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 about 50 Shades of Wood by Declerck-Daels Architecten is a timber dentist surgery in Bruges
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 about Tile motif creates patterned interior for Porto dental clinic by Ren Pepe Arquitetos
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 about Montalba Architects converts trailer into a mobile dentist's surgery
Japanese architect Kunihiko Matsuba has balanced a small white house over the flat rooftops of a dental clinic and garage near Tokyo (+ slideshow). More about Tokyo house bridges the rooftops of a dental surgery and garage
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 about Kohki Hiranuma's Osaka dental surgery features curvy corners and a twisted roof
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 about White Space orthodontic clinic with Corian walls by Bureauhub
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 about Bright white clinic by Ryutaro Matsuura with concealed windows and patios
Treatment rooms sit within a translucent house-shaped enclosure at this dental clinic in Kobe, Japan, by Tato Architects (+ slideshow). More about Dental Clinic in Nakayamate by Tato Architects
A house-shaped white box seems to float above the dark grey reception of this dental clinic in Porto by Portugese architect Paulo Merlini (+ slideshow). More about Dental Clinic in Porto by Paulo Merlini
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An uncompromising grid of square rooms and courtyards makes up this dental clinic in Gunma, Japan, in our third story in the last week from architect Hironaka Ogawa (+ slideshow). More about Chiyodanomori Dental Clinic by Hironaka Ogawa
Dutch studio Shift has converted a suburban house in the south of the Netherlands and turned it into a dental surgery with a new zinc-clad wing (+ slideshow). More about Dentist with a View by Shift
Stripy glass screens obscure views between rooms at this dental clinic in Torres Vedras, Portugal, by MMVArquitecto (+ slideshow). More about Dental Clinic by MMVArquitecto
Spanish architects Estudio Hago have completed a dental surgery with walls of rounded wooden panels and white-tinted glass. More about Dental Office by Estudio Hago
Australian architects Demaine Partnership have completed a marble-fronted dental surgery in Victoria. More about Beaumaris Dental by Demaine Partnership
Here's a dental clinic by Openlab Architects of Portugal, where the waiting room and reception are separated by a curtain of twisting metal strips. More about Be Clinique by Openlab Architects
Lenka Křemenová and David Maštálka of Czech studio A1 Architects have completed the interior of a dental surgery in Prague where the walls are covered with illustrations of teeth, animals and plants. More about D.Vision Dental Clinic by A1 Architects
Xarchitekten of Linz and Vienna, Austria, have completed a dental clinic that is based on an illustration of a set of teeth. More about GKK Dental Ambulatory by Xarchitekten
Japanese architects Norisada Maeda Atelier have completed a house that includes a dental practice and swimming pool in Tokyo, Japan. More about Plastic Moon by Norisada Maeda Atelier
Berlin office J Mayer H Architects have completed the interior of the Brauner Wegner Priehn dental practice in Hamburg, Germany. More about Brauner Wegner Priehn centre for dentistry by J Mayer H