CNECT and Patterson: Driving Down Dental Costs and Maximizing Margins

CNECT and Patterson Dental have partnered to help health centers reduce dental costs, maximize margins, and protect the financial sustainability of delivering quality, affordable oral care. 

Watch Patterson’s Daniela Gallegos explain how our partnership has transformed dental finances and operational efficiency for three CHCs.

Reduce costs and boost dental revenue with 38% average discounts on over 38,000 items through our partnership with Patterson — contact your CNECT representative today.

Case Study Highlights

FQHC in Portland, Oregon:

  • Challenge: No supply standardization across locations, causing increased costs and inventory inefficiencies. 
  • Solution: Utilized CNECT formulary to standardize supplies, reduce redundancies across categories, and increase cost savings. 
  • Results: 8% savings on supply spend, equating to $35,000 in annual savings. 

FQHC in Southern California: 

  • Challenge: High service and repair costs, lack of internal data to support and understand where repair costs were being allocated. 
  • Solution: An annual preventative maintenance program designed to ensure proper and consistent maintenance for all major dental equipment, meaning problems are identified before they occur. 
  • Results: Service and repairs costs reduced by 40% year-over-year across all four dental locations. 

FQHC in Minneapolis, Minnesota: 

  • Challenge: Clinic staff at all locations ordering supplies from three different dental distributors and shopping for the best price possible. 
  • Solution: Consolidating all purchasing through Patterson Dental and CNECT's formulary. 
  • Results: Order schedule reduced from three per week to one per month, saving countless staff hours, and $43,000 in annual savings generated by consolidating purchasing.