The setting itself grew to play an even greater role when she used the area’s resident bird, the Great Blue Heron, for inspiration. At the Mercer seminars she attended, Dr. Maze learned the importance of having a vision to guide her practice, from patient treatment plans to long-term financial goals. Great Blue Herons, which are known for their acute vision, became a symbol – visually illustrated in the practice’s logo and as bronze statues throughout the office – for Dr. Maze’s practice philosophy: to help patients achieve the highest level of oral health; to elevate patients’ expectations of dentistry and deliver optimal care; to develop lifelong relationships with patients; to remain dedicated to achieving the highest level of education in the dental field; and to provide a partnership of goodwill demonstrated by the care given.
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Blunt pulled together a Patterson team who met regularly with Dr. Maze and her husband to discuss the new practice. Up-to-date equipment and technology, enough operatories for future growth, an open floor plan, expert interior design that reflected her personal style and natural lighting were top of her wish list.
To help ease the transition into the new practice for her staff, Dr. Maze converted her practice management software to Patterson’s EagleSoft before the move. “With all the new technology coming in to the new practice, I knew it was going to be overwhelming for the staff, so I tried to be proactive and make the move a little easier on everyone,” she said.
The Patterson team devised a floor plan to increase efficiency starting with the operatories, four on either side of the walk-through laboratory and sterilization center. The practice is laid out in a rectangle, which makes it easily navigable for staff and patients. And the increased number of operatories solved the space crunch of the other practice. Blunt said, “The office can move from treatment to hygiene without too many steps. It’s efficient, time-wise.” And, rather than having one or two favorite operatories as she did before, Dr. Maze has eight identical rooms.
Though she didn’t need to outfit all eight operatories at once, Dr. Maze felt that if she didn’t invest in and equip them right away, it might never happen. “How many times do people say, ‘We’ll do it later,’ but they never do? I didn’t want that to happen with my practice,” she said. “I just wanted to give my patients the best care from the start.”
The operatories are fully equipped with A-dec, including 12 o’clock consoles with dual entry, chairs and stools, delivery units and handpieces. Each operatory also contains Schick digital X-ray, PLANMECA Intra intraoral X-rays, as well as a computer, monitor and TV screen, all linked to patient records with seamless integration via EagleSoft.
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