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We completed this quality dental surgery for Winning Smiles at Galston in the last month. It is a 2 chair surgery with a steri, lab, OPG and a private admin office.
We particularly like the eye-catching cabinetry design and overall colour scheme of the practice. In this fitout we utilised only 64 square metres, yet the practice is roomy and very light-filled. Lots of glass in the internal partitioning allows natural light to flow through the premises beautifully.
Hygiene and general patient safety has obviously been high on the list of priorities for dental practices in the last year. Routine cleaning and sterilising of practices has been very important during the Covid-19 pandemic, but hygiene is an ongoing requirement to protect your patients and your business.
Surgery design has an important role to play in the quest for hygiene and patient safety. Recent design trends have seen many beautiful but potentially dangerous porous and soft surfaces find their way into dental surgeries. There is a delicate balance between surfaces that are easy and fast to sterilize, but also look good and feel welcoming.
We often see dental and medical fitouts that have been completed without the required understanding of relevant hygiene and patient safety standards. Flooring, electrical, design layout, equipment locations, radiation control, working surfaces, storage, staff facilities and waiting areas all play an important role in hygiene and safety.
We also see practices that have been renovated or ‘face-lifted’ where the new clean fitout is built over an existing shell that has shortcomings in terms of cleanliness and safety. It’s important to know where to draw the line in terms of what to keep and what to replace. You don’t always need to rip everything out and start again, but you do need to do a thorough investigation into the existing fitout before you start.
Many practices are experiencing a surge of demand now that restrictions in NSW have been lifted. Combined with the government’s $150,000 instant asset write off available until December and extended JobKeeper wage subsidies available in some businesses until March next year, the dental and medical sectors are well placed to thrive over the next 12 to 24 months.
Despite these positive signs for the dental and medical sector, overall availability of quality office and retail space is very favourable with many sectors not fairing so well. Generous lease terms are available in great locations currently and forward looking practitioners may be able to set up a new practice with lower overheads than has previously been possible.
If you are thinking of setting up a dental or medical practice, please contact us to discuss locations and tax effective fitout options.
In this compact fitout for Dr Yvonne Monte at Wellness Dental Bronte we managed to create amazing space by utilising joinery design to eliminate dividing walls between rooms. We used glazing sections above the joinery to make best use of natural light from the shopfront, and also installed a glass door at the back of the premises. The light flows really well through the surgery.
Because the walls are actually made out of cabinets there is a very generous amount of storage considered the compact premises.
There is also a nice full height glazed cavity sliding door that disappears magically into the joinery.
It’s only about 40 square metres but we have a chair, OPG, steri/lab, waiting, WC, reception and it all works well in the space. It’s a big success!
Commodore Owner, Craig Exley and Dr Yvonne Monte at the end of the project
Thanks to Dr Yvonne Monte, who was great to work with.
See more photos of this dental fitout in our Gallery page.
Life is returning to normal and the dentists are re-opening. It’s been an interesting time and we are getting through it pretty well. Some dentists have taken the opportunity to renovate dental surgeries and carry out maintenance work during their enforced shutdown. We are grateful for the dental and medical clients that have kept us busy with these projects in the last few months and are very pleased to see these businesses now being able to generate some revenue again. I hope the new dental and medical fitouts we have done throughout Sydney help them get their practices running more efficiently and more profitably than ever before.
Time is running out to make the most of the $150,000 instant asset write-off for renovation works. Please contact us if you have any fitout, surgery renovation or dental cabinetry requirements that we could attend to for you this month.
We have also helped some clients in Sydney to re-configure waiting rooms and reception areas to keep patients spread out but still make most efficient use of the space. Please let us know if you need any help with this in your practice.
The federal government is investing large sums of money to encourage businesses to think positive and keep their eyes on the big picture. We are very lucky to live in a country that has the resources and economy to be able to negotiate something such as the Coronavirus outbreak with such strength.
The economies and share markets of the world have a 100 year track record of cycling through good times and bad. Sometimes we aren’t sure how long the bad times will go on. But in this case, everyone knows that we will emerge from the Coronavirus shutdowns within a relatively short timeframe and the need for dental and medical treatment will remain. Not only will people still have teeth, but their will be a build up of demand for dental treatment, orthodontics, restorations, surgeries and cosmetic treatments. So we are asking ourselves, what am I doing to make the most of this situation? Am I focussing on what I do have rather than what I don’t have? Am I focusing on the opportunities rather than the problems?
Most practices have taxable profits accrued for the 2019/20 financial year that will lead to tax being payable once the company tax return is lodged. Further, the very generous government cash flow assistance and Jobkeeper packages will support business in the next 3 months. This makes the government’s $150,000 instant asset write off very appealing for dentists that are looking forward to growth over the next 2 years. Investing in your practice now might pay off greatly when the patients return later in the year, and you can be proudly stimulating the Australian economy whilst you are at it.
If you are planning to expand or renovate your surgery in the next two years, it’s a great time to do it now. Please ring us for a conversation and some good old fashioned, honest advice.
Here is our latest fitout featured in Australasian Dental Practice Magazine.
We recently completed this nice new surgery in Macquarie Park in Sydney.
This surgery was designed by Antony Poate. Antony is a good designer whose surgeries are rewarding to build. Please find more info on Antony at https://antonypoatedesign.com.au.
This surgery has very high quality finishes and very nice natural light in the surgery rooms. The layout is particularly good and the feedback is that the surgery ‘works’ really efficiently. As you can see it looks great. Antony’s colour palate is distinctive without being too loud.
This surgery was completed on time in 8 weeks and on budget. Access was a bit tricky. Small lift with limited parking and loading dock but we made it happen.
Dr Katrina Zhao of Midas Dental is also a very lovely client and we enjoyed working for her.
Please see a few more photos in our Gallery page.
We are doing a fitout currently with ambidextrous dental chairs. These chairs allow the dentist to work from either side and gives greater flexibility of positioning over the patient. It also allows dental assistants to work from different positions.
The installation of these chairs requires some special skills and experience. The design of the surgery needs to be re-thought from the original concept plan. More space is required when designing the fitout to ensure good space around the chair. It is important to determine which chair is being used before the surgery is designed to make beset use of the features of the chair.
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