Twelve Underwater Wall Mural Ideas for Dental Office
Decor that will please both patients and employees
By: Ahroon Y.
Date: September 9, 2024
Whether someone is coming in for a routine cleaning, a cavity filling or getting their wisdom teeth removed, visiting a dentist’s office can be a stressful experience. An underwater mural is an excellent way to add a calming aura. By helping patients relax before and during procedures, dental office underwater murals will make visits a success.
What should you consider when getting a wall mural that celebrates life under the sea? Here are 12 ideas for dental clinic underwater wallpaper murals, including thoughts on the type of artwork and where to place it for the biggest impact.
1. Welcome Clients With A Waiting Room Underwater Mural
You want to set the tone for dental office visitors right away. When patients enter an appointment with a better mood, it’s more likely to go well. Hang an underwater wall mural in the waiting room and/or reception area to ease anxiety with images of the ocean’s wonders. It will put people in the right frame of mind for what’s ahead.
2. Decorate Exam Rooms and Clinical Areas to Sooth Patients
When a hygienist is scraping tough plaque away or an orthodontist is adjusting braces, it can be unnerving. Hands and tools are poking around, and there are occasional jolts of pain. Having a richly colored underwater wallpaper mural to look at can keep patients from getting uneasy. They help team members stay relaxed as well so they perform their work accurately.
3. Embrace the Calm of the Ocean
When tranquility is the main goal of your dental office decor, a great way to achieve is by showcasing the expansiveness of the ocean. Artwork such as our Underwater Ocean Bottom Mural Wallpaper basks in a sandy ocean bottom as the sunlight creeps through the waves. People will feel like they’re diving beneath the surface with nothing else around, letting them experience true calm.
4. Add Personality with Depictions of Ocean Life
Some dentists may prefer a more playful vibe, especially if they serve younger patients. The Under the Sea Wall Mural is one of many vibrant murals that celebrate the diversity of sea mammals, amphibians, coral and other creatures. By turning each dental appointment into an adventure, you’ll make visits exciting rather than nerve-wracking. Kids can have fun trying to identify the different animals.
5. Focus on a Specific Sea Animal
Centering your office theme around a certain animal can emphasize a certain mood or feeling. There’s the towering grace of the Beluga whale, the bright action from a school of clownfish, the perseverance of sea turtles and the peaceful joy of dolphins. Other murals spotlight jellyfish, stingers, sharks and much more.
6. Use Room Wraps to Create an Immersive Environment
Why settle for only having a mural on one wall when you can make the entire space an underwater wonderland? Our Make Waves underwater mural room wrap surrounds patients with creatures and imagery that makes them feel like they’re on the ocean bottom. It’s a delightful addition to pediatric dental offices and can be custom-designed to accommodate windows and doors.
7. Use Wayfinding Underwater Murals
Larger dental clinics can be difficult to navigate, particularly for nervous patients, first-time visitors or new employees. A wayfinding underwater wallpaper mural has numbers and room names printed into the artwork. This will assist people in finding their way to the check-in desk, exam room, laboratory, administrative offices or any other area. All the while, they are guided by energetic creatures and underwater views to keep them from getting frustrated.
8. Get an Antimicrobial Topcoat
At any medical office, bacteria and germs are rampant. MicroBloc® Antimicrobial Topcoat will reduce the spread and growth of these microbes. This helps your underwater mural last longer and lowers the chance of a sick patient causing others to get ill. The topcoat protects against everyday UV fade and abrasions as well so the mural provides joy longer.
9. Transform Hallways and Corridors into Undersea Pathways
Hallways and corridors are an often-overlooked opportunity to enhance your dental office’s overall atmosphere. Undersea murals not only make hallways visually appealing, but contribute to a soothing environment, helping to reduce any anxiety patients might feel as they move through your office. Place an underwater themed mural in a transitional space, like a wall outside of an elevator, to provide an inviting pathway through your dental practice. Dental patients will enjoy a serene journey through an underwater world, where vibrant fish or gentle waves create a sense of calm.
10. Change Things Up with a Ceiling Mural
When patients are in the exam chair, they spend a lot of time looking at the ceiling. Give them something cheerful to look at with an underwater ceiling mural that makes them even more engaging. Staring up at a diving whale or a cluster of animals gathering around a coral reef is almost enough to make someone forget they’re at the dentist.
11. Personalize Wallpaper with a Logo or Message
Wall murals are an excellent way to increase brand awareness. Get an underwater logo mural with your practice’s artwork embedded, more directly connecting your practice to its thoughtful, engaging decorations. Murals Your Way can also add a slogan, a short message of encouragement or even photos of your staff.
12. Create Your Own Underwater Mural
If you have a high-quality photo, drawing or painting of under-the-sea life that you own, we can turn it into a mural for your dental office. Use the Create Your Own mural tool to upload an image and preview how it looks in the space. Don’t have a single photo that’s a high enough resolution? Use several smaller photos to create an underwater mural collage.
Underwater Murals from Murals Your Way
We offer a huge assortment of underwater sea life murals and ocean murals that we can print to order for dentist office décor. If you’re looking for more mural ideas or other assistance, call us at 888.558.0279.