DPG – Ten Months Later

Dental Purchasing Group (DPG) is a dental specific group purchasing organization that was started almost 4 years ago. I originally wrote about this company early in 2016. I was impressed with it then, and even more impressed today.

The company has added 300 doctors and over 100 new offices in the past year.

Seth Josephs, the co-founder and CEO, told me that he estimates that based on its negotiated pricing from vendors within the network, DPG member offices will save $1,000,000 in calendar year 2016.

Ten new unique vendors have been added this year including Lighthouse 360 (patient communication software), Prexion (one of the major players in 3-D scanners), and Alpha NetSolutions (a well respected regional IT company).

Prior to this year, DPG members would receive a hard copy vendor book. A big upgrade has been the creation of a new website that makes it easy for members to access valuable information. This is especially helpful now that so many new vendors are being added. New offices can also sign up online and seamlessly have access to all member benefits.

DPG continues to offer the first 12 months free, and then $99 annually for each subsequent year. I asked Seth why more offices haven’t joined. “We all have learned the hard way that if something sounds too good to be true, then it probably isn’t true. Unfortunately we are having a difficult time overcoming this ingrained attitude.”

I encourage all of you who read my blog posts to check this company out. There are no hidden fees. Do the math – if you already buy from these vendors anyway, by being a DPG member,  you get an additional substantial discount. And if you discover a new vendor that you want to buy from, you get the DPG member discount. You can call Seth Josephs directly at 978-609-4281 or visit the website.