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North Star Dental Services We have been serving dentists since June of 1989 and are currently trusted by over 200 dentists in Minnesota and South Dakota.
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NSDS provides:

-"quick-fix" phone trouble-shooting
-preventative maintenance
-scheduled or emergency services
-loaner equipment
-office design and contractor/architecture consulting
-equipment moves and installations
-equipment appraisals

We are committed, with integrity, to the service and support of our customers.

10/22/2026

Forget ghosts and haunted houses. Here's something that would give just about anyone in a dental office a fright. 👻

This operatory light was perfectly fine the last day the office was open. The next morning, it had shifted, and while staff were there, it actually came crashing down!

Thankfully, no one was hurt and the damage was limited. We were able to get it repaired and back in working order.

Now THAT is a spooky season surprise nobody wants!

10/20/2026

Could you open your own dental practice?

For some dentists, the idea of ownership feels financially out of reach before they've even explored the possibilities.

But opening a practice doesn't necessarily mean building a brand-new facility or equipping every future operatory on day one. There may be opportunities to start with a smaller, fully functional practice, consider quality pre-owned equipment, and plan for growth as the patient base develops.

We've put together a resource exploring independent practice ownership in Minnesota, including financing considerations, rural opportunities, equipment planning, and some practical ways to approach getting started.

If ownership is something you've been considering, it may be worth a read.

https://www.northstardentalservices.com/open-dental-practice-minnesota

10/15/2026

Spooky season: dental service edition

When a suction hose broke, this office got creative with some barrier film to keep things together until help arrived.

Our technician’s assessment? The first photo was “nearly headless.” By the second, we’d moved on to full mummy wrap. 😂

Points for creativity.

The good news? No new hose needed. We were able to cut back the damaged section, reattach the valve and get them back up and running.

And if something a little scary shows up in your dental office this spooky season… you know who to call. 👻

10/13/2026

The fastest sterilizer isn’t always the best solution for your practice.

Cycle time is easy to compare. But it’s only part of the picture.

How many instruments can you process at once? How quickly do you actually need them back? How many instrument sets do you have? Does your team have time to continually turn over smaller loads? And what happens if your only sterilizer goes down?

Those are the kinds of questions we ask when helping an office choose sterilization equipment.

We put together a new Dental Sterilizer Buying Guide covering capacity, turnaround time, redundancy, maintenance, serviceability, new vs. pre-owned equipment, and a few things that are easy to overlook until after you buy.

If a sterilizer purchase is somewhere on your horizon, start here.
👉 Read the guide: https://shop.northstardentalservices.com/buying-guides/how-to-choose-a-dental-sterilizer-buying-guide/

North Star Dental Services
Clear direction for your dental practice.

10/06/2026

Adding sedation to a dental practice can involve more than choosing equipment.
One of the first questions we ask is: What level of sedation or anesthesia will you be providing?

That answer can change the conversation around dental vacuum, nitrous scavenging, WAGD, medical gases, redundancy and other infrastructure.
We put together a practical resource to help explain the differences—and the questions worth asking early in the planning process.

https://www.northstardentalservices.com/dental-vacuum-vs-wagd-vs-nitrous-scave

Clear direction for your dental practice.

10/03/2026

“If I have equipment issues I know who I’m calling.”
That’s exactly the kind of trust we want to earn.
Thank you, Peter, for taking the time to share this — and for trusting North Star with your equipment over the past year.
Clear direction for your dental practice.

09/29/2026

Traditional or continental delivery?

It can look like a simple equipment preference, but the difference shows up in some very practical ways — hose pull, wrist movement, instrument retrieval, positioning and even how the operatory uses space.

And “more ergonomic” doesn't automatically mean better for every doctor.

We put together a new buying guide based on what we see working with dental equipment in real offices — including a few things that don't always show up on a spec sheet.

If you're choosing a delivery system, or wondering whether you'd choose the same style again, this is a good place to start.

Traditional vs. Continental Dental Delivery Systems: Which Is Right for You?

https://shop.northstardentalservices.com/buying-guides/traditional-vs-continental-dental-delivery-systems/

North Star Dental Services
Clear direction for your dental practice.

09/22/2026

Behind every new listing is a little more work than you might think.

We've been building a dedicated photo area at North Star so the pre-owned equipment we list online can be photographed clearly and accurately.

When you're considering pre-owned equipment, we think you should be able to see the actual piece you're buying — not a stock photo of what it looked like when it was new.

That means cleaning it up, setting it up, photographing the important details and showing the condition honestly.

Clean photos. Clear information. Real equipment.

It's one more way we're working to make buying dental equipment a little easier.

North Star Dental Services
Clear direction for your dental practice.

09/17/2026

A dental operatory is more than a collection of equipment.

The chair, delivery system, light, technology and the space around them all need to work together — for the doctor, the team and the way they actually practice.

When we help with an equipment project, that’s what we’re thinking about. Not just what goes into the space, but how it will work once the patients come through the door.

Because good equipment matters. So does how it all comes together.

North Star Dental Services
Clear direction for your dental practice.

09/15/2026

A broken piece of dental equipment is rarely just a broken piece of equipment.

It’s a patient in the chair. A full schedule. A team trying to adjust. And an office manager figuring out what happens next.

That’s why our job isn’t simply to repair equipment.

It’s to understand what’s down, how it’s affecting your office, and help find the clearest path forward — whether that means troubleshooting over the phone, getting a technician there, providing a loaner when we can, or helping you decide when repair no longer makes sense.

Because the real goal is getting your day moving again.

North Star Dental Services
Clear direction for your dental practice.

Address

17763 545th Avenue
Grove City, MN
56243

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Website

http://www.NorthStarDentalServices.com/

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