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Patients check themselves in for appointments on a kiosk in the waiting area, streamlining the process and allowing them to update their information easily. There are six operatories in the active treatment area, and two banding/debanding chairs in a separate area along with a consultation room. The doctor chose premium chairs, doctor stools, and Helios lights from Pelton & Crane. “In our active treatment bay, whereas previously having a large open space, we incorporated divider walls to provide some privacy for those patients that wish to have that feel,” explained Dr. Kokodynski. “But the kids can still see and talk to their friends at six and twelve o'clock chair positions. With certain parts of the office dedicated now to specific procedures there is less patient set-up time allowing us to move along more quickly. This will allow for more patients to be seen in a day.” Away from patient view, the new office also has a larger, more efficient sterilization area than in the previous office, outfitted with a Vista Pure Water System, Midmark Ultraclave and SciCan Hydrim Instrument Washer. When the staff has downtime or is finished working, they can head to the employee lounge, which is complete with a changing area and even laundry! “I included my office staff in a lot of the interior design selection of colors and fabrics,” said Dr. Kokodynski. “They were very excited as we made office trips to the construction site to watch how our thoughts and ideas were implemented in the build-out. When it was all completed, they were quite impressed with how they put it all together and how it turned out. I have surrounded myself with a good group of people.”

The doctor upgraded his computers in the new office, installing a Dell server and computers at each station. In addition, the doctor also has a satellite location in Burlington, Wisconsin so Henry Schein’s TechCentral set up networking that allows the doctor and his staff to log into either server remotely and synch appointments across locations. “We have thousands of dental offices in which we’ve installed computer networking, so we have experience specific to dentistry needs,” said Aaron Rowley, Henry Schein’s Digital Technology Specialist. “We have a standard configuration that’s consistent across all of the offices we install. This gives us the ability to log in remotely to address any server and address issues or troubleshoot.” The Kokodynski team has been in the office now for just a few months, but they regularly have other dentists come in to view their office and find out about the building experience. “Our referrals have definitely taken notice of our new office and location. They have come in discussing their future plans for their offices and how our whole construction process works. As a result, we have been able to educate them as to how our office not only treats our patients from an orthodontic stand point but how we implemented our treatment philosophy into our plans for the office.” Now that it’s complete, Dr. Kokodynski has words of wisdom for other dentists interested in building out a new office. “Surround yourself with expert designers and builders, and also learn to trust them,” said Dr. Kokodynski. “Times arise when decisions need to be made and it’s often between two or three ideas. I asked the builders, equipment specialists, and interior designers the question: “What would you do?” Don't be afraid to go with their recommendations; I found out it is usually the best choice.” 11

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