Dental office design affects many aspects of dental practice often not realized or understood by the practitioner. These range from efficient operatory layout and equipment selection to lighting, effective appointment and business area design, and increased case acceptance. Although a major portion of the material presented in the area of office design is empirical and subjective in nature, there is a large enough body of information to suggest the need for dentists to consider strongly the opinions reviewed here. The financial investment required in achieving a new office or remodeling an existing one must be considered. The effective use of design professionals, ie, architects and interior designers, in planning and executing a project is also discussed in the literature reviewed.
牙科诊所的设计会影响牙科诊疗的诸多方面，而从业者往往并未意识到或理解这些影响。这些方面涵盖了高效的诊疗室布局、设备选择、照明、有效的预约和业务区域设计，以及更高的病例接受率。尽管办公室设计领域所呈现的大部分内容本质上是经验性和主观性的，但有足够多的信息表明，牙医有必要认真考虑此处所回顾的观点。必须考虑为新建一间办公室或改造现有办公室所需的财务投资。在回顾的文献中也讨论了在规划和实施一个项目时有效利用设计专业人员，即建筑师和室内设计师的问题。
