Dental Hospital Design & Construction in Pakistan | ACCO

A dental hospital is a purpose-built facility for comprehensive oral healthcare, from routine fillings and scaling to oral and maxillofacial surgery. Building one in Pakistan needs more than a row of chairs: dental units need water, suction, compressed air and drainage at every chair; imaging needs radiation shielding; sterilisation needs a one-way flow; and teaching hospitals need space for students and supervisors. Ahmed Construction Company (ACCO) designs and builds dental hospitals, dental colleges and multi-chair dental clinics across Pakistan.

Departments in a Dental Hospital

• Reception, registration, records and patient waiting.
• Screening and OPD for diagnosis and treatment planning.
• Clinical departments: operative dentistry, endodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, orthodontics and paediatric dentistry.
• Oral and maxillofacial surgery with minor and major OT and recovery.
• Radiology: intraoral X-ray, OPG and CBCT.
• Central sterilisation (CSSD) for instruments.
• Dental laboratory for crowns, bridges, dentures and orthodontic appliances.
• For teaching institutions: lecture halls, phantom head labs, skills labs and faculty offices.

Planning the Clinical Floor

Each dental chair needs a clear working circle for the dentist and assistant, plus space for a mobile cart and patient access. Open-bay clinics with partitions are common in teaching hospitals because supervisors can see many students at once. Private operatories with full-height walls suit specialist and private clinics where patients expect privacy. We plan the chair layout first, then route services to suit it, because moving a chair later means breaking the floor.

Services Every Chair Needs

• Water: treated water supply with isolation valves; many units benefit from independent bottle systems to reduce waterline contamination.
• Suction and compressed air: central dental compressors and suction plants in a ventilated plant room, with piping in floor trenches or ceiling drops.
• Drainage: floor boxes with drainage at each chair, sized and sloped correctly.
• Power and data: dedicated circuits, backup for compressors and suction, and data points for imaging and records software.

Radiology and Radiation Safety

OPG and CBCT rooms need shielding designed for the equipment and room layout, usually lead-lined boards or concrete, lead-lined doors and protected viewing. Requirements for registration and licensing of radiation equipment are set by the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA). We coordinate shielding design with the equipment supplier so the room is approved first time.

Sterilisation and Infection Control

The CSSD should follow a one-way flow: dirty receiving, washing and ultrasonic cleaning, inspection and packing, autoclaving, then sterile storage and issue. Dirty and clean sides must not cross. In the clinics, we specify seamless flooring, washable walls, hands-free hand-wash basins and good ventilation to manage aerosols generated during dental procedures.

Finishes and Patient Experience

Many patients are anxious about dental treatment. Calm colours, natural light, good acoustics and well-planned waiting areas help. For children we plan separate, friendlier paediatric zones. All finishes must still be durable and easy to disinfect.

Cost and Timeline

Cost depends on the number of chairs, whether the hospital includes OTs and teaching facilities, the imaging equipment, and whether it is new construction or conversion of an existing building. A multi-chair clinic fit-out may take a few months; a full dental college is a multi-phase project. We provide feasibility, layouts and an itemised BOQ before construction begins.

Why ACCO for Dental Projects

• Healthcare specialists with experience in hospitals and teaching institutions.
• Architecture, structure and MEP coordinated by one team, which matters a lot for chair services.
• Turnkey delivery from layout to commissioning.

Talk to ACCO About Your Project

Ahmed Construction Company (ACCO) has designed and built healthcare facilities across Pakistan since 1998, including work at LDMC, MCH Islamkot, King Edward Medical University / Mayo Hospital and UOL Hospital Lahore. Our architects, structural engineers and MEP engineers work under one roof, so drawings, BOQ and site execution stay coordinated.

Call or WhatsApp: 0322-8000190 · Email: info@acco.com.pk · Office 2, 3rd Floor, Bigcity Plaza, Gulberg-III, Lahore. Free architectural drawings on award of construction work.