Seven dental clinics designed to take the pain out of check ups
Architects and designers have created these seven dental offices with bright and colourful interiors to offer patients a more enjoyable and worry free experience. More
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SuperLimão converts warehouse into colourful SouSmile dental office
A rounded polycarbonate-clad pink volume forms a consultation room in a dental office and laboratory in São Paulo designed by local firm SuperLimão. More
Impress dental clinic in Barcelona features smile-shaped timber partitions
Pine-wood partition walls that curve upwards like smiles carve up the interior of this dental clinic in Barcelona, Spain, designed by Raúl Sanchez Architects. More
Meditation spaces inform minimalist interior of Valencia's Swiss Concept clinic
Ash-wood surfaces, translucent glass screens and brass feature inside this serene clinic in Valencia, which Francesc Rifé Studio has designed in reference to Asian meditation rooms. More
Berghain designers Studio Karhard creates club-feel inside The Urban Dentist
Light-up walls, mirrored partitions, and colourful stone surfaces help channel a "cool bar" aesthetic inside this dental office in Berlin, which has been completed by Studio Karhard – the designers of renowned nightclub Berghain. More
Natasha Thorpe uses timber to soften mood at Quebec dental office
Slatted wood panels and ambient lighting are intended to make visitors feel more at ease at this orthodontist practice in Canada, by designer Natasha Thorpe. More
Anxiety-reducing orthodontic clinic features serene interiors and garden views
Birch-framed skylights and windows offer garden views to patients at this dental clinic in the Netherlands, designed by Studio Prototype. More
Dublin dental practice by Urban Agency features curved walls and pale wood paneling
Curving walls made up of vertical strips of bleached wood form the inside of this dental practice in Dublin, which was transformed by Urban Agency to make visiting the dentist less daunting. More
RIGI designs waiting area "like a dining room" for dental clinic in China
Chinese studio RIGI Design has placed a dining table and kids' play area in the waiting room of a dental clinic intended to be warm and welcoming (+ slideshow). More
Green cross divides workspace from waiting room in denture clinic by Adam Wiercinski
A green cross emblazoned across the centre of this denture repair centre by Polish architect Adam Wiercinski marks a window where customers can collect or drop off their teeth (+ slideshow). More
Taiwanese dental clinic designed to make patients less afraid to go
Architect Germain Canon and industrial designer Li Mengshu have used glass panels to divide the rooms of a Taiwan dental clinic, which features a waiting area designed to feel like a living room (+ slideshow). More
Ayeneh Office creates angled walls and minimal interior for Iranian dental clinic
The white and grey walls of this dental clinic in Iran are shaped and angled to maximise the amount of light allowed into the interior. More
50 Shades of Wood by Declerck-Daels Architecten is a timber dentist surgery in Bruges
Declerck-Daels Architecten used different varieties of timber and "frivolous" colours for this surgery in Bruges, in an attempt to make going to the dentist more bearable (+ slideshow). More
Tile motif creates patterned interior for Porto dental clinic by Ren Pepe Arquitetos
Ren Pepe Arquitetos has converted part of a former bank in Porto into a dental surgery, featuring geometric patterns that reference the city's many tiled frontages (+ slideshow). More
Montalba Architects converts trailer into a mobile dentist's surgery
LA-based Montalba Architects has transformed a standard trailer into a mobile dental clinic, complete with two operating rooms and a reception area (+ slideshow). More
Tokyo house bridges the rooftops of a dental surgery and garage
Japanese architect Kunihiko Matsuba has balanced a small white house over the flat rooftops of a dental clinic and garage near Tokyo (+ slideshow). More
Kohki Hiranuma's Osaka dental surgery features curvy corners and a twisted roof
A complex arrangement of overlapping wooden joists gives a twisted roof to this dental surgery in Osaka Prefecture by Japanese studio Kohki Hiranuma Architect & Associates (+ slideshow). More
White Space orthodontic clinic with Corian walls by Bureauhub
Almost everything is pristinely white inside this dental clinic in Sicily by architecture studio Bureauhub, from the walls and floors to furniture, equipment and staff uniforms (photos by Roland Halbe + slideshow). More
Bright white clinic by Ryutaro Matsuura with concealed windows and patios
This combined dental clinic and beauty salon in Takashima, Japan, by Osaka designer Ryutaro Matsuura features a plain white facade that conceals windows and patios behind perforated metal screens (+ slideshow). More
Dental Clinic in Nakayamate by Tato Architects
Treatment rooms sit within a translucent house-shaped enclosure at this dental clinic in Kobe, Japan, by Tato Architects (+ slideshow). More