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ethos, and the importance that Kunin places on all of his
business relationships, is what informs his own company,
today. “We are a family-based company and we operate as
a family,” he says. “And we treat our vendor partners and
our customers as our family. And because we are a family
company - we treat everyone equally.”
And in the final evocation of the American Dream, IQ Den-
tal also gives back to the community. It donates yearly to
the National Children’s Oral Health Foundation’s “Ameri-
ca’s ToothFairy Grant” Program which enables hundreds
of at-risk children to receive oral health education, and
preventative and treatment services. The company also
helped sponsor a five-day, dental mission with Zion Care
International to the island of Jamaica, where the nine-
member dental team, which included two IQ Dental cus-
tomers, treated over 600 patients.
The next time somebody suggests that the American
Dream is no longer viable, all one has to do is retell the
story of Sergey Kunin. That should put the matter to rest.
PREFERRED VENDORS
DentalEz
- DentalEZ produces dental operatory systems,
including cabinets, patient chairs, and delivery equipment
used in the dental office. The Den-Tal-Ez Manufacturing
Company was founded in 1958 by Des Moines inventor
John Naughton, who collaborated with Dr. John Anderson
to develop his now-famous J-Chair. By allowing the dentist
to sit next to a reclined patient, the chair greatly reduced
the strain on the dentist’s neck and back while enhancing
the comfort of the patient. The 100,000th J-Chair, once
displayed at the Smithsonian Institution, now resides at
the Dr. Samuel Harris National Museum of Dentistry in
Baltimore. -
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