Not letting setbacks get in his way, Dr Kevin Kok was able to bring the vision for his practice to life.
Everything was going great for Dr Kevin Kok and his practice, Oryx Dental. Work was busy, he’d brought on a new associate, and his growing waitlist suggested a strong reputation in the Toorak area. Then, he received news the landlord was selling the building, and the new owners wanted to redevelop.
It was a stressful time, to say the least. Not that you would know from talking to Dr Kok, who opted for the silver lining in the whole situation.
‘It gave us the nudge to look for a new site and really fulfil our vision in exactly the way we wanted. I certainly saw it as a glass half full, where I finally could have this opportunity,’ he says.
A self-confessed ‘picky’ person, Dr Kok always knew running his own practice would allow him to make his own decisions on the technology he used, the quality of the equipment, and the level of care he could provide his patients.
Feeling uninspired by other dental practices and regular fit outs in the local market, Dr Kok took the opportunity of a new space to properly realise his vision.
‘I really wanted to create something which was different in terms of the space. I wanted a space which is very warm, inviting, and has a very established feel, where people feel very comfortable.’
When the St Germain building on Toorak Road was being restored, the developers were looking for established tenants in the area. Dr Kok jumped at the opportunity to get in touch. ‘This particular building was one of the biggest developments in the inner southeast, and it was not a building that you could really easily ignore,’ he says.
‘I spoke to the developers about what I wanted for the space, and my idea of how I wanted the site to be. They liked what I was talking about in terms of how I wanted to fulfil that vision.’
Dr Kok worked with Jack Pinches from BOQ Specialist to fund the new practice and fit out. ‘BOQ Specialist have always provided an exceptional service to me in terms of taking the time and having the transparency to explain the various options available to me. Also, very importantly, they were able to offer very competitive rates.’
He also brought on interior designer Anouska Milstein of Studio A.mi to help bring his dream practice to life. ‘Their work really spoke to me, and after discussions with them it seemed like we could really see eye to eye in terms of the type of aesthetic of the practice that we wanted to fulfil,’ he says.
Dr Kok now sees the new and improved Oryx Dental as a modern, established, and impactful dental practice, which offers an exceptional level of care for the community.
‘My practice is a true extension of myself, and I find that extremely rewarding,’ he says. ‘We now have this space which allows us to start this next chapter on a really good footing.’
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