- HIGH
- Business
- Tier 1
- Hard News
Where inflation is hitting DSOs the hardest
- Source
- Becker's Dental + DSO Review
- Author
- Ariana Portalatin
- Originally at
- beckersdental.com(opens in a new tab)
Summary and scoring by The Bell Brief (Dr. Jennifer Bell) using the Drill-Down Protocol. Not the original publisher.
Why it matters for dental
DSOs face sustained cost pressure on supplies and equipment, forcing tighter procurement, margin reviews, and vendor negotiations.
Key points
- 01
Dentira launched the Dental Spend Index using procurement data from 267 U.S. DSOs.
- 02
Labels and signs rose 20.1 percent since 2021, the largest cumulative increase among ten tracked categories.
- 03
Disposables, education, and evacuation products each rose 15.8 percent over the same period.
- 04
Surgical and implant products rose 9.9 percent, the smallest increase in the reported set.
Who should care
- Owner
- DSO
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