Henry Schein, Inc. and Walk Your Plans have announced a national partnership that will incorporate full-scale walkthrough technology into the planning process for dental professionals developing new practices, renovations, or expansions.
Through the partnership, Henry Schein equipment specialists and field sales consultants will incorporate Walk Your Plans into practice planning. The technology allows dental professionals to experience proposed office designs at full scale before construction begins and evaluate clinical workflows, operatory spacing, and equipment placement.
According to the companies, the process can help identify opportunities to adjust designs before construction and reduce the potential for revisions later in a project.
“At Henry Schein, we support hundreds of practice design projects every year, and the design phase is where thoughtful planning can have the greatest impact,” said Eric Greene, executive director, equipment sales, strategy and technical services at Henry Schein. “A dentist will likely only build a practice once or twice in their career and waiting until the studs are up to identify a workflow issue is too late. Integrating Walk Your Plans into our design process is a significant advantage for our customers and represents the next evolution in how we help them plan with confidence.”
The partnership was introduced to Henry Schein’s equipment specialists and field sales consultants during the company’s National Sales Meeting in Orlando, and the rollout is underway. Specialists are beginning to offer the walkthrough experience to dental customers, with requests scheduled centrally and directed to the appropriate Walk Your Plans market team.
“As construction costs continue to rise, planning mistakes have never been more expensive,” said Joe Matejka, founder and president of Walk Your Plans. “Standing at the National Sales Meeting and watching Henry Schein's reps get excited about this technology in real time was something special. This is an incredible relationship for our network, and we're excited to help Henry Schein customers make more confident decisions before construction begins.”
Walk Your Plans was founded in 2022 after Matejka’s experience building a home in Idaho highlighted a disconnect between blueprints and the resulting physical space. The company has since expanded from a single Northeast Ohio location to a network of more than 50 locations from Los Angeles to New York. Its technology uses true-to-scale blueprint projections to allow users to experience spaces before construction.
More information is available at https://pages.henryscheindigital.com/walk-your-plans.
