Meet the Synergy Dental Founders
Synergy is unique in that it was founded by dental practitioners like you.
Our impetus for starting a GPO over a decade ago came from seeing smaller practices like ours struggle during the sluggish economy. Our efforts to grow Synergy, by bringing in more members and more vendor partners and by offering a diverse range of educational and informational resources, is a result of our mission to preserve and empower independent dental practices. We understand firsthand the challenges clinicians face in running an independent practice and we’re committed to helping.
Mustafa Shah-Khan, DDS
Co-Founder
Dr. Mustafa Shah-Khan is a practicing General Dentist in Charlotte, NC. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BS in Chemistry and received his DDS from UNC’s School of Dentistry.
Dr. Shah-Khan has served on the Board of Directors of the UNC School of Dentistry’s Dental Alumni Association as well as the Board of Directors of the Charlotte Dental Society. He has been a member of the nationally recognized Spear Education’s Faculty Club as well as CEREC Doctors’s Academy.
Dr. Shah-Khan is a contributing author for many nationally recognized journals including Dental Economics, Inside Dentistry, Dental Product Shopper and Dentaltown. His articles have been based on the preservation of the Independent Dental Practitioner and the economics of private practice.
Dr. Shah-Khan and his wife reside in Charlotte, NC with their two children.
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Richard Offutt, DDS, MS
Co-Founder
Dr. Richard Offutt attended Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina. He was elected Phi Beta Kappa while at Davidson. He earned his DDS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At UNC he was elected to Omicron Kappa Upsilon and Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities. Dr. Offutt attended the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia where he received specialty degrees in periodontics and endodontics. Dr. Offutt was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania upon the completion of his specialty training.
Dr. Offutt has practiced periodontics and implantology in Charlotte since 1982. He has devoted an extensive number of days to continuing education in the areas of dental implants and periodontology. Dr. Offutt is married to his wife Becky and they have four grown children.
Dr. Offutt is a member of the American Dental Association, The Academy of Osseointegration, and North Carolina Dental Society.
CloseRead what our members have to say about Synergy in our Dental Product Shopper Evaluation
“These are the same brand name dental supplies at a discounted price.”
Thomas Farley,
DMD, Charlotte, NC
“I can order from one vendor with confidence that the products are at a good price point.”
Gregory Camp,
DDS, Mansfield, TX
“Synergy allowed me to leverage the power of group buying, saving money and lower overhead.”