Designing a New Space as Your Dental Office Lease Expires

If you are interested in purchasing land to build a dental office all your own, you may be curious about which factors will be most important in making that decision.

No we are not referring to your favorite and revered ADA: The American Dental Association. We are talking about the one and only Americans with Disabilities Act. If you don’t follow it carefully it can have severe implications for your dental practice.

Whether you’ll be sharing parking with other tenants or have it all to yourself, parking must be on your shortlist of must haves. A shortage of parking in your dental office parking lot can have a negative effect on your practice. Make no assumptions that the existing parking at the vacant building you will be […]

Why would anyone build their dental practice within a retail shopping strip? The obvious answer would be “exposure.” It’s all about being seen. Whether you are building a start-up or a second location, being part of an established retail shopping strip can be an ideal option.

When starting a new dental practice you will have many questions to answer and be needing answers to your questions, such as:

You’re ready to hang out the shingle on a gem of a property. The visibility is good, the dentists to patients ratio is good, the demographic studies are very favorable, you made an offer and got the deed… Now it’s time to get the remodeling started, right?

Determining the required lot size for your dental office build will be based on the number of operatory rooms you want to have, as well as the amount of parking and outdoor space needed around the building for zoning reasons. 

Whether or not to have a consult room has become a debate among many dentists. It’s all about what you “need” versus what you “want”, so the simple answer to the question of whether your office really needs a consult room is determined by your personal practice philosophy.

The best way to find a general contractor for your project is to have your project architect help. He or she may already have a working relationship with a potential contractor with demonstrated experience for the project. But if you’re tackling the task on your own, here are a few pointers to help you along.