Description

Come live in Okoboji, called the Hamptons of Iowa!  It is a beautiful resort area with 3 large lakes Big Spirit, West Okoboji (one of 3 blue water lakes in the world, and East Okoboji. There are also 9 smaller lakes, 5 golf courses, boating, sailing, Arnolds Park Amusement Park, Pearson Lakes Art Center, Okoboji Summer Theatre by Stephens College, year-round entertainment and activities.  Spirit Lake Schools are among the top schools in Iowa in academics and facilities.  An athletic complex that rivals many small colleges and new outdoor sporting facilities.  The Sami Center for the Arts is an incredible 1000-seat theater with #17/30 Yamaha Red Grand Piano signed by Elton John.  Dickinson county is one of the 10 fastest growing counties in Iowa because of the financial stability based on Industry, Indian Motorcycles, Pure Fishing (Berkely, Abu Garcia, Power Bait, Penn, Shakespeare to name a few), Rosenboom Mfg, Brown Orthopedic Mfg, Kozy Heat Mfg, Boating Marinas, tourism, agriculture, and Lakes Regional Hospital and Clinic with many specialties including orthopedics, general surgery, plastic surgery, dermatology, internal medicine, infectious disease, cardiology, ENT, and oral surgery. It is not your typical small town in Iowa.  The county population is 18,540 and growing.  In the summer it is approximately 100,000 + due to the influx of summer residents who live here during the summer.  There are 8 communities in the county and 3 school systems that are all highly rated.  You can look at ExploreOkoboji.com or VacationOkoboji.com, to get an idea of the unique area we call Okoboji.  The school websites are spirit-lake.k12.ia.us and okobojischools.org.  Many new homes are being built to accommodate the influx of people moving to the lakes.  If you love outdoor sports, fishing, hunting, boating, sailing, golf, tennis, pickleball, hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, rollerblading, on the trails system throughout the lakes area then,  you need to be here. Arnolds Park Amusement Park on West Okoboji, has been completely renovated with millions of dollars in donations.  If you like arts and culture with summer concerts at the Roof Garden and the new incredible covered Preservation Plaza in Arnolds Park, hosting Electric Light Orchestra, Willie Nelson, Casey Muessigmann, Styx, Billy Bob Thorton, and Crowder all for free! Stephens College runs the Okoboji Summer Theatre (stephens.edu), with theatre students and professional actors during the summer.  The Pearson Lakes Art Center (Lakesart.org) has classes for adults and children as well as touring art exhibits, and professional stage shows throughout the year in their beautiful facility.  In the winter we have the University of Okoboji Winter Games in January with 4 days of activities on and around the frozen lakes.  

Newell Orthodontics PC has been located in Spirit Lake, IA since 1978.  The office in Spirit Lake can operate with 2 or 3 chairs, has full lab, 4 year-old Carestream 3D pan/ ceph machine and iTero Scanner in Spirit Lake and a portable new iTero scanner that we use in satellite offices. A satellite office in Windom, MN started in 1988, has 3 chairs, 4 year-old Pan/ceph machine full lab and full inventory it was built in 2009 and is condominiumized with Lewis Drug and Sanford Home Medical.  A second Satellite was opened in 1993 in Worthington, MN now located in the Avera Medical Center Outreach Clinic.  We have 2 operatories with limited Lab and no imaging.  I have cut-back our schedule the last 2 years for family reasons.  I work all day Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday I work until 3 or 3:30 in Spirit Lake and then my staff take records and scans for Invisalign.  I go to Windom and Worthington 2 days each month alternating.  We see patients from 17 counties in Iowa and Minnesota.  I have one chairside assistant, one person who does insurance and contracts and one receptionist.  We see on average 48-58 patients a day in each office. We are presently transitioning to Carestream Sensi Cloud practice management.  We have grossed over $1M/ year since 2019 and should be over $1.2M working 3.5 days a week this year.  If  you want to raise a family in a great community with outstanding schools and a place to have fun contact True North at 952-297-8308.  

Requirements

Hold a DDS and Certificate of Orthodontics or Masters of Orthodontics from an accredited program.