Dr. John C. Williams

Dr. Williams, a native of Humboldt, has been affiliated with West Tennessee Pediatric Dental Group since 1988.  He received his undergraduate degree from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  He attended dental school at The University of Tennessee Memphis and graduated in 1986. He completed a General Practice Residency at The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville in 1987.  After working with Dr. Duncan C. McInnis at West Tennessee Pediatric Dental Group as a general dentist, Dr. Williams moved back to Memphis to pursue a specialty degree.  He received his Master’s Degree in Pediatric Dentistry in 1991.  Dr. Williams’ specialty training included work at St. Joseph’s and LeBonheur hospitals as well as clinical and didactic work at UT Memphis.  He completed his masters thesis on temporomandibular disorders in children. 

Dr. Williams and his wife, Michelle, moved back to Jackson in 1991.  Dr. Williams is active in the American Dental Association and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.  He has served on committees at the local and state level in both organizations.  He is also an associate professor at The University of Tennessee, Memphis.  Dr. Williams volunteered at the Developmental Disabilities Dental Clinic until it closed in 2006.  He has continued his volunteer work at the Health and Healing Clinic since its inception. 

Dr. Williams enjoys spending time with his wife and three children:  Jake, Emily, and Jeff.  He also enjoys activities at church, playing golf, hunting, and reading.

    Dr. Jennifer W. Welch

Dr. Jennifer Welch graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum
laude with a degree in biology/psychology from Birmingham-Southern College. She then attended dental school at The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry. While in dental school, Dr. Welch received the Alabama State Dental Board Merit Scholarship Award all four years. She was also inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Scholastic Honor Society, awarded to students with high moral character and in the top of their class academically.

After dental school, Dr. Welch’s love of treating children led her to complete an additional two year residency program to specialize in Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. During her pediatric dental residency she received extensive clinical, emergency, and hospital training. She performed pediatric dental surgery at LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center and Crittendon Regional Hospital. Dr. Welch also had the privilege of treating children from all over the world at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Dr. Welch is passionate about pediatric dentistry and is very active in the dental profession. She holds a specialty license from the Tennessee State Dental Board which allows her to practice pediatric dentistry in Tennessee. She is a member of the American Dental Association (ADA), and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). Dr. Welch has passed the first part of the board certification process with the AAPD.

When Dr. Welch isn’t taking care of kid’s teeth, she enjoys traveling, outdoor activities, college football, and spending time with family and friends. Dr. Welch, her husband, Todd, and daughter, Olivia, enjoy living in Jackson, Tennessee.