[May-rah-kee] Greek
to do something with soul, creativity or love;
to put something of yourself into your work
We are a small specialty dental laboratory, here to serve you and your patients with exceptional restorations. We would like to take complete care of your esthetic and fixed restorative dental laboratory needs, while you can focus on providing the best care for your patients.
Passion for knowledge and the pursuit of excellence.
Sarah has been in the industry since 2004, after completing Kirkwood Community College’s Dental Laboratory Technology Program in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She worked as a full-time ceramist for two years at a small laboratory before joining an in-house team at a family and prosthodontic practice. She worked at The Dental Center for 12 years before making the move to Colorado in 2018. Sarah worked at two Colorado laboratories, before joining another in-house team at Denver Restorative Dentistry in 2019.
The majority of her career has been in the clinic working with prosthodontists and interacting with patients on a daily basis. This has been the main building block in her career, learning from specialists and seeing her work in the patient’s mouth.
Education has always been important to Sarah. She earned her CDT in 2007, specializing in ceramics, served as a committee member and treasurer of The Iowa Dental Laboratory Association for nine years, and has earned multiple certificates after completing hands-on courses. She has had the opportunity to learn from some of the best technicians in the world, including Oral Design members Olivier Tric and Stefan Pica.
Sarah’s passion and precision in tooth artistry is demonstrated in her work. From shade matching a single tooth to designing a full smile makeover, her ultimate goal and satisfaction is seeing a smiling patient at the end of treatment. Sarah made the jump from the clinic to starting Meraki Dental Studio in 2021. She understands the need for a quality dental laboratory in the area and is here to deliver exceptional service and products.
When not making teeth, Sarah enjoys living a balanced, healthy lifestyle. This includes Crossfit, hiking, biking, cooking new recipes, drinking wine and visiting local breweries.
Founded in 2021, Meraki Dental Studio has been providing high-quality dental restorations to dental professionals locally and all over the United States. We have a reputation for excellence and continue to serve not only clinicians, but also support fellow dental labs with finishing full arch hybrid restorations.
Reilly is a Colorado native and started his dental lab career in 2008, working in a two person dental lab. He learned each step of crown and bridge fabrication from the owner and worked there for several years before joining our team in 2022. Reilly has many roles in our daily workflow, with his main focus on cad design, milling and 3D printing.
In his spare time, Reilly enjoys the outdoors. Fly fishing, riding bike, playing hockey, and spending time with his wife and two golden retrievers.
Lana has been part of our team since 2024. She completed the dental laboratory program at LSUSD in 2022 and worked in a large laboratory before moving to Colorado. Her main focus is traditional model work and finishing monolithic crowns and implants. Her artistry really shows in her attention to detail and making crowns look like natural teeth in the mouth.
When Lana is not working, she enjoys exploring everything that Denver and the mountains have to offer. Hiking, sight seeing, roller skating and attending as many live concerts as possible.