What can I expect?
We truly believe not every dental practice needs to have an ordering platform. A smaller office, with a $2000-$3000 per month of supply of inventory can work with 2-3 vendors and place orders with the rep. But we really think it’s rare to find small offices. Most dental practices, even with budgets below $5000/month, need a single platform to have all orders, all distributors (including Ultradent, Garrison, Kennebach, ortho, Pediatric, Oran Surgery, and Implant vendors) all in one place. This allows practices to set budgets, control expenses, and streamline the process of ordering. You can still work with your sales reps, but in a more efficient way (sms or calls is not the best way to remember the price you were promised for the wipes or the bone graft material).
Zenone is a platform that helps you aggregate prices from dental suppliers and helps you easily pick who to order from. You will be ordering from suppliers using Zen and you will still maintain valuable relationships with sales reps.
When selecting the right ordering platform for the practice, several considerations are crucial:Data ownership: Ensure the practice owns all data and can access the entire database at any point.Setup cost: There shouldn't be a setup cost to start using an ordering platform.Trial period: Request a free trial to assess usability before committing.Every dental practice should adopt an ordering platform for ease of use and to start collecting data. Having a wealth of data will be invaluable for future developments. You'll have something to train AI on!
More on this here.
When selecting the right buying group it's evident that not all are the same. For example, if your practice frequently uses 3M products, Synergy might be a suitable option. But if you require the best prices across four main categories—Anesthetics, Disposables, Infection Control, and Gloves—then SourceClub is a more viable option. When evaluating a group, dental practices should ask the following questions related to their negotiated formulary:
• Which manufacturers offer the deepest discounts?
• How often are discounts negotiated?Is pricing volume-based?
• Does the buying group negotiate a percentage discount or a fixed price per product? (We recommend the latter.)
After posing these questions, practices can assess whether a particular group is beneficial. Most offices won't utilize all vendors, focusing on one or two main suppliers to maximize savings.More on this here: https://www.zenone.com/post/a-shifting-landscape-of-dental-supplies-ordering
One way or the other we all pay for the tools we use. We think it’s better to have full transparency and show you the real price of the product, without adding a “platform” fee of 5%-10% on top of the product price. Our goal is to find the best price from the best distributor and show it to you without any clutter, any “specials” or min orders. Best in class search with many options to choose from.
Why do we charge you for subscription? Just like you, we are also an independent business, with no outside funding. We rely only on subscription payments from our members. Our goal is to build a product that our members truly love and have no shame bragging about. That takes time, and obsession over the details. With payments from our customers we can continue to grow and deliver a great product. We thank you for your support and joining us in our mission of helping private practices stay private!
We feel you. With over 25 options to choose from, it’s a lot. However, we feel zen is uniquely positioned to take on all the challenges private practices face when it comes to ordering. We have the patience, experience, made big mistakes in the past and know the right people. We even rent an office inside the dental practice in Austin, TX to be close to the action! We also don’t have anyone, except you (the customer or as we say, member) define our roadmap. All feature requests come from people who actually use the product daily. So, all that together creates a unique blend of focus, dedication, and the right environment to build a product that is perfect for private practices.