Our Office

Drs. John & Melissa Nelsen opened Nelsen Family Dentistry in 2000. Over the last two decades, we have become a premier dental office in our area by offering the highest quality care available, delivered with skill and compassion. We have been voted Best in Chico for the last 11 years and plan to hold that title for years to come!

Nelsen Family Dentistry is nestled in a serene, tree-lined building, and our office is decorated in soothing, neutral colors to help relax even the most anxious patient. Our address is 1307 Esplanade, Suite 4 in Chico, CA.

We at Nelsen Family Dentistry strive to provide quality, comprehensive, patient centered care to everyone who walks through our doors. Our commitment is to treat each other and each patient with integrity Our passion is changing lives and smiles in Chico!

Infection Control

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Infection control is a set of recommended safety precautions that dentists put in place to protect patients and their staff. Many dental procedures involve direct contact with blood and saliva. Strict infection control helps to stop the spread of disease. Improved infection control procedures call for most of the instruments and supplies that your dentist uses to be either heat-sterilized or disposable. Here at Nelsen Family Dentistry, we use the same strict protocols that are used in hospitals. We have ALWAYS been uncompromising about protecting you, our patients, as well as ourselves. Now is no exception, we are taking extra precautions to make sure that both our staff and you remain more than safe with us during this crazy COVID pandemic.