DSO-affiliated oral surgery and periodontic offices have spent the most money on supplies in the last 24 months, according to Dentira’s Dental Spend Index.
Dentira launched the semiannual index Nov. 2 as the first dental spend benchmark built on procurement data from 267 DSOs in the U.S., according to a news release from the company.
Here is the average monthly supply spend per office, organized by specialty and DSO segment, over the last 24 months:
| Strategic | Enterprise | Mid-market | SMB | |
| Oral surgery | $9,050 | $6,407 | $9,845 | N/A |
| Periodontics | $8,799 | $3,790 | $6,660 | $9,755 |
| General dentistry | $5,982 | $6,010 | $6,359 | $5,851 |
| Pediatrics | $4,863 | $5,882 | $4,465 | $4,297 |
| Orthodontics | $3,441 | $3,114 | $3,786 | $2,916 |
