The way dental practices buy supplies is changing. Leafing through thick catalogs, tracking orders in a spreadsheet and calling suppliers one by one to hear whether something is in stock: for a new generation of dentists that feels like work from the past. Anyone who grew up with apps for banking, travel and groceries expects purchasing for the practice to be just as simple.
In this article we look at how purchasing dental supplies will change in the coming years, and what that means for your practice.
From paper catalogs to one overview
Purchasing in a dental practice is fragmented. Most practices work with several suppliers, each with their own webshop, their own prices, their own promotions and their own delivery terms. The result: a lot of time spent searching and little insight into where you buy what most cheaply.
With a platform like Swyp you connect the accounts you already have with your suppliers, and see their products and prices in one place. You search once, compare right away and order from all your suppliers from one cart.
Less retyping, more overview
Spreadsheets and handwritten lists were the standard for a long time. They take a lot of work and they go wrong as soon as someone forgets to update them.
Software takes over a large part of that work. Your order history is in one place, for all your suppliers. Products you buy regularly can be reordered in a few clicks. And when a delivery arrives, you count what came in and your stock updates itself. That way you spend less time on logistics and more on your patients.
What to expect from a purchasing platform
- You compare your suppliers' prices in real time, at the prices of your own accounts.
- You order from several suppliers from one cart.
- You see what has been delivered and what is still outstanding.
- You get insight into where your money goes, per supplier and per category.
Also read how good inventory management in the dental practice keeps you from having too much or too little on hand.
The change has already begun
A new generation of dentists doesn't want to lose time on manual purchasing. They choose tools that take the work off their hands, so the attention goes to the patient and not to the order list.
Want to see how that works in your practice? Try Swyp free with the suppliers you already work with today.
