1930s- Monarch Dental Care began as Menees Family Dentistry. Dr. Robert E. Menees, Sr. graduated dental school in the 1930s. After returning home from serving in World War II, he opened his dental practice in 1946 in Kansas City, MO on the Country Club Plaza. 1971- His son, Dr. Robert E. Menees, Jr., or "Dr. Bob" as he was known to his patients ....