Growing Dental Practice From 4 to 20 Ops - Dr. Peter Kics, DDS

#shorts - Dr. Peter Kics describes himself as a business owner, but first and foremost as a clinician. “It’s a balancing act,” he says “We decided we needed a larger facility to make sure that patients get the best care possible. I want a family practice feeling, but with corporate efficiency.”

Once they decided to grow, Peter and his wife and business partner Teja investigated taking over an existing building in Arlington Heights. However, with dozens of employees and local community ordinances covering the number of parking spots for a practice like theirs, they couldn’t find existing space that fit their needs.

They realized that new construction was the way to go. “I was intimidated about buying land and building a new building,” Peter says. “I had never built anything, and a commercial project was terrifying.” However, the more that he and Teja discussed the project, started looking for suitable land, and met with the professionals he would need to work with, the more they realized the time was right for such an undertaking.

While they were working through the purchasing process, Peter and Teja consulted with Design Ergonomics to plan the layout of their new building, starting with a conceptual Blocking Diagram to determine the optimal flow for the practice. From there, they worked with Design Ergonomics on a Floor Plan, along with determining the practice technology and dental equipment that would make them most efficient.

“We built it out for 20 operatories eventually,” Peter says. “We have 20 operatories plumbed and ready to go and we’re using 15 of them right now, so we still have room to grow.”

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