Our team feels strongly about giving our patients comprehensive, custom dental care. Everyone at Summit Family Dental is experienced, knowledgeable and dedicated to giving you the best experience possible.
Dr. Leinen, Dr. Millard and all of the staff at Summit Family Dental are wonderful! My girls actually LOVE to go to the dentist :) We have been seeing Dr. Leinen for many years now and will follow him wherever he goes. Yesterday I ended up being a little late and then had to have a filling replaced. The staff was willing to stick around and do the work then rather than have me come back. I really appreciated that! They really just make you feel like you are part of a family. - Venessa
Our doctors and staff have over 70 years of experience giving patients the highest quality care right here in central Iowa. We are also active in community organizations and proud to call central Iowa home. We invite you to read below, and learn a bit about each of us
Dr. Nate Leinen grew up in Spencer, Iowa. He attended the University of Iowa where he graduated from the College of Dentistry in 2004. While there in 2001 he married his high school sweetheart, Lesa. In 2004 they moved to the Des Moines area and he began practicing in Grimes, Urbandale and Johnston. In 2011, he came to Ankeny and they built a home here in 2014. He and his wife Lesa have 3 amazing daughters, Ava, Autumn and Ambrey. They are very involved in gymnastics, swim team, choir and dance.
Dr. Millard was born and raised in the Des Moines area. Upon graduating from high school he went on to serve in the United States Army Special Operations Command from 1997-2004. After serving, his parents were not surprised that Dr. Millard decided to pursue his childhood dream of becoming a dentist.
Dr. Millard enjoys the art of dentistry and believes in continuing education. He is honored to have the opportunity to mentor other professionals on new procedures, including his passion for dental implants.
Dr. Millard, his wife Claudia and their children live in Ankeny. In his free time, Dr. Millard volunteers his time helping homeless Veterans.He also enjoys traveling, running, cycling and the outdoors. In the office, Dr. Millard looks forward to providing each patient detailed, personalized and quality care.
Kyla has an extensive background in dental insurance and customer service. She has lived in Ankeny for 20 years. Kyla and her husband Stan enjoy time with their four adult children along with their significant others and grandchildren. In Kylas free time she enjoys reading, taking walks and being in the sun!
McKenzie graduated in 2014 from Vatterott college with her Associate's as a Dental Assistant Specialist. McKenzie grew up in Ankeny and is an Ankeny Hawk alumnus. In 2015 she married her high school sweetheart, Zack. McKenzie started off in our office as a Dental Assistant in 2017 and in 2020 made the move to work front desk and become invested with insurance verification. McKenzie and her husband live in Ankeny and have two Goldendoodles Milo and Franklin; along with two cats Mittens and Severus. In her free time, she enjoys: reading (Harry Potter Nerd), crafting, walking with her husband and dogs, and being with family and friends.
Megan graduated from DMACC in 2001 with her AAS in Dental Hygiene and is licensed to administer local anesthesia. Megan thrives to provide individualized treatment and dental hygiene education to all patients. Megan is involved in the Uptown Ankeny Association where she has owned and operated Therapeutic Massage Center for 23 years. Megan and her husband Brad, enjoy going to music concerts, traveling, Hawkeye sports and Cardinals Baseball. Daughter, Maddy, is 18 years old and will graduate from Ankeny High School in May. Maddy enjoys Competitive Dance and will be attending DMACC in the Nursing program. Megan, Brad and Maddy have 2 pug dogs, Carly and Maizy.
Brinkley graduated from Hawkeye Community College in 2015 with a dental assisting degree and then went on to get her dental hygiene degree from DMACC in 2019. Brinkley has been with Summit Family Dental since they opened in 2016 and has enjoyed watching the team and office grow over the past 6 years. Brinkley strives to provide quality and comfortable care to all of her patients. When Brinkley is not working, she enjoys spending time outside and traveling with her husband Bobby and two little girls Cali and Palmer.
Britni attended DMACC where she received her degree in Dental Hygiene. She has been with Summit Family Dental since October 2021. Her main goal is to make patients feel comfortable at the dental office. In Britnis free time she enjoys the outdoors, cheering on the Cyclones and home improvement or DIY projects. She loves spending time with her husband and their two twin girls and crazy pup.
Kassi has practiced as a Dental Hygienist since she obtained her license in 2012 after graduating from Kirkwood Community College. She also has prior experience in Dental Assisting. She began teaching Dental Hygiene students as an adjunct clinical faculty member at Hawkeye Community College in early 2019 through fall of 2021. She is very passionate about patient focus and education. Kassi enjoys teamwork and helping patients to achieve good oral health, especially in challenging cases. She is also keen to advocate for patients' best interests in treatment relative to oral health goals. Outside of work, Kassi enjoys spending time with family and friends, being outdoors, and cheering for Iowa Hawkeye sports, especially wrestling. Kassi and her husband, Scott, have two daughters, Maddyn and Lindyn.
Nancy has been a dental assistant for 12 years. She is also certified in expanded functions level 1. Making patients feel comfortable in her care is her #1 priority. She has a 10-year-old son named Liam and has been married to her husband Drew for three years. Nancy also has two fur babies; Parker who is a black lab and a cat named Willie. In Nancys free time she enjoys going to the gym, yoga and going to concerts. Nancy and her family also enjoy taking time to travel.
From our reception area, complete with refreshments, kids play area, and streaming Netflix, to our treatment rooms with the latest technology, you'll notice no detail was overlooked. We even feature an in house lab which offers the convenience of fabricating whitening trays, mouth guards, and retainers, eliminating a long waiting period and lab expenses.
This is a great dentist office! Everyone is so friendly and professional! I had a chipped front tooth and after Dr. Millard was done, you can't tell which tooth was fixed. I'm 65, so I've had a lot of fillings and none look as good as this one! If you are looking for a dentist in Ankeny, you need to go here and tell them Nancy sent you! - Nancy
The people at Summit Dental are the best. The entire staff is friendly and professional. I have gone to Dr. Leinen since we moved here six years ago and he is outstanding. Never been more relaxed in the dentist chair than now and his work is top notch. Could not be happier. - Glenn
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Rating 4.8 out of 5 based on 51 reviews
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a year ago
Everyone as Summit is so nice, friendly, and great at what they do! Dr. Millard is helpful and is always able to answer all of my questions. I highly recommend Summit Family Dental!
Jacob Solomon
2 years ago
Excellent experience!
Cortney Schrock
2 years ago
Love Summit Family Dental!! It is always an awesome experience. The staff is so friendly and personable both on the phone and in person. They are extremely patient with our large family and put my young children (ages 3-8) at ease. Kara is such a friendly face to be greeted by. Brigitta, Nicole, and Kayli all provide thorough, quality cleanings. Dr. Leinen is thorough, does NOT over treat, and refers out when needed. We have LOVED being patients here and so appreciate the friendly, familiar treatment from all!
Hacker Engineering
2 years ago
Everyone here is great. They make sure you feel comfortable during the whole process, everyone is super friendly, and any questions I had were answered right away. Edit: I should mention I had a root canal and crown done here. I had no pain, other than the initial dull pain after the numbing wore off (which is kind of expected with this sort of procedure).
jamie bunn
2 years ago
Google searched and tried first dentist closest to me ... Made the call and lucky for me had a opening same morning ... Never having been there was very happy with Nicole ... She was very considerate and easy to talk to.. Answering my questions and concerns.. Dr. Nate was great also helping me out.. I will gladly recommend them and be back in the future.. Thanks
Allison Fair
2 years ago
Both of my parents have now gone to this office for root canals and have both left with lingering pain. My mother had the procedure done and the pain lasted for months traveling into her jaw, until they finally just removed the tooth. The pain continued for over a year and lead to complications of anxiety because the pain was so horrible! Recently my dad went in for the same procedure and is having the same lasting pain traveling into his jaw. My parents have been long time patients of this office under the previous doctor and that doctor never performed root canals because he realized it was well beyond his scope of practice! If you are needing a root canal please find an endodontist. Do your research before having any oral surgery in this office. The letters DDS don't mean these doctors have the experience. They maybe do 1-2 root canals a week versus an endodontist that performs 25 plus every week. I'm sure these doctors are amazing dentists!!! Just not oral surgeons!
Ross Eveland
2 years ago
I haven't been to a dentist in years but absolutely needed a tooth fixed. The staff from the first visit was awesome and made me not worried to come back again and again and again. The receptionist Kara is super friendly and always smiling even with a mask. Nicole was my first hygienist and she explained every step they were doing before they did it which helped relieve a lot of anxiety. Then when I actually went in for a cleaning, Kayli was awesomely sarcastic and friendly and made my first cleaning in over 10 years very comfortable. Overall, the staff is the most friendly staff I've ever been around, and my wife even agreed with me. They also do good and as painless as it can be. Thanks! Oh and Dr. leinen is alright too. Actually he is great too, but his starting line up is stacked so it's easy for him to look good. Definitely need more than 5 stars.
Kenzie
2 years ago
Very friendly and professional staff
Jane Street
2 years ago
Brigitta is so wonderful! She always makes me feel at ease. She is so pleasant and down to earth. She seems genuinely interested when we chat here and there and she isn't overly talkative. Most of all, I know she does her best and cares about the task of cleaning and taking good care of my teeth. She is the main reason I continue to come to Summit for my dental needs.
Charlotte Sillyman
2 years ago
This place is great! Everyone is friendly. They talk you through all the processes. Kara and Nicole were very helpful, and they made the experience fun!
Ross Eveland
3 years ago
I haven't been to a dentist in years but absolutely needed a tooth fixed. The staff from the first visit was awesome and made me not worried to come back again and again and again. The receptionist Kara is super friendly and always smiling even with a mask. Nicole was my first hygienist and she explained every step they were doing before they did it which helped relieve a lot of anxiety. Then when I actually went in for a cleaning, Kayli was awesomely sarcastic and friendly and made my first cleaning in over 10 years very comfortable. Overall, the staff is the most friendly staff I've ever been around, and my wife even agreed with me. They also do good and as painless as it can be. Thanks! Oh and Dr. leinen is alright too. Actually he is great too, but his starting line up is stacked so it's easy for him to look good. Definitely need more than 5 stars.
Hacker Engineering
3 years ago
Everyone here is great. They make sure you feel comfortable during the whole process, everyone is super friendly, and any questions I had were answered right away. Edit: I should mention I had a root canal and crown done here. I had no pain, other than the initial dull pain after the numbing wore off (which is kind of expected with this sort of procedure).
jamie bunn
3 years ago
Google searched and tried first dentist closest to me ... Made the call and lucky for me had a opening same morning ... Never having been there was very happy with Nicole ... She was very considerate and easy to talk to.. Answering my questions and concerns.. Dr. Nate was great also helping me out.. I will gladly recommend them and be back in the future.. Thanks
Charlotte Sillyman
3 years ago
This place is great! Everyone is friendly. They talk you through all the processes. Kara and Nicole were very helpful, and they made the experience fun!
Allison Fair
3 years ago
Both of my parents have now gone to this office for root canals and have both left with lingering pain. My mother had the procedure done and the pain lasted for months traveling into her jaw, until they finally just removed the tooth. The pain continued for over a year and lead to complications of anxiety because the pain was so horrible! Recently my dad went in for the same procedure and is having the same lasting pain traveling into his jaw. My parents have been long time patients of this office under the previous doctor and that doctor never performed root canals because he realized it was well beyond his scope of practice! If you are needing a root canal please find an endodontist. Do your research before having any oral surgery in this office. The letters DDS don't mean these doctors have the experience. They maybe do 1-2 root canals a week versus an endodontist that performs 25 plus every week. I'm sure these doctors are amazing dentists!!! Just not oral surgeons!
Jane Street
3 years ago
Brigitta is so wonderful! She always makes me feel at ease. She is so pleasant and down to earth. She seems genuinely interested when we chat here and there and she isn't overly talkative. Most of all, I know she does her best and cares about the task of cleaning and taking good care of my teeth. She is the main reason I continue to come to Summit for my dental needs.
Kenzie
3 years ago
Very friendly and professional staff
James K Polk
3 years ago
Deathly scared of dentists and ortho surgeons. Summit is awesome. How they put up with me is amazing. They have the tech but more importantly they have the people. The people are great. Still scared of dentists but not so much now with Summit. These people made my life better today (and I'm not exaggerating.)
James K Polk
4 years ago
Deathly scared of dentists and ortho surgeons. Summit is awesome. How they put up with me is amazing. They have the tech but more importantly they have the people. The people are great. Still scared of dentists but not so much now with Summit. These people made my life better today (and I'm not exaggerating.)
Yvette
4 years ago
The entire experience from start to finish was pleasant, seamless and painless. They worked exceptionally well with my insurance company and providing me a clear understanding of my coverage and my out of pocket expenses ... leaving no room for any surprises. Thank you Dr. Millard!
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