title: Dental office planning.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A properly planned dental office can contribute directly to the success of your practice. Critical steps in creating a successful dental office environment are developing a design program, determining the size and cost of your facility, selecting a location and assembling the appropriate professionals to help with planning and construction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Planning a dental office is a multifaceted and complex task. For optimal results, you need to completely understand the design and construction process, as no other business activity will demand a greater investment of your time and money.
authors.affiliation: Unthank and Unthank Architects, Lincoln, Neb. 68508, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Unthank
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003770:Dental Offices / Q000191:economics; D005160:Facility Design and Construction / Q000191:economics; D010934:Planning Techniques