Absolute Dental's Secret to Keeping Costs in Check Across 47 Locations
Challenge
Absolute Dental’s CFO recognized that earnings margins were being negatively impacted by indirect costs, but internal bandwidth was constrained due to growth priorities. The organization needed external expertise to systematically review and optimize expense categories without disrupting current vendor relationships
Approach
SIB reviewed over $9 million in annual expenses to pinpoint the highest-potential areas for savings. Analysts identified three core opportunities — medical equipment and supplies, treasury fees, and specialty gases — and worked with incumbent partners to secure pricing improvements while maintaining existing products, vendors, and service levels.
Results
total annual cost reduction across target categories
- 51% reduction in treasury bank fees
- $5,000/month in savings on dental supplies and oxygen
- No vendor changes or service disruptions required
These results underscore SIB’s ability to deliver measurable impact in complex, multi-vendor healthcare spend environments.
CFO Takeaway
With SpendBrain, organizations build a permanent spend advantage by transforming fragmented vendor and invoice data into cost intelligence that drives EBITDA.
Summary
Dental Services Organization (DSO) — non-clinical support for dental practices.
Absolute Dental, a growing multi-location DSO based in Nevada.
Rising indirect expense categories were compressing margins, and the finance team lacked internal resources to uncover and address price inefficiencies.
SIB analyzed $9M+ in annual expenses, identified key cost drivers, and optimized pricing across high-impact categories — with ongoing oversight powered by SpendBrain™.
21% cost reduction across key spend areas, including significant treasury fee savings and medical equipment optimization
Where traditional audits end, SpendBrain begins
SpendBrain™, SIB’s AI-powered financial intelligence platform, continuously analyzes expense categories, including property tax, utilities, and vendor payments.
By layering this technology over SIB’s hands-on expertise, our clients gain a permanent safeguard against overspend, plus predictive visibility into future cost risk.
What this means for CFOs:
- Automated monitoring flags anomalies and valuation shifts in real time
- Predictive insights help finance leaders budget and forecast more accurately
- Portfolio-level intelligence connects tax savings to broader spend optimization strategies
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