Hours:
Monday – Friday
Saturday and Evening Appointments Available.
Address:
1950 Lower Muscatine Road
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
(across from Sycamore Mall)
Phone:
(319) 337-6226
Our 20th Anniversary
Looking Back and Looking Forward
On May 6, 1986, Dr. Stiles opened River City Dental Care® at 228 South Clinton St., in downtown Iowa City, (where Starbucks is located today). He offered extended evening and weekend hours, to meet the needs of many residents in our community. This proved to be a very popular concept, and over the next decade, the practice grew at a phenomenal rate. Needing more room for patients, staff, and equipment (not to mention parking), Dr. Stiles moved the office in 1996 to 817 Pepperwood Lane. His dental practice was located there for four years until once again it outgrew its space. This time the desire to remain on the "cutting edge" of dentistry inspired Dr. Stiles to build a new office, one designed to provide the space and technology that help make River City Dental Care® a “premier” dental practice.
River City Dental Care® moved into its current location at 1950 Lower Muscatine Road in August of 2000. Today, it houses nine treatment rooms, each equipped with digital radiography, which provides minimal x-ray exposure to the patients and exceptional imaging for diagnostics. Each treatment room also has chair side computers, televisions and DVD's to provide interactive communication and patient education. The office is a friendly and comfortable place, designed to be warm and inviting with its use of wood, stone, stained glass and natural lighting. There’s also ample free parking reserved for patients of River City Dental Care®.
As the practice has continued to grow and change, one special person has been there from the very beginning, Registered Dental Assistant, Julie C. of Riverside, IA. Julie helped Dr. Stiles greet the first patients to come to River City Dental Care®, and she has worked along side him, treating these same patients for the past twenty years. Throughout all the changes, be it location, staff, technology and dental treatments, Julie has started each day at River City Dental Care® with a smile for everyone, a genuine interest in her co-worker’s and patient’s well being, and true dedication to her profession.
Others who have reached the "20 year" milestone are Suzy H., who celebrated her 20 year anniversary here in August of 2007, and Tammy B., who will be honored on her 20th anniversary at River City Dental Care® in January of 2009.
Looking back on the past twenty years, Dr. Brad Stiles has a lot to smile about. The relationships he has established with his patients are ones he treasures and respects. He has seen patients come in as children for their first dental visit, and now he provides dental care to their children. He has mentored young patients and even some of his employees about pursuing careers in the dental health profession.
During this time, many employees of River City Dental Care® have been inspired to become hygienists and dentists, such as Susan W. Susan started at River City Dental Care® 10 years ago as a receptionist, then became a registered dental assistant, and worked as one while she went on to get her hygiene degree. She is now a member of our hygiene team.
Dr. Stiles has taught practice management courses to senior dental students at the U of I College of Dentistry as an adjunct faculty member. He has also provided employment opportunities for many graduates of the College of Dentistry, as associates in his private practice.
Dr. Stiles is proud of his staff of dedicated and highly-trained dental professionals. Together they will continue to provide quality dental care to all his patients for years to come at River City Dental Care®.