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Andrew carefully researched which chairs were best for the practice
Continued » The previous October,
Andrew had visited the BDTA Dental Showcase in London and scoped out the equipment that they were to need. They were planning on gutting and replacing the majority of the equipment, fixtures and fittings in the practice so they needed to get quotes and see the equip- ment for themselves. Kiki said: “We wanted to
make sure we got the best equipment for the practice so Andrew went down and looked at the various makes and brands of equipment and got quotes. He also asked colleagues what make of chair worked for them and what they would recommend.” Based on those recommen-
dations, they settled on three Takara Belmont chairs – one Voyager for the new surgery and two Clesta II chairs for Kiki and Andrew’s soon-to-be refurbished surgeries. They have also installed intra-oral cameras, a new rotary endo system as well as mini screens on their chairs to show patients dental X-rays. The whole practice was
rewired and replumbed with all the floor coverings, cabi- netry and dental equipment upgraded, along with the installation of a fully-furnished LDU. Kiki explained: “The practice was needing updated so we felt that it was best to get it all done at once so that we wouldn’t need to do it ever again, hopefully. “So it was important for us
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that the refurbishment was carried out to a high standard to reflect the work that we do in practice.” The work was carried out in
two phases; first a temporary surgery was installed in the old reception room and half the practice was screened off while work on the two old surgeries and LDU was undertaken. Kiki and Andrew worked a split shift during this time, either 8am-2pm or 2pm-8pm. After a ı0-week build, the second phase could begin with the dentists starting to see patients in their brand new surgeries. The second phase saw the
new surgery built in the place of the reception area and the old waiting room turned into a dual-purpose reception and waiting room. And, despite the disruption to patients and staff being kept to a minimum, Kiki explained that it was a difficult time. She said: “It was quite difficult while the work was going on, but we are really happy with it all now. “It wasn’t difficult working
in the surgery, but I was aware of the disruption for staff and patients. I was more worried about other people rather than myself, as the waiting room was a bit dusty for a while.” As for the future, Kiki
explained that they have prob- ably extended as much as they can, but she revealed that they may look to expand in other ways. She said: “I think that’s as far as we can take the practice just now, but I wouldn’t rule out buying another practice in the future.”
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