Dental & Medical Office Design Tips: Lighting, Paint and Carpet
As a dentist, you must have certainly come across different types of patients facing different problems. But there is always that one thing that is most common in all of them- fear. People of all ages, both the old and young dread coming into the dentist’s office even when it involves a simple check-up. As much as many people believe one cannot do much about fear, studies show that there are simple ways to reassure a patient which ultimately makes your office a peace oozing environment.
Here are some handy tips that can help you transform your waiting area into a simple but creative place of solace for all your ailing patients.
Lighting, Paint, and Carpet
Color schemes, lights, and carpets can really affect the mood of your patients. A study revealed that the feel of the dentist’s waiting room and the aesthetics are some of the major factors that influence the patient’s anxiety levels as well as the patient’s perception of the dentist’s quality of work.To ensure that people in your waiting room are relaxed, let the lights in your room be soft incandescent lights instead of the common fluorescent lights. If you have no other option other than to get fluorescent lights, make sure that they’ve got filters so that they can soften the glare. Also, consider mixing of lights. There are so many options to choose from, you can go with natural light, tabletop, and overhead among many others. Remember, the more light your waiting room area has the homier it will feel to your patients.
When it comes to flooring, carpet really stands out for the job. For starters, it makes the waiting room feel and look much more comfortable, and it is also a great way to reduce the noise in the room. Though not very easy to maintain, you can always get a dark colored carpet in order to easily conceal the stains and dirt. Always make sure that the carpet matches the reception chairs you have chosen to have in the waiting room so that you don’t color clash the colors in the room.
Another tip that comes in handy is placing welcome mats in high movement areas. This will help reduce the pressure on the carpet helping it not only to wear out slowly but also to last a little longer. For your carpet to suffice its time on your office floor, have it cleaned after every three months. This will do the trick and save you on cleaning expenses.
To finish up, you will need to have the walls of your waiting room painted. Try to go for white as your color choice. Why? Because it blends well with other colors and it one of the soothing colors you can have in a room. You can go for any other color you choose to, just don’t pick on dull colors or too bright colors like red.
Painting the waiting room area a different color from the office areas is also a nice trick to get your patients relaxed. Unconsciously they will relate to the waiting room area as the place to relax and the office area as the place for examinations.
This a simple way to have the dental office reception area design improved for the betterment of you and your patients.
