5 Industries Outside of Healthcare That Need Scrubs Programs

Hospitals and clinics get most of the attention when distributors think about scrubs, but they're far from the only clients who need them. Plenty of businesses outside traditional healthcare rely on scrubs and matching uniforms for the same reasons hospitals do: hygiene standards, a professional look, and staff who are easy to identify on the job.

If your book of business is built around hospital systems and private practices, you're likely walking past several other industries that already buy scrubs, or should. Here are five worth a second look. 

Dental Practices

Dental offices run on the same hygiene expectations as a medical clinic, and most require staff to wear scrubs for exactly that reason.

• Hygienists, dental assistants, and front office staff often wear different colors or styles to signal their role at a glance
• A single practice can need several coordinated looks rather than one uniform order
• Multi-location dental groups need consistency across every office and reorder often as staff turns over

The opportunity: Many dental groups haven't been approached about a scrubs program at all.

Veterinary Clinics and Animal Hospitals

Vet techs, groomers, and front desk staff deal with fur, fluids, and long shifts on their feet, so durability and easy laundering matter as much as they do in human healthcare.

• The pet care industry has grown steadily for years
• Multi-location veterinary groups are increasingly common
• Every clinic in a group wants to stay in the same brand and colors

Spas and Salons

Estheticians and massage therapists frequently wear scrub-style tops for the same reasons nurses do: something clean-looking, comfortable, and easy to move in during back-to-back appointments.

• As spa and salon chains expand to more locations, owners look for a way to keep every location dressed the same
• Most don't want to manage individual store orders themselves

Eyecare Practices

Optometrists' offices and optical retail counters blend clinical work with retail service, and staff often wear scrubs or scrub-style tops to look the part on both sides of that line.

• Opticians, technicians, and front desk staff frequently need distinct looks within the same practice, similar to a dental office
• Optical chains have consolidated heavily over the past decade
• Multi-location groups benefit from one program instead of separate orders at every store

Universities and Higher Education

Nursing, dental hygiene, and veterinary technician programs put students in scrubs from day one, and campus health centers need them for staff too.

• Orders cluster around the start of each semester
• That gives distributors a predictable, recurring order cycle tied to enrollment, not one-off requests

The Opportunity for Distributors

Every one of these industries needs what a hospital needs: durable apparel, consistent branding, and an easy way to reorder without a lot of back-and-forth. Most distributors already have the healthcare relationships and product knowledge to serve them. What's usually missing is a catalog broad enough to dress every one of these clients well.

Scrub Authority carries 23 leading scrub brands plus outerwear, polos, business attire, and accessories, so a dental office, a spa, and a university health center can all be outfitted from the same supplier. A few things make it easier to say yes to these clients:

• No order minimums, so a five-person eyecare practice is as easy to serve as a 200-person veterinary group
• In-house embroidery for $8 per item with no setup beyond a one-time $60 logo digitizing fee, so every location can carry the same branding
• 3,000+ styles across the catalog, giving each industry options suited to how their staff actually works 

If you've got clients in any of these industries and no clean way to keep them in scrubs, browse the full scrub wear catalog to see what's available.