Joel Richie

Senior Equipment Specialist

I joined the Midwest Dental team in 2002. Since that time, one of my favorite things I have experienced at Midwest Dental is the relationships we build with offices. Whether it is starting a new construction job or replacing a compressor, the trust that is placed with us is both honored and respected. When a doctor decides to invest in new equipment, there are several places he can shop, but we usually earn his business because of the relationship we have nurtured. Of course, having low prices doesn't hurt either!

Interests:

  • Watching my kids play sports
  • Watching and playing basketball
  • Love to watch junior and senior high school sports, Dallas Mavericks, OKC Thunder, and Dallas Cowboys
  • I'm somewhat of a watch fanatic – I love unique timepieces and I try to collect as many Swiss Automatics as I can
Joel Richie
 
Customer testimonials about Joel Richie:

“Buying an old dental office, gutting it and making it something of my own was a daunting task, to say the least. I obtained several different design ideas from several different sources, but only [Equipment Manager] Joel Richie’s incorporated everything I needed and wanted. Joel worked easily with my contractor and was always available when questions arose. He made sure I got all the equipment I needed and helped integrate my existing equipment with my new. All the guys from Midwest were so helpful moving and setting up my equipment. Although the work on my office is still in progress, everyone at Midwest made sure I was in and comfortably seeing my patients quickly. Thank you, Midwest!”
Dr. Amy E. Reese of Big Spring, Texas

“Building a new office is a monumental task. Midwest Dental Equipment & Supply, and specifically [Equipment Manager] Joel Richie, helped to make this a great experience. Midwest did an outstanding job of design and engineering for this. Whenever I had a question or problem, Joel and staff were there to take care of it. Without them, I could not have gotten through this. Thank you, Midwest Dental, for making this project a great experience. We gladly look forward to many years of serving our patient population in our state of the art facility.
P.S. I’m so glad we chose you for this. Thanks.”
Dr. Richard A. Urbanek Jr. of Wichita Falls, Texas

“Midwest Dental is the only dental supply company that we wanted involved in our new building construction. The move and install went so smoothly and we are excited to serve our community in our beautiful building.”
Dr. Debra Eaton of Chickasha, Oklahoma

“Miles of Smiles” Dental Van, Community Healthcare Center
“We are very excited about our new mobile dental clinic. It will help us provide quality care to patients throughout North Texas. Midwest Dental has supported us with quality equipment and service from the very beginning. Their commitment to the patients of North Texas exemplifies the Midwest team we have worked with for eight years!”
Dental Director for the Community Healthcare Center of Wichita Falls, Texas

“Wow, what an excellent team! With professionals in every department – from planning, equipment selection, installation and service – we knew that Midwest Dental had everything we needed from start to finish. And amazingly, there have been no “should haves” or would haves.”
Dr. Tim and Dr. Lauren Sweeney of Olney, Texas

“When I work with Midwest Dental, they always go above and beyond. Our new office would have never happened without their care and dedication. An enormous ‘Thank you’ to all the Midwest employees involved!”
Dr. Rafael Perez and Dr. Mike Spiller of Wichita Falls, Texas

“In the second week of January, the ceiling came crashing down on my practice. I was informed that our local hospital’s expansion project included leveling my office and turning it into a parking lot. We weren’t ready to make such a grand change to our practice and weren’t sure how to proceed. [Equipment Manager] Joel Richie and the folks at Midwest Dental came out, helped assess our situation and provided us with the banking and contracting contacts that could make our dream of a new office a reality on a reasonable time scale with minimal out of pocket expense. Midwest has been an excellent source of information, expertise and help in all our new building project needs. Here we are 9 months later in our very own new freestanding dental office. We’ve made the move to the 21st century.”
Sam Sowders, D.D.S., of Midland, Texas

“I would like to thank Midwest Dental for helping me with my new dental office. Every member of their team was knowledgeable, very easy to work with, and had great attitudes. Through any new construction process there will be challenges; some in the form of me changing my mind midstream and some in the form of an unforeseen or unexpected problem. What matters is how you respond to these challenges and Midwest Dental stepped up and made things happen when it was needed most. I am very pleased and would highly recommend Midwest Dental for anyone who is looking to build or remodel. I love my new office. Thank you to [Sales Representative] Phil Hoedebeck and [Equipment Manager] Joel Richie and all the guys at Midwest Dental.”
John C. Phillips III, D.D.S., of Chickasha, Oklahoma

“Midwest Dental has been awesome to work with during my remodeling transition from beginning to end. Quality service, easy to contact, rapid response, and exceptional dental knowledge, Midwest helped guide me from project beginning to project completion. From advice on practice design to equipment and supplies, Midwest Dental has been there for my dental needs. I consider Midwest Dental as not only a professional dental company, but as friends. I would definitely refer them to colleagues and would use them again.”
Dr. Jay Lynn White and Staff

“Midwest Dental played a key role in the planning and construction of our new office. Starting with selection of a contractor to plan design, equipment selection and installation, Midwest proved to be invaluable to our project. We take great pride in our office, and without the entire team at Midwest Dental, the process would have been a headache. With Midwest Dental, word and handshake mean something.”
Dr. Carroll Hutchens of Durant, Oklahoma

“My staff and I would like to thank Midwest Dental for their fine service and installation of our new office dental equipment. Joel Richie and his staff of great technicians ... performed with wonderful precision and installed all of the equipment on time.
Whenever you build a new office you expect some major issues with the equipment. We have not experienced any major problems and they have been excellent at troubleshooting any small issues that have come up. They have made our office into a palace.
They have worked hand in hand with JanL Construction in completing a masterpiece dental office that we can be proud of for years to come. The orchestration of installing, moving and fine-tuning equipment went very well and was performed on time. Anytime a problem came up, [the Service Specialists] had a quick answer. We wish to thank the team at Midwest Dental for making our transition into our new office a good one. What a great job!”
Dr. C. Todd Bridges of Lawton, Okla.

“Our new dental clinic is efficient, comfortable and the best place to provide care. We could not have accomplished this project without Midwest Dental who helped us with the entire process from pre-construction to opening. Thanks [Equipment Manager] Joel Richie...and [Service Specialist] Charlie McGaff!!!”
Dr. Xochitl Anderton, Community Health Center of Lubbock Dental Director

“It has been a pleasure working with Midwest Dental and their representatives in setting up my new office. They all treated me as a personal friend and were always available seven days a week, day or night. They gave me their word from the beginning concerning good service and fair price, and they have been good in keeping their word. I am pleasantly surprised in their representatives’ overzealousness in helping and guiding me through this difficult process of starting a new practice. They gave me many good and much needed advice concerning what I was to expect in this initial stage. Through the period of working together, I have come to develop good friendship with their representatives and look forward to a long, good relationship with this company. I wholeheartedly recommend Midwest Dental to my colleagues as a company you can trust in delivering the promise they make. I especially recommend Midwest to any dentist who is starting a new practice. You’ll need a helping hand from friends like these guys."
Dr. Chris Truong of Grand Prairie, TX

 

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