Dr. David Ahearn, Founder of Design Ergonomics (www.desergo.com), shares the secrets to creating a dental office at 2/3rds the cost, in 3/4 the space, yielding twice the production.
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One of the greatest misconceptions about our design philosophy is that since we are able to create more treatment rooms in less space than any other design firm, that we must do one of two things … or both.
First, we must make smaller treatment rooms. Nope. We don’t. We actually INCREASE the open floor space of the typical treatment room design.
Second, that we couldn’t possibly have enough storage because we don’t design storage closets into your plans. OK, that’s true about the no closet but not the part about NOT having enough storage.
So, let me share with you the secrets for how we live up to the commitment to 2/3rds the cost, 3/4 the space, and TWICE the production.
Here’s what we do and why we do it (and I know that our competitors think that we are crazy to tell you the secrets of how we do things - but quite honestly, we don’t compete with ANYBODY). We only want to create the most productive dental offices on Earth and most dentists are not that motivated or don’t understand the PRINCIPLES that we’ve outlined in our “This Can All Be Easier!” video series at:
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SO, the majority of dentists AREN’T going to work with us. That’s good! We get the time that we need to work with the best practitioners! And maybe you aspire to be one of those.
So, here’s the crazy secret … at least about supplies. You want to put the supplies - of any sort - where you will actually USE them! And By that, I actually mean - AT YOUR FINGERTIPS.
That means you need to understand a lot of LITTLE things:
1. What supplies you need THIS WEEK.
2. What you need for the next month.
3. How to put those supplies where you will use them or stage them in this process.
4. And just maybe … how much extra supplies you want to keep to satisfy any paranoia you still have about supplies. So, here is a very bad confession. I’m totally paranoid! I never want to run out of anything! But, I’m also not crazy. This system will allow you to both serve the supplies you need every minute AND protect against outtages.
Once you have this volume calculated, you can embrace the concept of VISUAL restocking. You’ll be able to buy whatever you want without wasting. YOU’LL always have what you need, without searching, and you can greatly reduce the volume of space that you need to use, purchase, or lease, saving you - in many instances - MILLIONS of dollars in mortgage or lease payments … and wasted supplies … over the life of the practice. Yes. MILLIONS. Contact us. We’d be happy to let you know how we make this all happen.
Who thought supply storage was that important? Boring? Yes! Unimportant? Uh, no!
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At Design Ergonomics (www.desergo.com), we help dentists create the most efficient, productive, and beautiful practices to meet their unique goals. Our design approach, developed over 25 years of working exclusively for the dental industry, has a proven track record for high-flow, high-efficiency success. We create the best dental systems in the industry, and we look forward to helping you throughout your design and development process.