Dental Office

Design
& Dental Chair
SLIDESMANIA.C

Kyra Jean Blacano, DMD

 Dental Office Design
By priority: Other areas:
• Treatment room
•Dentist’s office/
• X-ray room
• Sterilization area Consultation area
• Reception area •Pantry/Staff room
• Records area •Laboratory
• Storage/Utility area •Restroom
• Other administrative areas
SLIDESMANIA.C
 Treatment Room

- Also referred as the

dental operatory.
SLIDESMANIA.C
 X-ray Facilities
SLIDESMANIA.C
 Sterilization Area

Accommodates the
sink area, preparation
of trays, sterilization
equipment (cold and
autoclave)
SLIDESMANIA.C
 Reception area
The goal of a well-
planned dental office is
to create a reception
area that makes
patients feel at home,
relaxes them, and
prepares them for
treatment.
SLIDESMANIA.C
 Reception area
SLIDESMANIA.C
 Records Area/ Receptionist’s Desk
It is the control center of all
activities and should be
located adjacent to the
reception room
Design should enable
receptionist too see anyone
entering the reception room
SLIDESMANIA.C
 Records Area/ Receptionist’s Desk
SLIDESMANIA.C
 Storage/Utility Area
• Better insulated so as not to cause
distraction
• Enough storage area for equipment,
disposables and materials
SLIDESMANIA.C
Dental Chair
SLIDESMANIA.C
 Dental chair
- also called dental engine
- It is a large chair-side appliance (including the
chair itself)
- At minimum, a dental engine serves as a 
source of mechanical or pneumatic-power
for one or more hand pieces
SLIDESMANIA.C
 EVOLUTION OF DENTAL CHAIR
SLIDESMANIA.C

THEN NOW
 TYPES OF DENTAL CHAIR

PORTABLE
NON PORTABLE
1. General dental chair
2. Kids dental chair
3. Surgical dental chair
SLIDESMANIA.C
 PARTS OF DENTAL CHAIR

•Head rest
•Back rest
•Arm rest
•Pilot lamp
•Three way syringe •Suction Tube
•X-ray lamp •Water dispenser
•Rotary instruments • Instrument tray
• Foot pad
• Cup holder
SLIDESMANIA.C

• Foot rest
 PARTS OF DENTAL CHAIR
Head rest
For support and comfort
Can be tilted forward
And backward

Back rest and arm rest

Comfort of patient
Adjustable and body
contoured
SLIDESMANIA.C
 PARTS OF DENTAL CHAIR
Pilot lamp
Attached to dental chair
Illuminates and focused
On patient’s oral cavity

Three way syringe

Air syringe
Water syringe
Moisture syringe
SLIDESMANIA.C
 PARTS OF DENTAL CHAIR
Suction pump
Low volume evacuator (LVE)
High volume evacuator (HVE)

Cuspidor/ spitton
A bowl or basin-like receptable for
the patient to spit saliva from the
mouth during dental procedures.
SLIDESMANIA.C
 PARTS OF DENTAL CHAIR
Bracket table Rotary instruments
Holds instruments
Holds other materials used by operator High-speed handpiece

Low-speed handpiece
SLIDESMANIA.C
 PARTS OF DENTAL CHAIR
X-ray viewer

- It helps in examination and interpretation of

the radiographs of the patient’s oral cavity or a
tooth.
SLIDESMANIA.C
 Chair controls
- The control buttons are used for
movement of the dental chair according to
the convenience of the dentist.

Manual control

Foot control
SLIDESMANIA.C
 Operator and Assistant Stools
Accompanies the dental chair for
which the operators can sit on when
handling dental procedures

DENTAL
DENTIST ASSISTANT
STOOL
STOOL
SLIDESMANIA.C
SLIDESMANIA.C
end
SLIDESMANIA.C