ADA honors Dental Office Design contest winners

The winners of the ADA's 2012 Dental Office Design competition were announced during the recent ADA Annual Session in San Francisco.

The competition, sponsored by Wells Fargo Practice Finance, recognizes dental facilities that most effectively express the practice philosophy of their practitioner(s) and demonstrate a thoughtful assembly of design characteristics associated with an up-to-date dental office. Entries are judged by a panel of dental industry experts.

Here are the 2012 winners:

• Dental Office Design of the Year is awarded for best overall facility as evidenced by functional design, efficient interior space planning, and appropriate integration of dental equipment and technology.

  • Small practice: Todd Hohlen, DDS, Ridge Point Dental, Lincoln, NE
  • Group practice: Craig Goldin, DDS, and Marcy Goldin, DDS, Cosmetic Dentistry Institute, Troy, MI

• Outstanding Achievement for a New Dentist Practice is awarded for the best new, remodeled, or expanded facility for the first practice owned by a doctor or group of doctors who have graduated from dental school since 2001.

  • Michelle Reynolds, DMD, The Tooth Ferry, Friday Harbor, WA

• Outstanding Achievement for a Specialty Practice is awarded for the best new, remodeled, or expanded facility for a specialty practice.

  • Phoebe Good, DMD, and Chad Sears, DMD, Good + Sears Orthodontics, San Francisco

• Outstanding Achievement in Design Efficiency is awarded for the most effective space planning and use of square footage to meet practice needs and objectives.

  • Todd Hohlen, DDS, Ridge Point Dental, Lincoln, NE

The Dental Office Design of the Year grand prize winners receive a $2,500 bonus marketing fund, media exposure, and an engraved plaque. Outstanding Achievement award winners also receive awards and media coverage.