Endorsed Vendor Spotlight
PDA Glove Program:
Improve Your Bottom Line with Savings
on Gloves and Supplies
Ve n d o r S p o t l i g h t
Ease of buying
By Cindy Hoogasian, Director, Association Gloves
Pennsylvania Dental Association members
are saving money on exam gloves, masks and
other disposable products using a purchasing
program developed and administered by
Association Gloves and recently endorsed by
PDA. Currently, 20 dental associations and four
medical-related organizations are affiliated
with Association Gloves (see sidebar).
Is your practice among the thousands
nationally that are adding to its bottom line the
easiest way possible — by spending less on the
essential products used in volume daily?
Every dollar saved produces pure profit. If you
save $40 or $50 on one case of gloves, and
you use even 100 cases a year, you could
enhance your bottom line by as much as $5,000
simply by changing your purchasing practices.
Those savings can really add up, too. For instance,
in five years you could save $25,000…
$50,000 in 10 years.
Association Gloves was started by the
for-profit subsidiary of the Michigan Dental
Association specifically to provide dental
association members like you with the
opportunity to drive down costs on exam
gloves by offering nationally known brands at
prices substantially below those of other
distributors. When PDA members buy from
Association Gloves, they are creating non-dues
revenue for the PDA, which means more
money is available for member services without
raising dues.
The depth of the glove program’s product
line, free samples and free sample boxes,
makes it pretty easy to find the right gloves for
your office. There’s a high likelihood Association
Gloves carries the gloves you now use. And
shipping is always free.
Expanded lines
There are more than 90 gloves available with
the introduction of sterile and surgical gloves,
flavored gloves, and expansion in the Innovative
Healthcare Corp. (IHC) product line. Brands
available include Microflex, Cranberry, Halyard
Health (formerly Kimberly-Clark), EcoBee, Plak
Smacker, Sempermed and IHC. You can choose
from nitrile, chloroprene, powder-free latex,
powdered latex, vinyl and fitted gloves.
Meet your mask requirements with Halyard
Health’s line of ASTM-rated masks or the
BeeSure Level 2 mask. Other mask manufacturers may be coming aboard soon.
Because of the glove program’s success, it
has expanded into other disposable products:
bibs, sterilization pouches, barrier film,
drinking cups, gauze, cotton rolls and cottontipped applicators. More products are under
consideration.
The PDA glove program also helps you
manage your inventory with its recurring order
offering. Choose from auto-shipments or
Association Gloves can call you to confirm the
shipment prior to releasing the order in case
your needs change.
Finally, buying from the glove program is
risk-free. If you are dissatisfied with your
purchase, simply call Association Gloves to
arrange a return shipment and get a refund.
Behind the scenes
The Association Gloves team sources the
products, prices them, and markets them.
Dedicated representatives respond to all
inquiries, provide customer services such as
glove and mask samples, place customer
orders, and provide invoices.
Two warehouses in different parts of the
country hold inventory for Association Gloves
and drop-ship orders. Customers receive
their purchases via United Parcel Services in
two to four days.
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It is easy to buy from the glove program.
Just go to www.padentalgloves.com to shop
securely online. A free mobile app, available
from the Apple App Store or Google Play under
the Association Gloves name, offers app-only
specials and discounts. Download the mobile
app and place an order to receive $5 off a
purchase of $175 or more of regularly priced
products. Just call (877) 484-6149 for personal
service. You can “like” the Facebook page
www.facebook.com/dentalassociationgloves
to stay on top of special promotions and to
keep up with glove program news.
The PDA glove program offers multiple
quarterly special promotions, presenting
members with extraordinary values on products
from several manufacturers. Quarterly special
promotions are expected to continue into the
foreseeable future to bring even more value
and greater savings to members. Take the time
to shop for savings with Association Gloves.
These Dental Associations Endorse
the Association Gloves
Michigan Dental Association
Virginia Dental Association
North Carolina Dental Association
Indiana Dental Association
South Carolina Dental Association
Maryland State Dental Association
Colorado Dental Association
Tennessee Dental Association
Missouri Dental Association
Illinois State Dental Society
Delaware State Dental Society
Maine Dental Association
Louisiana Dental Association
Oklahoma Dental Association
Kentucky Dental Association
Wisconsin Dental Association
New York 9th District Dental Association
Kansas Dental Association
Pennsylvania Dental Association
Medical Affiliations
Michigan State Medical Society
Michigan Osteopathic Association
National Arab American Medical Association
– MI Chapter
Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association