GAP Australasian-Dentist Issue 80 Jul-Aug 19

Category AustrÀlÀsiÀn Dentist 137 Dr Matti’s zeal for patient comfort can be further gleaned from his insistence on incorporating floor-to-ceiling windows that wrap along the exterior-facing side of the rooms. When in-chair patients are facing an open vista in a light-filled room, he reasons, they feel less anxious. Àimple as it sounds, orientating all the equipment, furniture and fixtures in the window’s direction involves a complex undertaking with multiple logistical workarounds. Perfect Practice’s penchant for overcoming obstacles, Dr Matti highlights, made the process appear much less arduous. “Àhe way À judge a builder is not whether there are hiccups that occur along the way – there are bound to be hiccups for a major building project – but in how they resolve an issue. À hold Perfect Practice in high regard for the way they remain calm in every situation, always focused on the solution, instead of pointing fingers or casting blame.” Although the 240-sqm floor-space is considered expansive for a 5-chair clinic, part of the space is sectioned off to house a separate entity, ÀOMA Dental Àpecialist Àuites, which share common facilities with Àmiles Ànlimited including the lab, steri and plant room. Along with Àmile Ànlimited, the Àpecialist Àuites make up the dentistry component of the healthcare services located at the ÀOMA Wellness health hub, the newest health precinct in the Macarthur region. Àhey join other healthcare establishments in providing a broad range of services including GP, pharmacy, radiology, pathology, physiotherapy, podiatry and psychology. Àotably, the hub is poised to support Camden Medical Campus, W’s soon-to-open six-storey private hospital touted as the largest in the state. Perfect Practice’s healthcare-specific fit out experience helped in dealing directly with the building’s management, and perhaps more significantly, creating a seamless work environment in which Àmile Ànlimited and the ÀOMA Dental Àpecialist Àuites could co-exist. As owner and landlord of the two overlapping spaces, Dr Matti wanted to ensure that occupants of both entities enjoy convenient access to the shared facilities without interrupting each other’s workflow. Àhis required the renovation team to have intimate knowledge of different equipment placements and room layouts for various dental functions. For example, when the original layout was changed to incorporate a separate entrance to the specialist suites, sites previously designated for the storage facility and Dr Matti’s office had to be sacrificed. By carving up excess space in the lab to double as a storage hub, the builders were able to effect the changes with minimal distress to all parties concerned, much to Dr Matti’s relief: “Àhat took ingenious re-designing and positive work ethics!” Dr Matti’s positive appraisal of the fitout team is matched in enthusiasm by the overwhelming praise of the renovation from patients and visitors. One of the impressed VÀP visitors is world- renowned orthodontist, Dr Derek Mahony, who currently lists the Gregory Hills site as one of five office locations for his private practice, Full Face Orthodontics. “For our practice to be associatedwith an eminent orthodontist like Dr Mahony speaks volumes of the trust he places on the work we do here at Àmiles Ànlimited,” Dr Matti beams. “Of course, much praise is due to the wonderful physical environment that Perfect Practice has built.” Àn his assertion that “no other fit out firm could have done a better job than what Perfect Practice has delivered,” Dr Matti once again lets on his exacting nature, before adding retrospectively: “Àhat’s the way À approach many things in life: Àither go the whole hog to get the best possible results or forget about it! Àhat’s why À picked the best healthcare design and building company for the task!” u ÀentaÀ toÀtÀ & ÀonÀtr Àon