Dental Office Design

Dental Office Design – Don’t Assume Your New Suite Doesn’t Require Some Remodeling

Posted by on February 8, 2012 at 9:26 am

When you move your existing dental office to a new suite, your dental office design may want to incorporate some level of remodeling as well to best optimize the new space for a dental practice. The best way I can explain how this aspect of dental office design and remodeling works is through a case-history [...]

Dental Office Design – Don’t Assume Having Your Space Designed And Built By Your Landlord Will Be To Your Advantage

Posted by on January 27, 2012 at 9:13 am

Working through the many gotchas in a dental office design is trickier than it looks. One of the best ways I can illustrate the critical benefit of using a qualified dental office interior design professional is to share with you actual “real-world” case histories from working with some of our clients.
In this dental office design [...]

Dental Office Design – Don’t Assume That All Interior Designers Are The Same

Posted by on October 21, 2011 at 3:13 pm

This installment in our series of dental office design case histories focuses on the importance of selecting the right dental office designer. I’d like to start off with a testimonial from one of my clients that highlights the issue precisely (it really is much more compelling when if comes directly from a dentist that I’ve worked with).

“Dear [...]

Dental Office Design – Don’t Assume Adding Or Upgrading Computer Equipment Is A Quick And Easy Decision

Posted by on October 1, 2011 at 8:11 am

This next installment in our series of dental office design case histories talks about upgrading computer equipment in your dental office. We’ll highlite some of the challenges you can encounter when you integrate computers into your dental office design.
It’s almost impossible to go to a movie or bank or any place of business today without seeing a computer happily [...]

Dental Office Design – Don’t Assume You Have Enough Square Footage For Your Dental Office Needs

Posted by on August 15, 2011 at 10:12 am

Next in our series of dental office design case histories that focus on “don’t assume anything“, let’s talk about square footage. We’ll clear up some of the confusion about dental office square footage that can get you into trouble.
Understanding square footage can be a challenge. Square footage terminology like rentable, usable, load factors, common areas refer to some [...]

Dental Office Design – Don’t Assume A New Property Has The Necessary Underground Requirements

Posted by on June 27, 2011 at 8:15 am

Continuing with our series of dental office design case histories that focus on “don’t assume anything“, in this installment, I want to share with you an example where we discovered an essential underground service was missing and how we handled the situation.
While you never want to assume anything, you can almost always expect something somewhere will go wrong [...]

Dental Office Design – Don’t Assume Your Build-Out Fees Are Correct

Posted by on June 20, 2011 at 8:15 am

In this next in a series of dental office design examples that focus on “Don’t Assume Anything”, let’s talk about dental office build-out fees.  As we’ve touched on many times, hidden fees and unexpected charges seem to pop up all the time. If you’re looking at a new dental office build-out or remodel, always go in with [...]

Dental Office Design – Don’t Assume A Low Price Is Your Best Deal

Posted by on June 14, 2011 at 8:26 am

I hope you enjoy this next in a series of dental office design examples about “Don’t Assume Anything”. This example touches on two mistakes that seem to come up more often than they should.
First is that impulse to grab the lowest price, bid or offer that comes in. We all like the “best deal”, and a [...]

Dental Office Design – Don’t Assume That You Can Build Your Office At The Location You Select.

Posted by on June 6, 2011 at 8:36 am

Another in a series of dental office design examples about “Don’t Assume Anything”. I hope you find this example informative about carefully checking the building codes and regulations for the location that you select.
Don’t Assume That You Can Build Your Dental Office At The Location You Select.
Dr. M. thought she had discovered the perfect location for [...]

Dental Office Design – Never Assume Your Landlord Knows The Disabled Access Regulations

Posted by on May 31, 2011 at 8:57 am

Although I have been designing dental offices since 1983 and think I have seen every possible challenge that can occur during the design and buildout process, I’ve learned that I can never assume anything. It is important that you’re aware of the potential challenges so that you know what questions to ask before making a [...]