From Pilots to Scale: Making Lab Management Stick

About this episode

Brandon Belford discusses scaling lab and supply management in dental practices through a doctor-led sourcing strategy.

In this episode, Brandon Belford, Vice President of Procurement at Heartland Dental, discusses how a doctor led, best value sourcing strategy and Diamond Trusted designation help scale lab and supply management across more than 1,900 practices while maintaining quality, affordability, and practice autonomy. This episode is sponsored by Heartland Dental .

People in this episode

Guest: Brandon Belford

Topics covered

• lab management
• sourcing strategy
• healthcare practices
• supply management
• quality control

Keywords

• lab management
• sourcing strategy
• Heartland Dental
• quality
• affordability
• practice autonomy

Sponsors

Heartland Dental

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