Drill & Bill — The Tariff Squeeze Dentists Can't Ignore
The White House's April 2025 tariff order added a 10 percent baseline duty on imports, with higher country-specific rates to follow. For an independent practice, that means one more cost shock landing on top of supplies you were already buying every week.
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The Problem
The White House's April 2025 tariff order added a 10 percent baseline duty on imports, with higher country-specific rates to follow. For an independent practice, that means one more cost shock landing on top of supplies you were already buying every week.
The Playbook
Pull supply spend as a percentage of last month's collections. Dental Economics cites ADA guidance that many practices use up to 6% of prior-month collections for supplies and inventory, so a number that is climbing above your normal range deserves attention now. Requote the top three supply line items across more than one dental supplier, compare substitutes and pack sizes, and tighten reorder quantities before the next order lands. Bring the margin math into your next fee-schedule or pricing review so rising supply costs are not invisible on the procedures that depend on them most.
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