Our Team

Dr. Tom Peterson

Grew up in St. Paul where he learned to play hockey, fish, ski, and sail. He attended the University of Minnesota where he received his DDS degree. Since then, he has been practicing dentistry in St. Cloud for 30 plus years. He brings experience to his work, emphasizing quality, health minded care in the interest of the patient. He does so with an emphasis on new materials, technologies, and quality dental products, all in accords with his philosophy of doing the best for the health of the patient. Much time is spent yearly on continuing dental education to bring this knowledgeable approach to his patient treatments.

When outside the office, Dr. Peterson enjoys his home out in the country, his family, and the joys of the outdoors. Be it floating in the boat hoping a fish will bite, heading to the mountains on a ski trip with his son, or the time spent on the sailboat hoping for wind, all are passions of his. Lately, he has been in a ‘mileage race’ over the winter season, in an attempt to see how many miles his cross-country skis can make in a season. This past season he topped 150 miles, and hopefully more for the upcoming snow.

Dr. Russ Peterson

Grew up outside of St. Cloud in the country, where he learned to enjoy fishing, skiing, snowmobiles, cars, and just being outside. He attended St. John’s University and then the University of Minnesota to receive his DDS degree in 2008. Upon graduating dental school, he did a 1 year Residency at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), where he worked side by side with dental specialists and oral surgeons, to further educate and learn advanced skills in oral surgery, trauma, special needs dentistry, and medical management of patients with complex and usually life-threatening conditions. It was an experience and knowledge basis that can only be described as priceless, and a good fit for what he brings to his patients and our office. Like his father, he brings the philosophy of quality, health minded care, using the highest quality of materials and technologies, to serve his patients with an emphasis on lasting oral health.

Outside the office, Dr. Russ is similar to his dad, enjoying the outdoors. Be it fishing, ski trips to the mountains, snowmobiles in the winter, or working on cars or around the yard in the summer. Though he has had a curse of catching a yearly dogfish on fishing opener, this past year a walleye was finally caught, though quite small admittedly. Trap shooting attempts to keep him sharp, as the fall of the year welcomes the start of pheasant season.