Dental Group Purchasing Organizations Unveiled 

Advantages, Opportunities, and Risks

  • General Dentist

    Audience
  • Free

    Cost
  • 1 CE Credit

    Credits
  • Self-Instructional

    Method
  • January 25, 2024

    Released
  • January 25, 2027

    Expires
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What's included?

Course Description

As you look ahead to 2024, how can a single or small group dental practice compete in today’s competitive landscape? How can you match the buying and negotiating power of DSOs? Can you provide enticing benefits to your team and obtain cost-effective quotes? When you analyze your profitability, every dollar saved contributes directly to your bottom line.

Currently, 95% of medical doctors are part of Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs), and veterinarians have doubled their GPO participation in recent years. In contrast, dentists are significantly trailing behind. It is evident that by working together to enhance purchasing power is not just beneficial, but essential for sustainable success. This program explores solutions and bridges this crucial gap.

Learning Topics

  • Explore the advantages of a GPO
  • Learn how to leverage opportunities within a GPO
  • Develop strategies to mitigate risks and make informed decisions regarding GPO participation

Course Details

  • Course Fee: Free
  • Credits: Catapult Education designates this continuing education activity for 1 credit
  • Method: Self-Instructional
  • Audience: General Dentist
  • AGD Subject Code: 550

Meet the instructor

Lou Graham, DDS

For the past 35+ years, Dr. Graham has practiced dentistry in Chicago, Illinois. As dentistry evolved throughout his career, he remained at the cutting edge and incorporated many of these changes into both his multi-group specialty practice and his clinical courses. Dr. Graham’s course offerings incorporate the latest diagnostic technologies into everyday treatment planning and clinical care to ensure the best options and treatments are presented to each and every patient.

Throughout his career, his goal has always been to get teeth to their 75th birthday. With such, Dr. Graham’s emphasis has always been based on trust with the patient and conservative dentistry. His courses highlight many of the restorative options in dentistry today along with an emphasis on customized approaches to periodontal care, implants, laser dentistry and treatment for the ever-expanding geriatric population.

Dr. Graham is the founder of Catapult Education, now composed of 30+ speakers including clinical evaluators of the latest dental products and technologies with over 35,000 education subscribers.

Dr. Graham is a published author and is the former Dental Director of the University of Chicago’s Department of Dentistry.
Patrick Jones - Course author

Course contents

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Disclosure

Catapult Education did not receive commercial support for this presentation. Dr. Lou Graham is the founder and owner of Catapult Education. Catapult Education delivers clinically relevant continuing dental education programs which address the needs and preferences of our audience and provides them with the knowledge and confidence to integrate new techniques, practice management and treatment options into their respective practices. Catapult Education is committed to ensuring the content quality, objectivity and scientific integrity of all continuing education courses. Instructors are advised to support clinical recommendations with scientific research-supported data whenever possible and to disclose any conflict of interest between them and any corporate organization offering financial support or grant monies for this CE activity. Instructors are advised, where appropriate and if relevant to the subject matter of the presentation, to mention a variety of different product choices so as to present a balanced view of all therapeutic options available and promote improvements in oral healthcare free from commercial bias.