Andre took the vision he had in mind and put it on paper - in the form of a sketch that he said was “almost comical.” Yet, as the drawing turned into official blueprints and then was built, the resemblance to that original sketch was amazing. “It really was just a quick little hand sketch,” he said. “As far as the vision I had, the little country store was my inspiration, but when I drew up the building it really was what I wanted to see - and it turned out so much like that original drawing.”

Due to the space limitations and what Andre wanted out of his practice, he knew a non-clinical second level would be ideal. It fit in with the phased construction and it gave Silver Lake Dental additional square footage without increasing the size of the footprint.

The new practice included 2,400 square feet of space on the main level - or double the total size of the old practice - while including an additional 1,300 square feet on the second, non-clinical level. That space includes a break room and a massive doctor’s office that Andre admits is oversized. Though, that’s only for the time being, as Andre intends to share it when he brings on an associate down the line - part of his plan in expanding.

Patient comfort has always been a focus for Andre, and that was no exception as he evaluated how he wanted the interior of his practice to turn out. He decided on warm, earth tone and rock walls, but made sure that he didn’t sacrifice the feel of a modern, cutting-edge office. “If you’re a patient, I really want to make sure when you come in, you’re not staring at bright lights, feeling like you’re in a clinic and you’re about to have some dentistry done,” he said. “I also want you to walk in and know that you’re in an up-to-date facility and that everything I do is state of the art.”