Meet The Dental Assistants Team
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Kim
Dental Assistant
Kim is one of our wonderful dental assistants with 8 years of experience. Originally from Cannon Falls, Kim and her family raise goats, horses, cows, dogs, and cats. When Kim isn’t working, she is spending time with her husband and three-year-old daughter, Bexley. She also enjoys riding horse, four wheeling, and taking care of her hobby farm.
Kim is involved with Spear education and enjoys getting to know all of her patients.
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Tammy
Dental Assistant
Tammy has been a dental assistant at Rochester Dental Clinic for over 29 years! She has completed training through Spear education and enjoys educating patients.
Tammy and her husband Dave have been married for almost 40 years and have 2 children, Adam and Amber, and also have 3 grandchildren. When she’s not working she enjoys snowmobiling, hanging out with her grandchildren, and spending time with her horse that will be 32 years old.
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Jenna
Dental Assistant
Jenna is originally from Monticello, MN and now lives in Rochester with her fiancé, Riley and her fur babies Shirley and Koa.
Some of Jenna’s hobbies are hiking, camping, volleyball, and listening to podcasts.
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Cayla
Dental Assistant
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Morgan
Dental Assistant
Meet Our Dental Hygiene Team
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Sheri
Dental Hygienist
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Gretchen
Dental Hygienist
Gretchen is originally from Plainview, MN and brings to us over 10 years of dental hygiene experience, along with Spear education training. She has a 2-year-old pug named Dre and enjoys fishing, golfing, and hunting in her spare time. Gretchen loves seeing patients of all ages and helping to make their smiles shine!
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Chiara
Dental Hygienist
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Jenna
Dental Hygienist
Jenna is originally from Kenyon, MN, and now lives in Rochester with her fiancé, Michael, and her 2 cats. In her spare time, she enjoys golfing, volleyball, fishing, and traveling the world. She brings over 6 years of dental experience to RDC.
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Sheldon
Dental Hygienist
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Jen
Dental Hygienist
Meet The Administrative Team
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Lori
Office Manager
Lori was born in raised in Rochester, MN – so she is definitely a familiar face!
With over 15 years of dental experience, both clinical and administrative, Lori is able to work in all areas of Rochester Dental Clinic.
Lori lives in Oronoco with her husband, Brian, and their son Bryce.
When Lori isn’t working, you could find her cheering for the MN Twins and Vikings, boating, fishing, and spending time with her friends and family.
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Brandi
Office Administrator
Brandi is originally from Omaha, Texas. She has over 7 years of dental experience, including working on the clinical side and business team side. Brandi and her husband Corey, have one son, Connor and a yellow lab, Jersey.
Some of Brandi’s hobbies include being a hockey and baseball mom, watching Gopher football, baking, and traveling.
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Connie
Office Administrator
Length of employment at Rochester Dental Clinic? Started in 10/5/21 (been in Dental field for over 45 years assisting and front desk.)
Where are you from? Rural Zumbro Falls / Mazeppa area.
What’s your favorite thing about working in the dental field? the patients, getting to know them and helping them with their dental needs.
Favorite things to do outside of work? Scrapbooking, spending time with my husband Tom and daughter Calli and spending time with her cat “Tiger Lily” and her Siberian Husky “Cheyanne”. Also going to Twins games!
I started in dental assisting over 45 years ago. First as a licensed assistant and later working a combination of assisting and front desk. I’ve worked at Amethyst Dental Care for over 29 years with Dr. John Boeker and Dr. Dory Gardner.
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Bailey
Office Administrator
Meet Your Award-Winning Doctors
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Dr. Matt Merfeld
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Dr. Tate Dison
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Dr. Erich Eichwald
Read Our Reviews
The Proof is in Our Patients
“I highly recommend this dental clinic as one of the best around. I chose them for my veneers and the entire process was smooth and pain-free. Recently, when I experienced severe tooth pain on their day off, Dr. Tate went out of his way to open the office after hours and address my discomfort which speaks volumes about his dedication. Both he and Jenna provided exceptional care that went above and beyond my expectations. Thank you two and everyone in that office.”
- Ghazwan M.
“My experience at Rochester Dental Clinic was the best dental experience I have ever had! Everyone from the front desk staff to Jenna, my hygienist, was amazing! Dr. Matt was outstanding - professional, knowledgeable and very personable. My dental assistant, Tammy, was warm and compassionate. Jenna did an outstanding job as my hygienist. She was thorough and kind. I highly recommend this office. They were absolutely amazing!”
- Lindsey S.
“In the past, I havee had anxiety seeing the dentist and I can tell you that this was by far the best dental experience I've had. Had a crown done and it was all done in a single visit. They 3d modeled my crown instead of having to have a mold made. Was the best ever! Front office and the assistants were the most positive too. I'm sold on them!”
- Wade B.
“Dr Tate and staff are top notch! They provide excellent patient care, are very thorough and provide a pleasant atmosphere each visit. Exceptional dental health is no doubt their goal. I would not hesitate to recommend my family or friends to call Rochester Dental Clinic for an appointment.”
- Monica S.
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