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office design message board Please Critique My “Breakaway” Office Design » Dentaltown.com > Message Boards > Office Design and Location > Dental Office Design > Please Critique My “Breakaway” Office Design 1sdoc Member Since: 11/28/08 Post: 1 of 43 t t Seasoned dentists offer advice to this Townie’s proposed office design plans. Introduction: I am doing a startup practice and would appreciate any feedback on my office design. 2,000 square-feet, will plumb for five ops, but will equip two to start. I will be attending Breakaway Seminar in April. n For more office design advice, check out these message boards on Dentaltown.com. Office Design Search: Office Design Pimp My Office Design Search: Pimp Office MAR 27 2013 toother80 Member Since: 02/18/10 Post: 2 of 43 Just curious – what is a “Breakaway” office design and how would this layout be any different than a traditional dental office design? n MAR 27 2013 1sdoc “Breakaway” refers to ideas and concepts from Scott Leune’s Breakaway Seminar. n Member Since: 11/28/08 Post: 3 of 43 TheHelpingHandInTech Member Since: 10/19/07 Post: 4 of 43 MAR 27 2013 Doc, space costs money. Can I ask why you are outfitting only two rooms to start? Do you anticipate very little growth? In my experience in business, we build the business to fit the space. Guys who work out of their homes for instance never seem to gross enough to get out of the home office, but when you have a space and you fill it with technicians and sales guys, you make sure you have the business to keep those employees busy. I know that building out a room with A-dec can cost as much as $40k a room, but there are many great companies to work with where you should be able to outfit these rooms at $19k a piece with computers and everything. Secondly, layout matters a lot with an office, but what matters more is cost, so no matter how you want to layout your office consider your build-out price and what you are paying for. I have a friend doing 1.3 million dollars out of a nice office, but no granite counter tops, a nice poured epoxy floor that will last forever and other build-out features that resulted in a very professional and pleasant space but kept that build-out price down significantly. I’ve been in a lot of dental offices and you really need to take a step back and think like your patients. If in your area your patients have wood paneling and buck heads on their walls continued on page 38 36 JULY 2013 » dentaltown.com http://www.Dentaltown.com http://www.Dentaltown.com http://www.towniecentral.com/MessageBoard/thread.aspx?a=11&s=2&f=309&t=205300&g=1 http://www.towniecentral.com/MessageBoard/thread.aspx?a=11&s=2&f=309&t=89092&pg=6&g=1 http://www.towniecentral.com/MessageBoard/thread.aspx?a=11&s=2&f=309&t=89092&pg=6&g=1 http://www.dentaltown.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Dentaltown July 2013

Dentaltown.com Highlights
Howard Speaks: Quit Rambling On
Professional Courtesy: New Patients with Baggage
Second Opinion: Radiation Minimization – “Are We There Yet?”
Is Anyone Really Cementing e.max with RMGI?
Please Critique My “Breakaway” Office Design
Surely People Don’t Die from Tooth Decay?
Townie Choice Awards Preview: Dentistry’s Official Gear Guide
Corporate Profile: Gendex
What’s On Your Tray? Endodontics
Product Profile: Synergy
Do-it-Yourself Finance, Part VIII: It’s Retirement Time! How Do I Get My Money?
Dental Education by Circuit Training
Everyday Dentistry with CAD/CAM and Lithium Disilicate
Ad Index
Maximizing Anterior Design for Predictable Results in a Six-unit Anterior Makeover
In This Issue: Dental Hygiene Diagnosis
Perio Reports
Continuing Education Periodontal Probes: An Overview of History, Evolution and Clinical Technique
Dentally Incorrect

Dentaltown July 2013