The dental office floor plan detailed above clearly and neatly divides the dental space into 3 clearly segmented areas: non-clinical (patient and administration), clinical ( dental delivery) and clinical support (supplies, storage and laboratory). The non-clinical space has the most diverse user traffic patterns since patients and their family members, clinical and non-clinical staff can use this space. This non-clinical space should not be mixed with clinical and clinical support areas. The bottleneck areas are the patient entry and exit area or the patient reception desk check-in area. By nature, all dental practices have waste, complexity, and variation built into the dental floor plan or office design. The clinical space has the most diverse and active traffic patterns, while the clinical support area has the least. Dental staff members circulate primarily in clinical and clinical support areas. The areas of non-clinical and clinical support should be internally focused and directed towards the clinical areas. The waiting room must be adjacent to the clinic...