Former eye care clinic to become dentist’s office

By Rosemary McCoy

A former eye care clinic tucked in a wooded setting along South Minnesota Avenue will become the new home for Sioux Falls Sedation Dentistry.

Dr. Brian Prouty plans to move the practice once remodeling is completed, said Ryan Dede, CEO of Sioux Falls Sedation Dentisty.

“I’ve been told Jan. 2 is when we’re going to be up for business. There’s only three holidays packed into that,” Dede noted with a hint of skepticism.

Prouty opened his Sioux Falls practice seven years ago in a suite at 3409 W. 47th St. Sioux Falls Sedation Dentistry employs an anesthesiologist and five other staff members. It “caters to people who have high anxiety or a fear of dentists,” Dede said. “It gives them the ability to do it. It doesn’t have to be a large amount of work, but sometimes it is. They can get a lot of work done in one appointment.”

Prouty also practices in Watertown.

The new site at 4320 S. Minnesota Ave. is larger and more professional looking than the current location, Dede said.

“It’s certainly a more appealing building, no doubt,” he said, noting that Prouty also was drawn to the visibility of the location.

Prouty Properties LLC bought the building for $1.9 million from Mary Beth Erickson-Browen and Jamtac LLC.

Advanced Family EyeCare moved out of the building at the end of October. Dr. Jeff Browen’s new clinic is in a retail center near 69th Street and Western Avenue.

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Former eye care clinic to become dentist’s office

A former eye care clinic tucked in a wooded setting along South Minnesota Avenue will become the new home for Sioux Falls Sedation Dentistry.

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