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ORAL ARTS DENTAL LABORATORY. Founded in 1945 in Dubuque by Dr. Milton Moses with six other dentists, the company grew to the degree that in 1962 it began working with providers across the nation. The company merged with National Dentex Corporation in 1982 which in 2021 had thirty laboratories in multiple states. The company enabled dentists to obtain items they would once had to manufacture onsite.
In Dubuque, the company produced an estimated 3,900 dentures or partial dentures and an estimated 30,000 crowns and bridges annually. In addition the company night guards and items to help patients with sleep apnea. In 2021 there were forty local employees. It was located at 6701 Chavenelle Road.
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Mehl, Annie, "Smile Makers," Telegraph Herald, January 24, 2021, p. 8C
