Mobile Dental Clinic
The Challenge
Designing a low-cost mobile dental clinic with full clinical functionality, fast setup, and true portability was the core challenge Mobident was facing. Every decision had to balance performance, usability, manufacturing cost, and real-world transport constraints.
Re-Architecting A Portable Dental Clinic
Analogy approached the mobile dental clinic as a complete system redesign rather than a cosmetic upgrade. The team focused on product architecture, pneumatic engineering, and component optimization to reduce size, weight, and complexity. By eliminating unnecessary electronics and refining the mechanical layout, the portable dental unit was engineered for reliability, ease of maintenance, and scalable manufacturing.
Mobident founder Vivek Madappa partnered with Analogy Design in 2024 to redesign the Dental Intelligence Clinic from the ground up.
A vision to remove barriers to dental care became a mission-driven medical device design challenge.
After 8 years of fragmented development, the product needed clarity, direction, and engineering rigor. Analogy began by aligning deeply with Mobident’s purpose of enabling dentists to start practices without high setup costs. This required transforming a traditional dental clinic into a compact, mobile dental unit that could operate anywhere. Every design decision was driven by accessibility, cost efficiency, and real clinical workflows. The team conducted deep technical exploration into pneumatic systems, material selection, and ergonomic layouts.By combining industrial design with mechanical engineering and usability engineering, Analogy created a portable dental clinic that feels intuitive to dentists while remaining robust for daily use. The result was not just a product redesign, but a redefinition of how dental care can reach underserved communities.
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The problem
Setup That Slows Dentists Down
Traditional dental setups require multiple devices, cables, and accessories. For a mobile dental clinic, this complexity increases setup time, physical effort, and the risk of operational errors.
Be guided through the whole process, from first concept through to market-ready product with success.
Setup That Slows Dentists Down
Traditional dental setups require multiple devices, cables, and accessories. For a mobile dental clinic, this complexity increases setup time, physical effort, and the risk of operational errors.
Hygiene Risks From Complex Equipment
Multiple components, exposed tubing, and hard-to-clean surfaces make maintenance difficult. Poor hygiene control impacts patient trust and increases downtime between procedures.
Be guided through the whole process, from first concept through to market-ready product with success.
Hygiene Risks From Complex Equipment
Multiple components, exposed tubing, and hard-to-clean surfaces make maintenance difficult. Poor hygiene control impacts patient trust and increases downtime between procedures.
Dental Care That Cannot Reach Everyone
Conventional dental clinics are tied to fixed locations and high infrastructure costs. This limits dental services in rural clinics and marginal communities where access is most needed.
Be guided through the whole process, from first concept through to market-ready product with success.
Dental Care That Cannot Reach Everyone
Conventional dental clinics are tied to fixed locations and high infrastructure costs. This limits dental services in rural clinics and marginal communities where access is most needed.
A thoughtfully engineered mobile dental clinic for Mobident that combines full clinical functionality, fast setup, and true portability in a single portable medical device.
Analogy applied industrial design, mechanical engineering, and medical product design to re-architect the portable dental clinic from the inside out.
Our team simplified the pneumatic architecture using pressurised air and water, reducing component count and internal volume by half. Logical component placement, passive cooling, and modular sub-systems improved reliability while lowering manufacturing and assembly costs. The result is a compact mobile dental unit designed for daily clinical use. Usability engineering played a key role in reducing cognitive load for dentists.A two-part modular system separates personal tools from the compressor unit, enabling faster setup and cleaner workflows. Intuitive layouts, durable materials, and easy-to-clean surfaces ensure the portable dental clinic remains hygienic, efficient, and ready for outreach environments.
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Key features
Redefining Dental Care Through Portable Design And Engineering
A mobile dental clinic should remove barriers, not create new ones.
By combining medical device design with real-world usability, Analogy helped Mobident transform a complex system into a portable dental clinic that is practical, scalable, and accessible. Every design decision focused on lowering cost of ownership, simplifying operation, and enabling dental care delivery beyond traditional clinics. As dental care continues to move closer to communities, portable medical devices like this will play a critical role in healthcare access.The Dental Intelligence Clinic sets a foundation for scalable outreach, mobile healthcare programs and future-ready dental practices.
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Vivek Madappa
Founder, Mobident Dental Solutions LLP
“Meeting Analogy was a turning point. What first struck me was their honesty; they didn't overpromise. Instead, they admitted the project’s complexity with a vulnerability that is rare in this industry. Their approach to market research and form design is exceptional, but where they truly stand apart is in the 'last mile': translating vision into rigorous engineering design for manufacturing. Under the leadership of VT, the talent at Analogy is unmatched. If you need world-class product design that actually works in the real world, look no further.”
Average Return on Investment Through Product Path™
250%
Average ROI
$2M
Total Funds Raised
89
Projects Funded Successfully
23+
global design awards
21
different Industries
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