Practice news Blue Sky thinking
Don Macleod on how his new Bathgate NHS premises meets the demanding standards of modern dentistry
I
opened the George Street Dental Practice, Bath- gate in the early 1980s after converting two single bedroom first floor
flats in a 100 year old tene- ment building, accessed by a common stair. This site became increasingly unsuit- able for our needs as the years went by. The usable space was no longer practical for the modern business of dentistry. The inability to create a full sized LDU or make the site
DDA compliant were just two of the limitations of this site. Taking advantage of
the availability of a Scot- tish Government relocation grant, I found a detached unit in central Bathgate which I thought was ideal, both in size and location. With much trepi- dation, I set the ball rolling and instructed Jon Newey, partner in EKJN Architects Linlithgow to apply for planning and building warrants. Jon came up with an inspired
design for the interior of the new practice which I accepted, with minimal need for amend- ment on my part. The design involved dividing the building by creating an additional floor to double the available space.
The ground floor was patient-
orientated and accommodated five surgeries, reception, patient waiting area, LDU and OPT rooms and two patient
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