorizons, please visit www.thesynergydentalpartners.com or call (888) 810-2995.

Improve Your Cost Structure

Dentistry is a fragmented industry, but it does not have to be that way moving forward.  
 
In 2010, Synergy Dental Partners examined supply costs among various practices.  We discovered that costs for the same items could vary by up to 60 percent.  That is not a typo - costs can vary by as much as 60 percent between dental practices.  The Synergy Dental Partners was founded to try to level the playing field for dental practices, no matter how big or small or where they might be based.  
 
Synergy is a group purchasing organization that brings together individual dental practices to leverage their buying power in order to achieve better pricing. But we're doing more than just that - by achieving better prices, we're helping you reduce supply costs, reduce overhead and increase profitability.  Who says you can't do five things at once?
 
Join Synergy today, for FREE, and start doing five things at once while also offering your patients the highest level service at the best possible prices for both you and them.

Earnings Season

First quarter earnings reports have been released for many companies across many sectors. If you had to announce your first quarter results today, where would your dental practice stand? Would shareholders be happy? Would analysts applaud your work? The time is now to think about that and how you want to run your business for the remainder of 2013.
 
The future of independent dental practices is precarious, and the current economic environment will be tough to survive. But it is possible to survive as an independent dental practitioner by being smart about the decisions you made and the decisions you will make moving forward.
 
It is easy to be comfortable with the status quo, but what if there was a way for you to save money for your dental practice purchasing the same quality dental products you already use but from a supplier you might not currently know?
 
They Synergy Dental Partners is a group purchasing organization that leverages the buying power of dentists to negotiate savings for those same dentists with dental suppliers. Our dental supplier partners include: KOMET USA, Darby Dental Supplies, Sonicare, Dental Card Services Alliance, BioHorizons and Orascoptic, to name a few.
 
It is free to join Synergy, it is smart to save money, and it is time you helped your practice become profitable while benefiting your patients.
 
Call or email Synergy with questions - we look forward to establishing a long-term relationship with your dental practice.

Same Products - Better Pricing

How profitable is your business? How does it compare to your peers? According to The Dental Economics/Levin Group "2012 Annual Practice Survey," average doctor production dropped 9.1 percent and is the lowest in four years.  This statistic was alarming for me and the other dentists with whom I work, and we know that in 2013 we have to find ways to maintain our profit levels without taking away from the valued care we offer our patients. We also have a solution.

Synergy Dental Partners is a group purchasing organization that leverages the buying power of its members to negotiate savings from dental suppliers across the country.  These dental suppliers might be the same ones from whom you are already purchasing your consumable dental supplies. And if they aren't the same ones, these dental suppliers are providing the same quality dental products that you are currently using, as well as offering a discount to Synergy members.  Who are our dental supplier partners: KOMET USA, Darby Dental Supplies, BioHorizons, Dental Card Services Alliance, and more.

I wanted the option to save my practice money, for free, and without comprising quality - I gave myself and many others that option by founding Synergy Dental Partners. You can also find a way to combat supply cost increases, staffing cost increases and tax increases while providing the same great care for your patients. You can find that way through Synergy. Join today by clicking here.

Control the Costs of your Practice

I've learned over the past few years that there are only a few things in life I can possibly control. Children are never predictable, even the weatherman can't gauge the weather, and there is a pretty good chance that even my Google map with live traffic reports will tell me something wrong. I've accepted those things that I can't control and have focused my energy on those things that I can manage.

A few years ago, therefore, I decided to retake control of my dental practice, specifically the cost of the dental supplies I purchased most. I would not accept that my practice was paying higher fees for the same quality products than a larger practice might otherwise pay. You should not accept it either.

I founded The Synergy Dental Partners, a group purchasing organization, in 2009, therefore, to offer my peers a way to save money on the dental supplies they use most often.  Supply chain efficiency is important in a business with small margins - Synergy can help you achieve better efficiencies and improve your bottom line as well.

You can learn more about Synergy Dental Partners by clicking here - join for free, save for free and improve the care you offer your patients without increasing their costs.

Synergy Dental Partners - Discount Dental Supplies

I'm watching the 49ers play the Ravens in the Super Bowl and can't help but thinking of the extremes to which the players put their bodies to earn a paycheck. They work hard for their money and do everything they can to safeguard themselves for the future. Shouldn't their dentists do so as well? 
 
Synergy Dental Partners ("Synergy") is a group purchasing organization that leverages the buying power of its members to negotiate discounts on the dental supplies they use most allows dentists to safeguard their salary.  Synergy works with dental suppliers across the county including Darby Dental Supplies, BioHorizons, KOMET USA and Dental Card Services Alliance, to name a few, to offer savings to dental practitioners. Our dental partners each offer Synergy members unique products of the highest quality, but at 17-22 percent savings on average. This includes discounts on: loupes, lighting systems, and ergonomically sound operator's chairs; dental implant products; Sonicare toothbrushes; rotary instruments and credit card processing.
 
Be smart about your practice and about your future.  Join Synergy today, free, and start saving on your dental practice today.

Grow Your Practice's Profits in 2013

2012 is behind us and the new year is here.  As we look to 2013 the question facing most dentists is - how to increase profitability?  Synergy Dental Partners is here to answer the question.  Reduce your costs through a free membership to Synergy Dental Partners.  We have prenegotiated volume discounts with key partners that allow our members access to pricing that was previously only available to Dental Practice Management Companies.  We are helping the solo practitioner achieve a cost structure of larger firms.  Please call us today to learn more about reduced costs for your practice.

Dental Card Services - Savings on average of 29.5% annually

Dental Card Services provides dentists with access to low cost credit card processing, pin-based debit, as well as electronic check guarantee and conversion services.  Endorsed by AzDA Services, the for profit subsidiary of the Arizona Dental Association, Dental Card Services serves dentists in over 30 states through distinctive dental alliances and associations.

A national company that is 100% focused on the dental community, all of our member dentists qualify for Interchange Cost Plus pricing programs (the same type of programs the major retailers utilize).  Dental Card Services Alliance is able to leverage our unique customer insight and in-depth industry knowledge to provide Synergy Dental Partners members with exceptional value, service, and transparency.

Our average member saves $3,154 / 29.5% a year with annual savings ranging from a few hundred dollars to over $30,000 a year depending upon the size of their practice and the pricing of the prior program.

Whether your practice processes less than $10,000 a month or more than $200,000, all members receive the exact same program (Dental Card Services does not need to see your statement to determine your “price”).

If you would like to participate in this program and/or would like to receive a complementary detailed analysis to determine your actual savings level, please email synergy@dentalcardservices.com.  With lifetime customer retention greater than 99%, Dental Card Services is confident we are your long term partner.

synergy@dentalcardservices.com

www.dentalcardservices.com/synergy

Free Continuing Education with Darby Dental Supply

Darby Dental Supply is currently offering free online continuing education programs for dental professionals via this website - http://vivalearning.com/.  The site is currently providing 23 upcoming webinars from January through June.

A few of the upcoming webinars include:

Modern Canal Shaping
Presenter: Mike Horrocks, BDS MSc
CE Supporter: Dentsply UK

Discover a New Approach to Improving a Smile Utilizing Prepless Veneers
Presenter: Dr. Robert Ibsen, DDS, OD, FACD, FICD, FAGD
CE Supporter: SmileSimplicity

Creating Surface Morphology, Texture and Final Luster for Anterior Direct Composite Restorations
Presenter: Dr. Jeffrey Blank, D.M.D.
CE Supporter: Premier Dental

Please sign up today and take advantage of free continuing education.