We are the dental office with the 'family-feel' you have been looking for! We have 5 locations to provide convenient, comfortable, and high-quality dental care. Visit our main office in Eau Claire or one of our other locations in Chippewa Falls, Cadott, Stanley, or Thorp!

Dr. John Tessendorf started Dental Health Center in 1979. He has since expanded his practice to other towns throughout the Chippewa Valley, each clinic offering a close-knit, small-town feel! We provide general dentistry for all ages, including composite fillings, crowns, implants, surgical and non-surgical periodontics, root canal treatment, extractions, oral conscious sedation, orthodontics (traditional and Invisalign), and TMD treatment. Our Eau Claire clinic also offers oral appliance therapy for Sleep Apnea.

I have been practicing for over 40 years and feel that my patients are my family. Our office is dedicated to quality, compassionate and gentle care. Though we have the latest technology, it is really our friendly staff and doctors and shared sense of mission that makes the difference. I attended Marquette Dental School and graduated in 1979. Beyond general dentistry, my education includes orthodontics, laser dentistry, TMJ disorders, sedation dentistry, sleep apnea solutions, and much more. To be the best doctor I can be for my patients, I strive to stay up to date with the latest technologies and best practices.

There is no better feeling than helping someone. It is so rewarding to see the effects of the care and education we provide; there can be such a difference in a patients health and happiness, and those improvements are directly related to the treatment we have given.

As a native of Eau Claire, I attended Eau Claire Memorial high school and the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire where I graduated with a chemistry/biology double major. I then moved to Milwaukee, where I attended dental school at Marquette University.

I feel it is important to keep up with technologies and different techniques so I can customize each patients care. To maintain my knowledge of the best treatments available, it is essential to continue my education in all aspects of general dentistry, orthodontics, sedation, endodontics, and oral surgery. I am also involved in numerous professional organizations, including the American Dental Association, the Wisconsin Dental Association, and the American Association of Endodontists. These provide me with many opportunities to continue my education and active within my profession.