Barron knew she wanted a U-shaped office so patients would come in one way, walk past the open sterilization center then into a private operatory. Each operatory has its own FOCUS Intraoral X-ray system and Schick 33 Digital Sensors so that the whole patient experience could happen in that one room. “I wanted each operatory to be its own environment and for the whole dental experience to take place in that environment. Needs can be personal, so to offer each patient privacy was key.”

Privacy is created by one of the practice’s main design elements and most talked about features: barn doors that give the office a modern and comfortable feel. She didn’t want it to feel like your average dental practice, she says. And it doesn’t.

Each operatory also has two monitors – one on the doctor’s side and one on the assistant’s side. Both are used as patient education tools as well. It makes working with digital X-ray tools easy and helps patients make good decisions about their dental treatment.

“The intraoral can help you tell the whole story,” Barron says. “I would not practice without it. It helps me create an overall treatment plan that a patient can appreciate, understand and actually see.”

Barron’s office is welcoming and modern. Her chairside manner is friendly and relaxed. But another key factor to success at Barron Family Dentistry is fun. Not often a word used to describe a trip to the dentist, the word “fun” is used on a daily basis. Why? “Growing up, I thought going to the dentist was easy and fun. I didn’t know anything else,” says Barron. “I want it to be a positive and fun experience for everyone. I try to create a jovial atmosphere here.”

Barron got her DMD from Boston University and loved living on the East Coast during school, saying it felt like a vacation while she was there. Boston, known for academia, has colleges everywhere. It was a great experience, but Barron missed seeing Colorado’s mountains everywhere. And home. So days after graduation, she moved back.

“My long-term plan had always been to have my own office. I came back home from Boston with that idea in mind. But, three kids in four years meant it wasn’t quite the right timing yet. Once my kids were school age, I started to plan. I knew I wanted to work within the community I live and where I raise my kids. And I’m right in the heart of the people I live and work with. Nothing else felt right until now.”