The Local Dental Suppliers & Online Dental Stores-Which is Better For Dentists?

In this article, we will study and analyze if buying dental products from traditional local dental dealers or online dental stores is beneficial to dentists. We believe that dentists can finally choose the most suitable way to procure the dental products.We, Run dental company,as a trustworthy dental supply source manufacturer,help a lot of dental dealers to get the most cost-effective and high quality dental equipment and materials.

Two common ways for dentists to buy the dental equipment/materials.

1. From the local dental equipment dealers/wholesalers.
2. From the online dental stores.

Benefits of the local dental suppliers

1) Locally available

• Immediate supply

Dentists can always order dental products to be supplied immediately because the supplier is located locally.For example,a dentist, whose dental unit had a problem and stopped working accidentally,has ordered a temporary laser device for late night inspection at 12 AM.The local dealer could be at the dentist’s clinic doors in 20 minutes with the laser unit.NO online dental shop will ever or can do this for dentist.

• Timely and free after-sales service

The local dealers can pick up the defective dental products in time and repair the dental products as quickly as possible,and they can provide free repair services within a certain warranty period.More importantly,dentists can talk face-to-face with local dealers like how to maintain the dental products,what is the problem of the defective dental products and how to avoid it.I think friendly relations between people are established face to face. Therefore, dentists will trust and rely more on and local dealers.

2) Good Advisers

When young dentists start their career at the beginning,it is very normal that they feel very confused and worried.The full cost of the dental clinic and the purchase of all items will become a huge pressure, and they may be intimidated.For young dentists,in such cases, the experienced local dealers can be a good helper great asset.Why?

• They provide practical, professional and valuable suggestions to young dentists to set up new clinics.
• Any issues that might come up during the construction of dentists’s dental setup, dentists can just give a call and in 90% of cases, the local dental supplier will be there to guide the dentists.
• They also provide access to useful contacts like electricians, architects, website designers, bankers who are specializing in setting up the infrastructure needed for a dental practice. As they come via the local dealer, they quote a better price than the running market price in the open market.

3) Long Term Association

• The biggest advantage of local dental suppliers is that they and dentists’ practice are both located in the same geographical location.
• The success of a local dealer depends on the success of dentists’ practice and other practices in the location. It is a purely symbiotic relationship.
• So, they always put an extra effort to provide a great support to all the local dentists to be in their good books.
• Their growth is tied to dentists’ growth and most local dealers do not get the chance to do business with dentists from different areas.

Benefits of online dental stores

1) Higher discounts

Almost all the online dental stores provide and high discounts and many attractive offers.This is one of the most important marketing points for all the online dental stores and they regularly come up with such offers.Such offers are usually not possible for a local dental supplier to provide.

2)  A wide range of products

A good online dental store will provide many major brands for dentists to choose.You will not find this benefit with local dental dealers,usually they have 1 or 2 brands with them.(some senior local dental dealers do supply multiple brands)

3) Ease of Payment

With the increasing technology, the process of paying for a product from online dental stores has become very easy. With a lot of payment gateways and various modes of payment, the online payment has become very secure.Most of the online companies are also providing cash on delivery.

4) The comfort of ordering dental supplies

The most selling point for all the online stores is the convenience and comfort. A dentist sitting in his/her office can browse through the entire catalog of products. No need to call the local supplier or visit a dental depot.

So, we covered some positive and some negative points on both the local dental supplier and online dental stores.Which one is better than the other?The answer is – “NO one system is the ultimate choice.”You have to choose and manage with the combination of both.

Our company Rundental will continue to explore and discover this phenomenon for you, and by the way, Rundental provides trustworthy dental products and service for both the dental dealers and online dental stores. Welcome to choose our Rundental quality products.