Drill & Bill — The Tariff Squeeze Dentists Can't Ignore
Dental supply costs are up nine to fourteen percent from 2025 tariffs while PPO reimbursements have stayed flat — this brief names the double squeeze, benchmarks your supply spend, and gives three operator moves to hold the margin before the next renewal window.
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The Problem
Your supply bill just got a nine to fourteen percent raise from 2025 tariffs. Your PPO did not. Here is the margin math — and the three moves that protect it.
The Playbook
Here is the playbook: Pull your supply spend as a percentage of collections — target four to five percent, and treat anything above six percent as a leak to fix this week. Get one competing quote on your top three cost line items. Consolidate order timing to clear volume tiers. Use the two-year PPO renewal cap to renegotiate the codes that drive your production mix.
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