Keppel Dental | 11-Chair Dental Practice Fitout

Keppel Dental is a regional flagship dental practice that transformed part of the old, unused Mater Hospital into a bright, modern, and expansive space. With 10 surgeries, a GA room, a recovery room, and extensive back-of-house facilities, the 586 m² dental fitout meets the growing demand for dental care in Yeppoon. What was once a dark and unused hospital is now a warm and inviting environment for patients and staff, setting a new standard for dental practice fitout projects in regional Queensland.

Project Story

Client Interview

Project summary

Details

Type: Dental practice fitout – hospital refurbishment

Size: 586 m² GFA

Features

10 surgeries

GA room

Recovery room

Large reception with dedicated payments

Expansive waiting area

Huge sterilisation and lab areas

Large staff room

6 Offices

Services

Strategy

Property advisory

Town planning

Site planning

Project documentation & approvals

Dental practice design

Construction

Dental practice fitout

Explore the Project

Keppel Dental Reception - Dental Practice Fitout

“We knew we couldn’t do it by ourselves. We were definitely looking for a fitout company and we did investigate a few different dental fitout companies. We liked that they were a family run business and we just felt like they were the right dental fitout company for us.”

Dr Lyndsey Browne

Digital Walkthrough

Project Background

Before Keppel Dental purchased the building, the former Mater Hospital had sat unused for years. The space was old, dark, and hard to imagine as a welcoming dental practice. At the same time, the Yeppoon community faced high demand for dental services, with limited local options to accommodate patient needs.

Having already sought OPTIMA’s advice in earlier expansion discussions, Luke and Lyndsey reconnected when the hospital purchase became possible. From the outset, they needed a partner capable of delivering a large-scale dental practice fitout in an isolated regional location.

Solution: From hospital to turnkey dental practice fitout

This project demanded more than design expertise. It required the systems, resources and on-the-ground coordination to deliver a complex, high-capacity dental fitout in an isolated regional location. The design centred on creating a large reception with a dedicated payments area to maintain privacy and patient flow, expansive hallways for the easy movement of staff, patients and equipment, and a generous waiting area that can comfortably accommodate peak patient volumes. The clinical spaces include 10 fully equipped surgeries, a GA room and a recovery room, providing flexibility for a wide range of procedures. Oversized sterilisation and laboratory areas support high clinical throughput, while a large staff lounge ensures the team has a space that supports wellbeing and retention.

Delivering this scale of dental practice fitout in a regional area required an expert delivery strategy. The project involved creatively reusing the existing hospital infrastructure while upgrading it to meet dental and GA compliance standards. Throughout the process, the client team was closely involved, ensuring the finished practice felt like their own from day one.

Key benefits

Keppel Dental now has the scale, efficiency, and capability to meet community demand for years to come. The dental practice fitout provides:

Increased clinical capacity with 10 surgeries, GA, and recovery spaces
Optimised flow between front-of-house, clinical, and back-of-house areas
Staff and patient comfort through generous, well-lit spaces
A revitalised community asset, breathing new life into a long-vacant building

At its core, this project reflects OPTIMA’s ability to deliver complex dental practice fitouts anywhere in Australia, blending design expertise with the systems and resources needed to bring ambitious healthcare projects to life. Keppel Dental now stands as a bright, modern practice that enhances patient experience, supports a growing team and revitalises a long-vacant community asset.