TESTIMONIALS

Dr. Gerald Berg (Midvale, Utah)

"I have been a member of the Dental Cooperative since its inception in 1998. There hasn't been one month where my profit sharing check has been lower than my monthly member fee. I've been able to pick and choose the programs that work best for my office and use those to my advantage. I love running my dental office with access to the "Corporate" benefits that the Co-Op has created for me."

Dr. Scott A. Wright (Boise, ID)

"The Dental Co-Operative as it exists in Idaho is a good thing, a very good thing. It will give the average practitioner an opportunity to plumb the resources of others and learn from some of the best in the state. It is a valuable opportunity to learn and understand your practice patterns compared to other practices in a perfectly legal and ethical fashion. Furthermore, it allows employers and patients an avenue to have more efficient use of their health care dollar, thus empowering them and it enhances the doctor patient relationship, thus empowering the dentist. A true win-win compared to what we have been suffering through with the various insurance companies and efforts by certain dental suppliers to put dentists at financial risk. There has to be a move in this state and others to end some of the madness that has been occurring regarding the 'dumbing down' of this fine profession. It will take strong people and dedicated people to help define the Co-Op better and I see that happening in very positive ways. The type of practitioner that is particularly well suited for membership has a long view vision of the world around them and truly wants to make a positive impact."

Dr. Ben Leaver (Farmington, Utah)

I became a member of the Dental Cooperative about 3 years ago.  At first, I was a bit hesitant, wondering what effect membership would have on my practice.  I quickly learned that the Cooperative only impacts your practice as YOU see fit.  Recent developments in negotiating higher fee schedules for member dentists have completely blown my mind.   The Cooperative is at the forefront of an "insurance revolution" in Utah. 

As an advocate for my dental practice, the Cooperative is making the biggest impact on insurance reimbursements that I have ever seen.  Not only is this important for my own practice, but also for the morale of dentistry in Utah.  As providers, we are not "lesser" dentists in Utah.  Why have we been willing to accept lower reimbursements than dentists in states that surround Utah?  The time for independent dentists to stand up is NOW, and support the Dental Cooperative in this great effort.

Dr. Cody McGarry (West Valley City, Utah)

"The Co-Op's Dental Benefit Plan has been the primary contributor of patient flow since opening my new office a year ago. It is a unique and powerful tool that taps into patients who live all around my office that don't feel like they can afford dental insurance. I've offered this plan and received patients from employer groups and associations as well. This is an easy plan to administer that's void of insurance write-offs and steers fee-for-service patients my way!"

Absolute Aesthetics (Scottsdale, Arizona)

“Just days after joining the Cooperative we saved over $1,000 on our supply order.”

Dr. Mark Murdock (Brigham City, Utah)

"One of the primary reasons I joined the Dental Cooperative was to benefit from their purchasing power. They have negotiated rates on my behalf that I would never be in a position to do alone. I receive the benefit of teaming up with my dental colleagues to work directly with major dental distributors, manufacturers and a host of other goods and services."

Dr. Darin Hartvigsen (Bountiful, Utah)

Using the Dental Cooperative's Transition Program was a wonderful and impressive process. They were able to sell my existing practice, and transition me into another practice as a new opportunity presented itself. I have simplified my life which my family and I needed. I greatly benefited from the Co-Op's ability to arrange financing and handle all the legalities that goes with buying and selling a dental practice. The Co-Op handled these things fairly and with integrity. That was important to me.

Dr. Mark Callen (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Thank you for your wonderful and much needed help during this transition to retirement. I was not planning to retire for at least 10 years but when a circumstance presented itself four months ago, my wife and I needed to find a dentist to purchase the practice very quickly. Your help was incredible. You helped us find the right dentist to care for our friends. That was the most important thing to us. In addition, your attention to detail was invaluable. It was so nice to leave the financial arrangements, contract matters, lease transfer issues, purchase price negotiations, and the myriad of other details in the Dental Cooperative's capable hands.