About Mortenson Dental Partners

Mortenson Dental Partners is one of the largest groups of employee-owned dental practices in the United States. Beginning as a single practice in 1979, the company has grown to include over 140 practices across nine states, employing over 1,800 team members and welcoming nearly one million patient visits each year. With services ranging from general and pediatric dentistry to orthodontics and oral surgery, we believe in offering high-quality dental care as part of our mission to improve the lives of others every day.

Unlike most dental support organizations, we are completely owned by our doctors and team members. Each location feels like a private practice but enjoys the support of a large organization. We empower our team members to think like an owner and make the best decisions for their team, patients and office.

Our History

In 1979, Dr. Wayne Mortenson and his wife, Sue, founded the first Mortenson Family Dental practice in Middletown, Kentucky. After many years of running a successful practice, Dr. Wayne’s sons opened their own Mortenson Family Dental sites in surrounding areas. Soon, other local dentists with the same values and visions joined the organization, opening additional Mortenson Family Dental and specialty practices.

In 2011, Dr. Wayne and Dr. John Howard of Howard Family Dental realized they could benefit from bringing their organizations together to share the best practices they had learned throughout their careers. Later that year, Dr. John Meis, Dr. Nick Kanning and Dr. Terry Lamphier — who led the practices that now comprise Summit Dental Health — decided to join the team. Mortenson Dental Partners was formed. Over the next several years, MDP welcomed additional groups with similar values and culture, including Abbeville Dentistry, Stonehaven Dental, and, most recently, Gentle Dentist and its specialty practices. As we continue to grow, we are steadfast in maintaining our core mission and values, while utilizing our size to better support our team and better care for our patients.