Solutions & Audit
Replacing a treatment chair, updating an operatory, and opening a new office are very different projects. All three involve choices about space, equipment, and the way a clinical team works. A piece of equipment may fit the room’s measurements but still be poorly suited to the way people move around it during treatment.
I work with Patterson Equipment & Technology Specialist Andrew Baldwin to help practices consider these choices before making a purchase or committing to a larger plan. Andrew brings more than 20 years of dental equipment and technology experience. My chairside background helps keep the day-to-day needs of the clinical team part of that conversation.
We begin with what your team needs to do in the space: the procedures you perform, the equipment already in place, the movement between work areas, and the limitations of the existing layout. These practical details influence which chairs, delivery systems, and technology configurations are worth considering.
In one room, we may focus on how a replacement chair or delivery system works with the existing layout. In an expansion or new office, the discussion extends to how rooms relate to one another and how the team expects to use them. Thinking about those details early can make equipment comparisons more useful.
Opening or expanding an office means considering operatory layout, room use, clinical workflow, and the equipment and technology each space will need. Andrew helps practices consider how those choices relate to the overall plan, including what may be needed as the office grows.
If you’re updating existing rooms, we can review how replacement chairs, delivery systems, imaging equipment, or other selections fit the space and your team’s workflow. It’s worth addressing what isn’t working now before deciding what to put in its place.
Equipment choices affect room dimensions, mechanical requirements, and the work other project professionals need to plan. Andrew works with customers to prepare office blueprints, bringing equipment layouts, clinical workflow, and technology needs into the discussion. He also works with architects and contractors to coordinate the planning details as the project develops. Andrew and I support equipment and space planning, not the construction work itself. Patterson TechEdge resources may also be relevant to equipment-service questions.
Imaging, scanning, and in-office production systems can affect how a team uses the operatory and moves through a procedure. It’s easier to assess their fit when you consider the space, equipment requirements, and clinical workflow together rather than selecting technology separately.
Depending on the project, we may discuss 3D CBCT imaging, intraoral scanners such as TRIOS, Medit, or DEXIS, CAD/CAM milling, 3D printing, or the Solea all-tissue dental laser. These are options to evaluate against your practice’s needs, not a checklist of equipment every office must buy.
Featured Resources
If you’re still comparing options, these resources provide a useful starting point for a more informed conversation:
Explore factory-certified pre-owned A-dec chairs, delivery systems, and related operatory equipment as one possible approach to balancing equipment needs with budget priorities.
Visualize A-dec equipment choices, colors, and configurations in a three-dimensional space to help you explore how different design decisions might come together.
Learn about the technology’s hard- and soft-tissue applications and consider how it might fit into the procedures and workflow of your practice.
Whether you’re planning one operatory or several, it helps to talk through what’s changing, what needs to stay, and the decisions your team has already made. Tell me where the project stands, and Andrew and I can help identify the equipment and technology questions that need attention, bringing in other project resources as appropriate.
Yes. A single-room upgrade still involves decisions about how equipment fits the space and supports daily workflow. We can begin with the scope of the change you’re considering.
No. Andrew works with customers to prepare office blueprints and collaborates with architects and contractors, but he and I do not perform construction. When a dental-specific contractor is needed, I can discuss a personal introduction.
Yes. Factory-certified pre-owned A-dec chairs and related operatory equipment are among the options we can discuss. We can look at how those options compare with your practice’s equipment needs before deciding what makes sense for the space and team.
