Is Supply Ordering Costing You Thousands? We Have an Answer.
Dental supply ordering is broken. Practices waste up to 10 hours weekly navigating multiple catalogs, tracking inconsistent SKU numbers, and paying wildly different prices for identical products **even in the same commercial building** 😳 Jordan Levitas, (Torch Dental Strategic Partnerships), exposes the hidden practices of dental supply distribution channels. Torch Dental has flipped the script on dental supply procurement and demonstrates how AI-powered technology is even revolutionizing supply management for modern dental practices.
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01:03 Introducing Jordan Levitas from Torch Dental
02:58 What is Torch Dental? The All-in-One Dental Supply Platform Explained
04:38 The Middleman Problem: Why Dental Supply Ordering is Antiquated
06:22 Creating Your Custom Inventory Dashboard for Staff Turnover
08:14 Consolidating All Suppliers in One Place (Not Substituting Yet)
09:01 Finding Substitutes: Testing Quality Products at Half the Cost
10:10 Paula's Reality Check: Supply Ordering Time Drain in Real Practices
11:22 Tag Systems vs. Modern Tech: How Practices Track SKU Numbers
12:00 The SKU Number Scam: Why Every Distributor Creates Different Codes
13:50 Universal SKU Matching: How Torch Translates All Distributor Catalogs
15:20 The 4-Factor Algorithm: Shipping Speed, Price, Availability, Cost
17:20 Price Transparency Shock: Same Building, Different Prices Explained
19:02 How Torch Gets Lower Prices: Volume + Technology = Savings
20:40 Replacing Tech, Not Staff: Freeing Your Team for Productive Work
22:18 Ordering Direct from Distributors Without the Sales Rep Markup
24:00 The Amazon Fresh Analogy: Multi-Supplier Cart Optimization
25:25 Cart Breakdown: How Orders Ship from Multiple Manufacturers
27:00 Optimization Logic: Prioritizing Speed, Savings, and Availability
29:10 Authorized vs. Unauthorized Distributors: Protecting Your Practice
30:45 Product Liability Risk: Why Manufacturer Backing Matters
32:12 AI Features: Predicting Supply Needs Before You Run Out
33:28 Smart Inventory: Torch Learns Your Ordering Patterns Over Time
35:10 Why Technology Adoption is Critical for Competitive Dental Practices
37:20 Overcoming the Learning Curve: Short-Term Pain, Long-Term Gain
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