Wausau Oral Surgery offers top-tier care from a ‘top-floor’ office

Rachel Kroeger

Staff

May 11, 2026

WAUSAU – Owner Eddie Brotkowski said an unrenewed lease prompted the relocation of his practice, Wausau Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Center, from its former facility to a newly renovated third-floor office. 

“The beginning of 2025 [is when] we had to start searching for places,” he said.

Now located at 327 N. 17th Ave., Brotkowski – the center’s sole provider holding both Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degrees – said he initially did not have the third-floor suite in mind when he learned the IncredibleBank building had vacant office space available for lease. 

“The building itself is highly visible, and it was going to make for a good set-up for us, [but] originally, the space we wanted was in the basement,” he said. “Unfortunately, that was already spoken for. So, IncredibleBank gave us a deal to be on the top floor, sort of on the west side of the building.”

Now offering upgraded amenities for both patients and staff in the new space, Brotkowski said the “unfortunate” circumstance of having to relocate has actually “turned out very fortunate.”

“It has really nice views of Rib Mountain and the surrounding Wausau area, so it turned out really nice,” he said.

Following a roughly two-month-long transition between the center’s previous space in the Aspirus Wausau Hospital and its new office downtown, Brotkowski said Wausau Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Center is back to providing patients with the highest-quality care.

“I can deliver the highest standard of care for my clinic, and I’m truly appreciative of that,” he said.

Computer chips < tooth chips

A native of Northeast Wisconsin, Brotkowski said he was an electrical engineer for Motorola prior to pursuing his DDS and MD.

“I worked at Motorola designing chips for cell phones for four years,” he said.

After surviving some initial layoffs at the company, Brotkowski said he figured his position was “on the chopping block” – if not soon, then at some point – prompting his career change.

“I knew I had to switch,” he said. “I job-shadowed various professions, and found that dentistry [offered] the right rewards, the right challenges [and] things that I wanted to do.”

Obtaining his DDS from Marquette University School of Dentistry, Brotkowski said he discovered his passion for dental surgery while on rotation.

“We went on our surgical rotations in the oral surgery clinic, [and I saw] that really made the most impact for patient care,” he said. “I could immediately alleviate someone’s pain. I could immediately see the results. That’s where I needed to be.”

After graduating from Marquette – per wausauoralsurgery.com – Brotkowski migrated down to Peoria, Illinois, for a general practice residency before attending the University of Nebraska Medical Center, earning his MD and “a certificate to specialize in oral and maxillofacial surgery.”

“I wanted to take care of impacted wisdom teeth in younger adults before they became a huge problem for patients [in their] 40s [and] 50s,” he said. “I can make a huge impact with that.”

Offering procedures such as dental implants, 3D imaging, bone grafting and wisdom teeth and other tooth extractions, Brotkowski said his service list highlights not only his capability but his proficiency as a dental surgeon.

“I got a residency in June 2018, and I’ve been practicing since then,” he said.

Owning his own dental surgery center, Brotkowski said, wasn’t part of the plan until he discovered a practice available for purchase in Wausau.

“I started off in the Fond du Lac/West Bend area, but then I saw a practice opportunity [where] I could be my own owner here in Wausau,” he said. “I [purchased it] right before the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Having the freedom to set the standard of care, Brotkowski said, was the most attractive aspect of purchasing the practice and becoming an owner, despite the additional responsibilities.

“I [enjoy working] with everybody [in the office] to be able to give the patients the freedom and flexibility to choose the treatments they have,” he said.

The flexibility to align his services with community needs, Brotkowski said, is also a benefit, as well as a responsibility.

“I am able to identify with patients and am aware of the struggles and issues in the area because they affect me as well,” he said. “A lot of people are connected to one another and word travels fast, [but I’m] able to take all these things into account and develop the best possible treatment options.”

Though moving from the Northeast to North Central Wisconsin made for slightly “chiller” weather, Brotkowski said it offered him the ability to create the warm environment Wausau Oral Surgery offers.

He said his trick is treating every case as if he’s going to see the patient “at Thanksgiving dinner.”

“It feels good – I feel I’m doing a real service for the community,” he said. “I have the ability to keep treating everyone like family, having them be comfortable [and] creating a non-threatening environment [because], let’s be honest, nobody wants to come and see me, but it really helps in knowing that at least we have the environment set up for successful outcomes.”

Beyond his increased professional freedom, Brotkowski said he enjoys the opportunity to impact his community philanthropically, as well – having already donated to “nearly all the [area] schools and sports [programs] to help create the next generation of confident and capable adults.”

“Without pushback from a boss or authority figure, [I can donate] to help the community,” he said. “Being an owner allows me to give back… to the community that has given so much to me.”

Providing a warm environment

Brotkowski said “a lot of things had to be gutted out” of Wausau Oral Surgery’s new office before it welcomed patients and staff at the end of 2025 – with the project led and completed by Bayland Buildings, Inc.

“Working closely with a Bayland architect, we developed a space that was somewhat similar to what we had previously, but we had to make [some little] changes,” he said, adding that Bayland helped ensure compliance with all necessary healthcare building codes.

So far, Brotkowski said both staff and patient feedback have “been overwhelmingly positive.”

“The patients feel a lot more at home, [because] it’s not such a stark, sterile space,” he said. “Our office manager, Jessica Loduha, and the other employees really helped make it look like home – adding a lot of homey touches to it right after the build out was done… People are very impressed.”

Focusing on improving his staff’s workflow during the renovation, Brotkowski said patients are not only more comfortable but are also receiving more efficient care.

“It’s really easy to maneuver [throughout the office],” he said. “There is a lot of storage space, [and] it’s not as cramped as the previous space was, so there is a lot more versatility.”

For more on the Wausau Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Center, visit its aforementioned website.