Going to the Dentist can be a Relaxing Experience? 
Sky Factory SkyCeilings™ create a realistic illusion of the sky that triggers relaxation in observers and creates a feeling of openness in enclosed interior spaces. The Sky Factory's exhibit at the Greater NY Dental Meeting (November 28-December 3, Chicago), Booth 539, will show visitors how to improve the patient experience of visiting the dentist by enhancing and expanding often claustrophobic offices.
Fairfield, IA, September 22, 2008 - Stark dental rooms tend to be uninviting and intimidating even for a standard check up. The installation of Sky Factory Luminous SkyCeiling can address these problems by transforming the interior environment into a space that is welcoming and relaxing. While the patient is looking up into a beautiful illusion of sky, the Staff is actually experiencing the same illusion and the resulting relaxation through their peripheral vision. Cheryl Kantor-Goldenberg, DDS comments on how Sky Factory Luminous SkyCeilings changed her office: "Dental offices are sometimes high pressure. People get anxious, and it can be transmitted to the staff. But, I have been so calm since installing SkyCeilings in our office. Whatever happens, it's OK; we'll get through it. I've got daylight coming down on me. Now we refer to the old office as 'the dungeon,' and not affectionately either."
Sky Factory SkyCeilings reduce patient body movement in radiology environments. By inducing a relaxation response in the stressed and anxious patients , Imaging facilities have improved equipment and staff utilization, efficiency and imaging quality. Inducing the same relaxation response in dental patients can shorten visits and improve patients' experience of the appointment.
The process of making people more comfortable in healthcare settings is challenging. Pictures of nature have been considered a solution and have been shown to have some benefit. To effectively bring nature inside, what is needed is a way to provide what the eye and mind expect to see when exposed to nature. The Sky Factory uses illusion to accomplish this. The goal is to build a perfect sky image ceiling – an illusion that triggers the same psychological and physiological relaxation response that occurs when one lies looking up into a beautiful sky. We all know the experience, one of freedom, reduced anxiety and inner peace.