Our history
In 1976 Kyle and Betsy Dippel met at 916 Vocational School and were married the next year. Each worked at different dental labs. Kyle was offered a job to be an “in house” lab technician for a local dentist. He accepted and built a small lab inside the Dr’s office. This gave him the opportunity to see what it was like to run a small business/lab and he quickly saw the advantage of being an owner himself.
They bought equipment and made a lab in the basement of the small house they rented along the Mississippi river, while still working their regular jobs. And that is where the original name came from…two very young dental lab tech’s not knowing where the future would take them and of course what the internet even was or would be!
In the 1980’s they struck out on their own, renting space in South Saint Paul. In 1995 they purchased a building.
Kyle and Betsy’s four boys, now men, decided to follow their career path. Doctor’s who have sent their cases to the lab for 35 years are now retiring and the new generation takes over a legacy built on hard work and caring about the patient.
THE FUTURE OF DENTAL LAB WORK
Aesthetic excellence + an unwavering commitment to surpass expectations.
Northstar Dental Studio is an implant and prosthetic manufacturing dental laboratory, dedicated to the future of digital and cosmetic dentistry. Since 1976, our team has strived to exceed clinician and patient expectations through communication, mastery of dental ceramics, and meticulous attention to detail.
Over the past five decades, we’ve continuously brought our practice into the future – embracing the power of digital design, digital impressions, and new materials. Northstar Dental Studio also partners with industry leaders for guided surgery, implant components, and restorative materials to provide you and your clients with the best of the best.
Through this transition, we never lost our commitment to delivering the best restorative implant and tooth-borne prosthetics. We embrace the lessons taught by generations before us to create the finest work for patients.
We value esthetics and quality equally – we want your patients to look and feel amazing for years to come.
Located in South St. Paul, Minnesota, Northstar Dental Studio works with dental offices in the midwest and across the nation to provide the best and latest in analog and digital dentistry.
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