Midwest Dental Arts was founded over 25 years ago by a young entrepreneur and dental technician named Jamey Schropp. It began in the basement of a small home located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His vision was to surround himself with talented technicians while taking advanced courses across the country with his team.
The summer of 2008 was a difficult and stressful time for Midwest Dental Arts as the company was hit by a devastating flood. Seven days after the flood, Midwest Dental Arts was up and running with its core group of technicians at the helm. That same year the country went through some difficult financial times. With Jamey's commitment to his company and employees, our team stayed focused and battled the adversity.
Over the last decade, Midwest Dental Arts has established multiple locations across the country including Connecticut, Florida, and Iowa.
Midwest Dental Arts is part of the Catalis Dental Lab Partners network, offering ongoing continuing education for dentists and their teams through Catalis Education.
Every year we conduct continuing education programs and bring in speakers from different parts of the country. We have taken courses at AAID, AAMOS, ACP, Dawson, ICOI, LVI, and NYU Advanced Cosmetics. Midwest Dental Arts has an AACD accredited technician and we have completed advanced courses on cosmetics with Master Ceramist Jason Kim and most recently with Luke Hasegawa MDT. We are also trained on the BDT (burn-out denture) technique using Pekkton. Our courses with Anaxdent and GC America give us the knowledge and expertise in the area of full arch implant cases specifically with pink ceramics and composites.
At Catalis Education, we support dental professionals and organizations with continuing education that is practical, expertly developed, and built around the real demands of modern dental practice. Every course is built by experienced clinicians and expert lab professionals, ensuring relevant, real-world education that can be applied immediately in practice.
We pride ourselves on investing in education and new technology. With the advances made in dentistry over the past ten years, we have spent time and energy learning and perfecting CAD/CAM dental restorations. As one of the top implant labs in the country, our goal is to design and fabricate the best restoration for each case. No two cases are the same and with scanners and computers, we are able to digitally fabricate restorations and email them to you before we start the mill. We have the digital capabilities to make seating your restorations more predictable and make you more productive and profitable.
Titanium is our new favorite: “We can mill it.”
Midwest Dental Arts is a lab you can count on for predictable and profitable results.
We work on everything from single-unit full cast crowns to full mouth implant cases. No case is too small or too big. With the knowledge, technology, and communication between technician and doctor every case can have the results you are looking for.
Milling machines have been an industry-standard in dental laboratories for many years. Zirconia is the primary material that is milled on our 5-axis milling machines. Zirconia is milled in a green state and then it is fired in an oven for up to 6.5 hours allowing the material to shrink and harden.
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One of the hottest topics in any sector dealing with technology is 3D printing. At Midwest Dental Arts, we have been working with 3D printers for over a decade.
At Midwest Dental Arts, we're committed to delivering a consistent, high-quality product by leveraging technology in the most efficient and effective ways. Our use of 3D printing offers exceptional accuracy, cost-efficiency, and reliability. By printing on-site, we maintain full control over the process, ensuring the consistency and precision our clients expect.
A full-service dental lab providing quality restorations and excellent customer service since 1997.
