Tom Green, DMD, a Washington, Pa.-based dentist, faces three main supply chain challenges in his private practice.
He shared with Becker's the main issues he faces and which technologies will make the biggest splash in the dental industry in the next five years.
Question: What are your top supply chain challenges today?
Dr. Tom Green: The three main issues on my mind are:
- How can I get the lowest prices?
- How to compete with the group practices
- How to get all that I want from the same supplier instead of shopping through many different ones
Q: How are you thinking about your supply chain budget in the future?
TG: Every year we work from a budget, and as we see things of necessity piling up we go back to the budget prior to purchasing.
Q: What devices do you think will have the biggest effect on dentistry in the next five years?
TG: The technologies that will have the biggest effect are cone beam technology, 3D printers and dental insurance portals.