How comfortable is the furniture in the reception area of your dental office?  When was the last time you sat on it?  One of the big things in creating a warm, comfortable, and inviting dental office design that will reduce anxiety for those visiting the dentist is to have furniture in the reception area that is both attractive and comfortable.  The furniture also needs to reflect the overall branding message of the dental practice, as well as communicate quality and success, assuming these are characteristics that you want associated with your dental practice.

Here is a snap shot of bench seating in a reception area that is not at all comfortable.

This reception area bench may fit the design scheme but it lacks comfort.

While the choice of materials and style of the bench reflects the overall design of the dental office, there is nothing about this that is comfortable. In order to be successful in crafting an environment for your patients you might just want to make sure it is comfortable as well as pretty.