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Is Supply Ordering Costing You Thousands? We Have an Answer.
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- Nov 26, 2025
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Summary
Dental supply ordering is broken. Practices waste up to 10 hours weekly navigating multiple catalogs, tracking inconsistent SKU numbers, and paying wildly different prices for identical products **even in the same commercial building** 😳 Jordan Levitas, (Torch Dental Strategic Partnerships), exposes the hidden practices of dental supply distribution channels. Torch Dental has flipped the script on dental supply procurement and demonstrates how AI-powered technology is even revolutionizing supply management for modern dental practices. RESOURCES & LINKS: Torch Dental: Schedule a Demo (mention Dental Unscripted for special benefits) https://torch-demo.gr-site.com/ 00:00 Welcome to Dental Shark Bite Week: AI & Technology Series 01:03 Introducing Jordan Levitas from Torch Dental 02:58 What is Torch Dental? The All-in-One Dental Supply Platform Explained 04:38 The Middleman Problem: Why Dental Supply Ordering is Antiquated 06:22 Creating Your Custom Inventory Dashboard for Staff Turnover 08:14 Consolidating All Suppliers in One Place (Not Substituting Yet) 09:01 Finding Substitutes: Testing Quality Products at Half the Cost 10:10 Paula's Reality Check: Supply Ordering Time Drain in Real Practices 11:22 Tag Systems vs. Modern Tech: How Practices Track SKU Numbers 12:00 The SKU Number Scam: Why Every Distributor Creates Different Codes 13:50 Universal SKU Matching: How Torch Translates All Distributor Catalogs 15:20 The 4-Factor Algorithm: Shipping Speed, Price, Availability, Cost 17:20 Price Transparency Shock: Same Building, Different Prices Explained 19:02 How Torch Gets Lower Prices: Volume + Technology = Savings 20:40 Replacing Tech, Not Staff: Freeing Your Team for Productive Work 22:18 Ordering Direct from Distributors Without the Sales Rep Markup 24:00 The Ama…