10/07/2026
🎙️New Podcast Episode Alert!
You might have negotiated a great vendor rate. But are you actually paying it?
That’s one of the questions Matthew Godley, Co-Founder & CEO of Spendly, brings to the table in the latest episode of The Dental Truth Project.
From lab fees and tech agreements to merchant services, seemingly small billing discrepancies can become a much bigger problem when they happen month after month.
The bigger issue?
These small discrepancies can compound over time, quietly draining EBITDA month after month.
So the question isn't just “What are we spending?”
It's “Are we paying what we actually agreed to pay?”
🎙️ Revelations in this episode:
→ 4 out of 10 vendor invoices have an error - overcharges, hidden fees, or outdated pricing on essentials like payroll, tech, telecom, and merchant services
→ The top three biggest opportunities: lab fees, tech agreement & invoices, and merchant services ("legal loan sharking" hiding in plain sight)
→ Accrual accounting is your early-warning system - because it recognizes lab costs when the work is delivered (not when it's paid), errors surface as a real-time pulse check instead of hiding until the bill clears
→ One five-location DSO uncovered approximately $120,000 in annual savings, which contributed to a sale price that was more than $1 million higher.
📖 Want to gain more financial clarity?
Read Roll the Equity for practical financial tips, strategies, and insights to help you navigate growth, acquisitions, private equity, and the financial decisions that can shape the future of your DSO.
Read the book here 👉 Roll The Equity: How Smart Dental Founders Sell Their DSOs
https://bit.ly/Roll-The-Equity-Smart-Dental-Founders
AVAILABLE ON:
🎧 Website: https://www.accrudent.com/podcast-e57-the-dental-truth-project-4-out-of-10-vendor-invoices-have-errors-and-dsos-are-paying-for-it
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