Iowa Dental Group

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a little girl visiting her grandfather pointed and exclaimed, ‘Daddy, why is that tooth floating in the air?’ Everyone looked up to see an old dental chair suspended mid-air outside Iowa Dental Group’s office. A delivery driver passing by stopped to investigate. Turns out, the chair was just stuck on some scaffolding from renovations. The whole town had a good laugh over it—especially when they found out the dentist had been working late into the night, trying to fix his own chair without telling anyone.

2. A curious delivery driver noticed something unusual one day while unloading boxes in the parking lot. As he bent down to adjust his load, he caught a glimpse of an old man waving frantically from inside the dental clinic's window. Curious, he peered through the glass and saw only a kindly old gentleman with a big smile and a toothpick stuck between his teeth. The man waved him over with a twinkle in his eye, motioning for him to come closer. Once inside, the old fellow whispered conspiratorially, 'Just wanted to say thanks for the new sign you delivered yesterday—it’s perfect!'

3. In the quiet town of Des Moines, Iowa Dental Group’s receptionist once found an old, rusty key among the mail one afternoon. No note, no explanation—just the mysterious key. She showed it to her co-worker, who suggested it might open a long-lost safe deposit box in the bank down the street. Soon enough, everyone was trying the key on their own locks—and none of them fit anything but the dental office door. Turns out, it was just an old janitorial supply closet key from decades ago. The end result? A good laugh and a new tradition: every time someone loses their keys, they bring them to Iowa Dental Group for a free search.

4. A regular patient asked the receptionist one day, ‘Why does everyone here seem so happy?’ The receptionist smiled warmly and whispered, ‘They’re not just happy—they’re pain-free!’ A few days later, a delivery driver joked, “I thought you guys were just nice until I heard that!” The whole office erupted in laughter.