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Chairside
For dentists building in CA & Northern NV

Most dental startups get their construction education after the damage is done.

Chairside is a virtual commercial construction advisor for California and Northern Nevada dentists — built by general contractors who specialize in dental. Ask the questions before they cost you.

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No pitch. No spam. We'll email you when we open access.

Project snapshot
4-op startup, Roseville CA
Live
Budget range
$625K – $820K
Timeline
9 – 13 months
CA + N. NV
Market coverage
Title 24
+ HCAI knowledge
GC-built
Not a software company
No referrals
No vendor kickbacks
The situation

You've never built a commercial space. You're about to spend $400K–$1.5M.

One wrong assumption in the first thirty days can cost six figures. The problem isn't that dentists make bad decisions — it's that the questions they don't know to ask get answered for them, by default.

  • 01
    The lease you signed had landlord work assumptions you didn't see
    TI allowances get quoted in gross dollars, not net. By the time you find out, the deal is signed.
  • 02
    The permit timeline you planned around isn't how that city actually works
    Sacramento plan check is not Oakland plan check. Assuming national averages is how openings slip a quarter.
  • 03
    The operatories came in 18 inches too short
    Equipment clearance, cabinet depth, and delivery system routing don't forgive a tight plan.
  • 04
    The TI allowance covered half of what you thought it would
    Compressor rooms, panel upgrades, and medical gas lines have a way of not being "landlord work."
How it works

A straightforward way to get your footing.

Chairside works the way a seasoned GC would — ask, listen, give you a grounded view, and stay available as the questions keep coming.

01

Tell Chairside about your project

Practice type, location, stage, timeline, scope. Takes about ten minutes.

02

Get a project snapshot

Realistic budget range, timeline, jurisdiction-specific callouts, and the risk flags worth watching.

03

Ask anything, anytime

Lease questions, landlord negotiations, permit timing, contractor meetings — ongoing advisor access.

04

Walk into every meeting prepared

Generate memos and checklists for your architect, lender, landlord, or contractor.

What you get

Three things we think you'll notice first.

Cost clarity

Know what your project should actually cost in your specific market — Sacramento, Bay Area, Reno — not a national average pulled from the wrong data set.

Timeline realism

See where projects actually get stuck — plan review, long-lead equipment, landlord coordination — so you can plan around it, not through it.

Risk reduction

Catch lease, permit, site, and scope issues before they become change orders. Most of the expensive surprises are foreseeable.

What it looks like

A few of the things Chairside produces.

Not a demo reel. These are representative of the outputs you'd take into your next architect call or lease review.

Project Snapshot
Generated from your intake
4-op dental startup · Roseville, CA
Second-gen space, 2,400 SF · Target open Q3 2026
Budget range
$625K – $820K
TI + FF&E, excl. equipment finance
Timeline
9 – 13 months
Lease exec → CO, most likely
Jurisdiction note
Placer County plan check
Budget 6–10 wks, two rounds typical
Title 24
Required — MEP scope
Factor into MEP engineer fees
Top risk flags
  • Electrical service. 2nd-gen retail may not have panel capacity for 4 ops + compressor.
  • Landlord TI gross-up. Confirm $ are net of landlord supervision fee and management overhead.
  • Plumbing below slab. No central vacuum or drain rough-in visible — verify before design starts.
Next Steps Checklist
Pre-lease phase
  • Verify power capacity with PG&E before signing lease
    Existing service may be 200A; four ops + compressor typically need 400A+
  • Request a landlord work letter with itemized scope
    Distinguish base-building work from tenant-paid scope line by line
  • Schedule a site walk with an architect before LOI
    45-minute walk-through can surface $40K+ of hidden scope
  • Confirm HVAC tonnage and zoning for clinical use
    Retail HVAC is rarely sized or zoned for operatory loads
  • Pull permit history for the suite from the city portal
    Open or expired permits can delay your own permit intake
Lease Questions
Memo · draft
Questions to send the listing broker
Before you sign the LOI
  1. Is the TI allowance gross or net of landlord supervision and coordination fees?
  2. What base-building work — if any — is landlord's responsibility vs. tenant-paid?
  3. Electrical service capacity to the suite, and cost to upgrade if needed?
  4. Any existing plumbing rough-ins below slab that can be reused?

Illustrative outputs. Numbers shown are representative ranges for California second-generation retail conversions; your project will vary based on site and scope.

Why Chairside

Built by general contractors. Not by a software company.

Chairside is built by the team at Practice Build Partners — commercial general contractors based in Sacramento, specializing in dental and healthcare construction. Every answer is grounded in real California and Northern Nevada project experience, not generic AI.

  • California Title 24 and HCAI expertise built in
    The MEP, envelope, and health-facility nuances that catch out-of-state advisors are native to how we think.
  • Sacramento, Bay Area, and Reno market-specific knowledge
    Costs and timelines reflect how those jurisdictions actually behave — plan review queues, inspection patterns, trade availability.
  • Not a marketplace, broker, or referral engine
    No vendor kickbacks. No hidden placement fees. Your subscription is the product — that's the whole business model.

Our founding team: commercial general contractors based in Sacramento, with dental and healthcare construction experience across California and Northern Nevada.

Boundaries

What Chairside is not.

Being clear about what we don't do is part of doing the job right.

  • Not a replacement for your architect, engineer, attorney, or contractor.
  • Not a bidding or estimating platform. We don't produce binding numbers.
  • Not a generic AI tool. Every answer is grounded in real dental construction expertise.
  • Not legal, engineering, or financial advice. We help you ask better questions of the people who provide it.
FAQ

Answers to the questions we get most.

Something we didn't cover? Email waitlist@chairside.build.

When does Chairside launch?

We're opening access in waves. Waitlist members hear first. Join below to be included.

What does Chairside cost?

Pricing will be announced when we open the platform. Waitlist members get first access and launch pricing.

Who is Chairside for?

Dentists planning a startup practice, a second location, an expansion or relocation, a tenant improvement build-out, a ground-up build, or a building purchase. If you're about to spend meaningful capital on a space, Chairside is for you.

What states do you cover?

California and Northern Nevada at launch. Our cost, timeline, and jurisdictional knowledge is deepest in the Sacramento region, the Bay Area, and Reno.

How is this different from a general-purpose AI tool?

A general AI will cheerfully give you a national-average answer. Chairside is built on dental construction experience in the markets we cover — Title 24, HCAI, PG&E interconnection timelines, Sacramento and Bay Area plan review realities, and the specific ways dental operatories are laid out and serviced.

Does Chairside replace my architect, contractor, or attorney?

No. Chairside helps you walk into those relationships prepared — with better questions, realistic expectations, and context. It is not a substitute for licensed professional services, and doesn't pretend to be.

Do you share my project information?

No. We don't sell your data, and we don't pass your project information to third-party vendors or brokers. Your subscription is the product — that's how we stay aligned with you.

How do I get started?

Join the waitlist below. We'll reach out when we open doors for dentists in your region.

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Be first to know when we open doors to dentists in California and Northern Nevada. No marketing blasts — we'll email when it's your turn.

  • Early access pricing for waitlist members
  • First invite when we open your market
  • No vendor spam — we don't sell your information

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