Business ProfileforBenco Dental Supply Company
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The following describes a pending government action that has been formally brought by a government agency but has not yet been resolved. We are providing a summary of the governments allegations, which have not yet been proven.
On February 12, 2018 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against this company alleging that Benco violated U.S. antitrust laws by conspiring with two other major distributors to refuse to provide discounts to or otherwise serve buying groups representing dental practitioners. The complaint also alleges an FTC Act Section 5 violation against Benco for allegedly offering an invitation to collude with a competing distributor to join the conspiracy. The dental practices that would have benefited from the discounts achieved by these buying groups were small businesses comprised of solo or small groups of dentists.
Based on the alleged agreement among the major distributors, including Benco, the complaint contends that these distributors unreasonably restrained price competition for dental products; distorted prices and undermined the ability of independent dentists to obtain lower prices and discounts for dental products; deprived independent dentists of the benefits of vigorous price and service competition among full-service, national dental distributors; unreasonably reduced output of dental products to dental buying groups; and eliminated or reduced the competitive bidding process for sales to these buying groups.
For more information, please contact Betsy Lordan from the Office of Public Affairs at elordan@ftc.gov or 202-326-3707.
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- Location of This Business
- 295 Centerpoint Blvd, Pittston, PA 18640-6136
- BBB File Opened:
- 8/13/1998
- Years in Business:
- 94
- Business Started:
- 1/1/1930
- Business Incorporated:
- 1/1/1930
- Type of Entity:
- Corporation
- Alternate Business Name
- Benco Dental
- Business Management
- Ms. Melanie Butler, Administrative Assistant
- Mr. Charles F Cohen, Managing Director
- Mr. Richard Cohen, Managing Director
- Contact Information
Principal
- Ms. Melanie Butler, Administrative Assistant
- Mr. Charles F Cohen, Managing Director
- Additional Contact Information
Fax Numbers
- (570) 820-3445Primary Fax
Email Addresses
- Primary
- (570) 820-3445
Customer Complaints
2 Customer Complaints
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07/01/2022
- Complaint Type:
- Service or Repair Issues
- Status:
- Answered
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