Entries are now being accepted for the 14th annual Dental Office Design Competition, sponsored by Wells Fargo Practice Finance, Dental Economics, ADA Business Resources, and the ADA.
Newly built offices and offices of any practice type and size with leasehold improvements or renovations completed between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2012, are eligible to enter. All entries postmarked by July 31, 2013, will be considered.
A grand prize Dental Office Design of the Year winner will be selected from both Small Practice and Group Practice categories. Grand prize winners will each be awarded a $2,500 bonus marketing fund, media coverage, and an engraved plaque for their reception area.
Outstanding achievement awards also will be given in the following categories:
- Outstanding New Dentist Practice recognizes 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 2003.
- Outstanding Specialty Practice recognizes the best new, remodeled, or expanded facility for a specialty practice.
- Outstanding Design Efficiency recognizes the most effective space planning and use of square footage to meet practice needs and objectives.
All outstanding achievement winners will also receive awards and media coverage.
Entries will be judged by a panel of dental industry and design experts. Winners will be announced in November 2013 at the ADA Annual Session in New Orleans and need not be present to win.
