September - University of Nebraska

COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY BUILDING RENOVATION
University of Nebraska Medical Center
UNL East Campus, Lincoln, Nebraska
Design Development Report – July, 2008
PROJECT SCOPE
The UNMC College of Dentistry Building Renovation project will provide a major building and systems upgrade
that addresses existing building deficiencies in the following areas:
1) Academic and patient program enhancements for clinic and student areas that have not seen major
facility upgrades since original building construction.
2) Mechanical and electrical system upgrades to improve performance, capacity and efficiency.
3) Bring into current compliance numerous building, fire and life safety code deficiencies.
4) Provide a new entry elevator and other accommodations for handicap accessibility.
The following academic and patient program functions will be renovated:
• The Prosthodontics Clinic will be relocated and remodeled to provide updated clinic space.
• Priority Care Dentistry supports the activities of all students within their specific clinical areas. When
procedures dictate, patients are brought to this clinic to finish or supplement student clinical procedures. It will
be centrally located to serve all clinical areas and will provide facilities to accommodate emergency and after
hours service.
• The Student Support Lab will be downsized and separated into two areas, one on each level to better facilitate
student needs.
• The Dental Hygiene Clinic will be increased in clinical area to accommodate programmatic and patient privacy
needs.
• The Radiology Clinic will be relocated to an area more central to all clinics and be upgraded to accommodate
digital imaging technology.
• Two Pre-Clinical Laboratories used for first and second year student instruction will receive new lab bench
tops.
• The Surgical Specialties Clinic consists of three specific dental curricula including Undergraduate Endodontics,
Graduate Endodontics and Periodontics. Each clinical area will be remodeled to provide for contemporary
instructional and patient care delivery methods.
• The existing main entrance canopy area will be enclosed to provide space for a handicap-accessible elevator.
The area under the new entry lobby will be utilized to provide mechanical and electrical equipment rooms as
well as space for faculty offices.
• Waiting area will be reduced in size but provide the same number of seats with a more efficient seating layout.
Interior finishes will be upgraded to provide a pleasant space for the public and patients along with two ADA
compliant toilets.
• Patient Information/Billing area will be provided with more efficient space to help patient movement to and
from the main waiting and lobby area along with rooms for discrete consultation and confidential patient
discussions.