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| The following is a reprint of an article
entitled, "Room Pairs" by Dr. David
J. Ahearn. The contents of this article are
Copyright © 2000, Dr. David J. Ahearn.
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ROOM
PAIRS
Why exactly is it that most of us believe that the only
way to set up an office is with symmetrical rooms? Do
we think that we're going to find the cure for dental
hygiene?... just kidding.
So if hygiene is a dedicated part of the practice shouldn't
we take advantage of that? What if we could conclude that
35 to 40 percent of an offices operatory count should
be hygiene space? (We can).
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If
at least one room in three can be hygiene space
then you can utilize room pairs. For larger offices,
room pairs can save up to 30% of an office's overall
space. That savings translates to productivity increases,
improved communications and huge savings in equipment
and building costs.
When you increase the layout efficiency of a hygiene
room you can greatly simplify the required technology
and therefore reduce the cost of hygiene space.
Further, we borrow the esthetic (patient) space
in the hygiene area from the unused (assistant side
chair toe) portion of the doctor treatment room
- which is wasted space. This permits both doctor
and hygiene rooms to appear spacious and uncluttered.
The result is a reduced hallway run for operatories.
It's more efficient. It feels better to patients.
It leaves room for other important aspects of the
practice... and saves you money.
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