A national review of existing dental facilities by the Defence Dental Services (DDS) which form part of the Joint Medical Command (JMC), was undertaken and the outcome was that various facilities needed to be brought up to current standards with modern equipment to ensure the required level of healthcare can be provided.
Templeman Design were appointed to review the existing facilities and develop a design brief to accommodate the new and emerging dental equipment, hygiene standards and generally enhance the facilities to ensure the highest level of healthcare. This was then developed into workable schemes, obtain all statutory permissions, development of the multi-disciplinary design for construction and design services during construction.