Dr Jenny Ruoho

Meet Dr. Jenny Ruoho - CHASKA, MN

Meet Dr. Ruoho

Jenny Ruoho DDS, FICOI

Cosmetic and Family Dentist with Advanced Sedation and Implant Training

Dr. Jenny Ruoho has had a lifelong interest in dentistry and began working in the dental field in 1991. She started her career as a dental assistant and later graduated with a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry in 2002. After graduation, Dr. Ruoho completed a general practice residency at the Veteran’s Hospital in Minneapolis.

During the residency, she learned advanced endodontic (root canal) and oral surgery techniques as well as dental sleep. After completing the residency, Dr. Ruoho worked in various private practice settings before opening Relaxation Dentistry in 2007. She has completed advanced training in several specialty areas including cosmetic dentistry, sedation, implants, tongue tie, TMJD, functional occlusion, snoring and sleep apnea, laser and facial esthetics. She completed her dental implant training through the Misch International Implant Institute and was awarded Fellowship status in The International Congress of Oral Implantologists in 2014. She is passionate. about learning the latest technology and techniques in implant dentistry and completes over 100 hours of continuing education per year. She is an alumnus of the Misch Resnik Implant Institute (formerly Misch International Implant Institute), Pikos Institute, and the California Implant Institute.

Dr. Ruoho has been a certified Invisalign provider since 2016. She is an ambassador of The Breathe Institute in Los Angeles, CA and has received training at The Alabama Tongue Tie Center, The Dawson Academy, and Advanced PRF Education in Facial Esthetics becoming a CARE (Center for Advanced Rejuvenation & Esthetics®) provider in 2020. Dr. Ruoho is. passionate about providing a wide range of single tooth dental services (endodontics/root canals, oral surgery, implants, and. restorative dentistry) as well as full arch immediate. implant dentistry and complete dentistry. Complete dentistry involves an understanding of how the TMJ, the muscles of mastication, the teeth, the tongue, and the airway all work harmoniously together. Complete dentistry may include an assessment of the TMJ, a functional analysis of the forces on the teeth and TMJ, tongue tie restrictions, airway assessment, sleep study, interpretation of airway and TMJ imaging, understanding forces that cause thinning, chipping, cracking and broken teeth, TMJ and facial pain. She provides four levels of sedation including Nitrous Oxide, Oral Conscious Sedation and IV sedation (by special arrangement with CRNA). Her focus is doing high-quality, long-lasting dentistry and making each appointment as comfortable as possible.

Dr. Ruoho lives in Chaska with her husband, John and their sons, Jack and Charlie. She enjoys reading, photography, skiing, mountain biking, cooking, and spending time with family, friends and her West Highland White Terrier, Lemon.

Education

  • Highschool: Stevens Point Area Senior High, 1991
  • University of Madison-Wisconsin, undergraduate studies 1994-1997
  • University of Minnesota, undergraduate studies 1998
  • University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree, 2002
  • General Practice Residency, VAMC, Minneapolis 2002-2003
  • Cosmetic Dentistry Level I, 2005
  • Sedation Dentistry Certification, 2007
  • Misch International Implant Institute Surgical Sessions I-V, 2014-2015
  • Invisalign Certification, 2015
  • The Alabama Tongue Tie Center 2019
  • Pikos Implant Institute Full Arch Fully Guided 2019
  • The Breathe Institute 2020
  • The Dawson Academy Functional Occlusion 2020
  • Myomentor Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy Program 2020
  • California Implant Institute Advanced Bone Grafting Externship, Rosarita Mexico 2020
  • Pikos Institute Sinus Grafting for Implant Reconstruction, 2020
  • Advanced PRF Education in Facial Esthetics, 2021
  • Guided Biofilm Therapy, 2021
  • Fotona Nd:YAG/Er:YAG Lasers, 2021
  • Chrome Full Arch Fully Guided Implant, 2021
  • Advanced PRF Facial Esthetics, 2022
  • Fotona Nd:YAG/Er:YAG Laser PHAST Start, 2022
  • Nightlase, 2022
  • Pikos Symposium, 2022

Memberships/Associations:

  • Minnesota Dental Association since 1998
  • American Dental Association since 1998
  • Misch International Implant Institute 2014
  • International Congress of Oral Implantologists, Fellow since 2014
  • Invisalign Provider since 2015
  • Pikos Implant Institute 2019
  • The Alabama Tongue Tie Center 2019
  • The Breathe Institute 2020
  • The Dawson Academy 2020
  • Myomentor, 2020
  • California Implant Institute, 2020
  • Advanced PRF Education, 2021
  • CARE® Esthetics Provider 2021

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