Miranda Moore
RDA Lead Assistant, Beacon Dentistry
Drew Hinrichs: “The 2026 Profit Playbook: How to Save on Supplies AND Maximize Tax Efficiency”
A practical breakdown of how to read your dental P&L, spot the numbers that matter most, and find fast ways to improve profitability without guessing.
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What you’ll learn
- How to set a realistic supply budget
- Why 4% of collections matters
- What causes overspending in real practices
- How supply savings improve cash flow fast
- How tax planning connects to operational savings
- Why cleaner expense categories lead to better decisions
Q&A from the webinar
What is the main idea behind this webinar?
What is the main idea behind this webinar?
That supply control is not just an operational fix – it is a profit, tax, and practice-value strategy.
What budget should a perio office use?
What budget should a perio office use?
The answer in the webinar is to separate standard disposable supplies from implant and surgical materials, then improve from your current baseline step by step.
Why can supply savings matter more than new production?
Why can supply savings matter more than new production?
Because much more of that savings goes straight to the bottom line, while new production comes with extra costs.
How does tax efficiency fit into this?
How does tax efficiency fit into this?
Once supply costs are under control, practices may have more room for retirement contributions, equipment deductions, and smarter year-end planning.
Why should practices separate expense categories more carefully?
Why should practices separate expense categories more carefully?
Because mixed categories create misleading benchmarks and make it harder to understand what is really happening in the business.
Key takeaways from the session
Supplies are the easiest place to start
Supply savings are one of the simplest and fastest ways to improve profitability.
Supply savings are one of the simplest and fastest ways to improve profitability.
Budget should be based on collections
The benchmark discussed in the webinar is 4% of last month’s collections, not production.
The benchmark discussed in the webinar is 4% of last month’s collections, not production.
Better systems reduce overspending
Lack of budget, weak systems, emergency orders, and product-choice creep all drive waste.
Lack of budget, weak systems, emergency orders, and product-choice creep all drive waste.
Savings hit the bottom line fast
Unlike new production, supply savings flow more directly into profit.
Unlike new production, supply savings flow more directly into profit.
Tax planning should follow operational wins
Better margins create more options for deductions, reinvestment, and long-term wealth building.
Better margins create more options for deductions, reinvestment, and long-term wealth building.
Clean categorization matters
Separating supplies, implants, instruments, and equipment leads to better decisions and better benchmarking.
Separating supplies, implants, instruments, and equipment leads to better decisions and better benchmarking.
