Dental Whale Savings Network Helps Provide Dental Care to Panamanians in Need

Nationwide organization donates composites, anesthesia and other supplies to philanthropic venture abroad
Posted: August 21, 2018
Edited by Dentaltown staff

SUNRISE, Fla.—Dental Whale Savings Network, a nationwide organization that provides dentists with inventory cost controls by leveraging the buying power of hundreds of dental practices, partnered with Darby Dental to donate supplies to nonprofit organization Floating Doctors.
 
Floating Doctors is a philanthropic organization that provides free acute and preventative healthcare services to those who are not able to afford it. Since more than 80 percent of the world population lives within five miles of a coast, the Floating Doctors travel by boat to reach communities in remote poverty-stricken areas without access to basic health care.
 
Dental services are one of the most important services they provide, as it’s very difficult for people living in rural areas to get access to proper dental care. Dentists working with Floating Doctors are able to perform extractions, fillings and other procedures. Dental nurses do cleanings, exams and other procedures within their scope of practice.
 
The partnership between Darby Dental and the Dental Whale Savings Network to donate supplies came about after Dr. Glen Miller, DDS, a volunteer with Floating Doctors, approached the network about donating consumable supplies including everything from composites to anesthesia.
 
“We are happy to help Dr. Miller out by coordinating a supplies donation effort along with our supply partner, Darby Dental,” said Jim Gochis, vice president of procurement for Dental Whale Savings Network. “What he and Floating Doctors are doing is amazing. At Dental Whale Savings Network, we’re proud of our relationships with people like Dr. Miller and suppliers like Darby. They have given back to communities in so many ways, and we are happy to be able to make this happen for Floating Doctors.”
 
“I appreciate the supplies and support of the Dental Whale Savings Network and Darby Dental,” Miller said. “It’s great to see companies like them give back to the community—no matter where that community may be.”
 
The Dental Whale Savings Network provides dental practices a low-cost and easy alternative for purchasing equipment, supplies and services. By becoming a member of the Dental Whale Savings Network, practices boost their bottom lines and receive dental and office supplies before they run out.
 
The Dental Whale Savings Network also offers free customized and formulary driven software that provides a systematic and cost-effective approach to supply management. The software works for any practice regardless of size or configuration.
 
For more information, visit dwsavingsnetwork.com.
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