Blair A Keck, DDS

Friendly staff, relaxed environment, and Blair Keck, DDS is warm, funny, friendly and thorough. I am so happy I found a dentist I like close to home.

Dr. Keck is THE most reasonable dentist I have ever met. Both calm and calming, he’s professional and has an amazing chair-​side manner.
The front office staff are friendly and efficient. The waiting room has a plethora of current publications and a comfy couch on which to sit, though I’ve never waited that long.
When I asked about radiation, not only did Terry the hygienist have the exact answers about exposure, we made a plan about how to further minimize my lifetime exposure.
My teeth are polished to amazing white every time I go.
Dr. Keck assures that I’m at the peak of health for my dentistry. Is reasonable about what to do and when, and is sensitive to budget and insurance needs.
I was so confident that I brought my two teenagers to Dr. Keck’s office. They have also both had excellent experiences with Dr. Keck and all the staff.

Call me crazy but I think doctors should care about their patients or at least behave as though they do and treat every single patient with the same level of care and consideration. Dr. Keck does exactly that. He’s super friendly, never condescending (regardless of the condition of your mouth), he’s got terrific sense of humor but best of all he’s the most skilled dentist I’ve ever encountered. He knows what he’s doing and loves to help people achieve a better quality of life. I had some broken teeth in the back that we’re rotting and causing me all kinds of misery. I was certain getting them pulled would be an agonizing epic stretch of horror and suffering but aside from the initial pinch of novocaine I didn’t feel a thing! Not only that I was out of there in less than 40 minutes. I’ve been to dentists who work on as many as 4 patients at a time who’ve left me sitting in pain for hours While they take turns on us. Not the case here at all. Dr. Keck was there from start to finish and he gave me the respect and care every doctor/​dentist should. A few months later my partner was having terrible migraines because of a broken tooth and he couldn’t bare the pain. Dr Keck was kind enough to give us an emergency appointment at 9:30 pm and he spent over an hour making sure to get all the pieces of the tooth out. My partner hasn’t had a migraine since. Dr Keck cares about his patients. He’s ethical, kind, extremely skilled/​experienced, reasonably priced, totally honest, friendly, and by far the best dentist I’ve ever encountered. Anyone who’s been to see him would agree. This review is 100% authentic. I stand by everything I’ve said and I’m happy to answer any questions regarding my experience. There’s a shortage of good doctors who truly care about their patients in this country so when I find one I’m going to make sure other people find out about them. Dr Keck is not only an amazing doctor, he’s also an amazing human being as well.
Dr Keck rules!!!

Gentle, friendly, and tries to make you feel better about your rotten mouth.

I’m sad to say that if you don’t have a penis, they don’t want your kind in there.
Simply won’t return a phone call for a new patient.
I’ve called and left word a couple times asking if accepting new patients, and if I could make an appointment, and never heard back. Another friend of mine (male) called and left word requesting new patient appointment, and was automatically called back the same day.
Pretty sad, but it’s their business and they’ll run it how they want.
Female= nope
In the heart of my neighborhood that constantly preaches anti-​discrimination and love all, it’s ironic.

I just had my first visit here and it was a great experience! Spent around 2 hours here for my x-​rays and routine cleaning.
This office had a very home-​like vibe, which was awesome! Well, aside from the fruit flies that were buzzing around the front office …
Since I was new and had a new dental insurance, they gave me a full x-​ray. The Dental Assistant was a sweetheart. Awesome. Super attentive, friendly and knowledgable. She’s also a hard worker. You can just tell. Oh, and she’s fun! Great positive energy. You can call her Cha Cha!
Dr. Beck was also funny and engaging. We chatted for awhile and he was definitely approachable with all my questions.
As for my cleaning, let’s just say my hygienist, Terry, did a phenomenal job! She had great attention to detail and really worked on every tooth. At my previous dentist, they would finish my job in less than 15 minutes. Not Terry. She spent over half an hour making sure everything was in top notch shape.
Solid dental practice with no complaints. If anything, the forms needed to be shorten and refreshed. They definitely looked dated (but then again, the information needed is still the same).
Do dental offices still give out free travel sized toothpaste or toothbrushes? I didn’t get mines =[ ! Hahahaha.

I have been going to Dr. Keck for over 5 years now and have had such a pleasant experience. The front desk staff are so nice and have dealt with my ever-​changing insurance issues as well as my time without insurance. I really appreciate the nice service and understanding. I feel like they have my best interest in mind and I truly appreciate it. I have been very happy with the cleanings, staff and dental work. Thank you!

I simply love this place !
Since the first time I felt very good in this nice environment.
The place is well decorated, a sweet big well behaved dog welcomes you upon arrival, the staff is very smiley and nice, service is quick and efficient.
I never really liked going to the dentist before (who would.?) and I have to say it is the first time I am enjoying going to the dentist !
I am especially giving this nice review for Kellee (the sweetest girl I’ve ever met) which is my dentist there, very gentle, nice and professional, and for the front desk staff Roger and Jerry who are always smiley, friendly and nice people.
Kellee seems passionate and very enthusiastic by her work, she has great knowledge and is always very patient and meticulous which is enjoyable.
I haven’t seen Dr. Keck much but the few moments I spoke with him I found him sweet and fun !
I will definitely miss this place when the works on my teeth will be done and I definitely recommend this place !

Fantastic dentistry service and a really nice and accommodating staff.

I am a patient of Dr. Keck. I mean I WAS his patient. I have never met such a careless doctor as doctor Keck. I have visited his office twice for a teeth cleaning procedure, at the end of the cleaning he usually comes and take a QUICK look at your teeth, he talks very fast and it always feels like he has some more important things to do than talking to you about your teeth. The last time I saw him we talked about my wisdom teeth that were showing up causing me troubles to smile and also about me gritting my teeth and that I need a night guard. I also need a crown for one of my teeth (he told me I need it when I first time saw him a year ago, and I needed to remind him about that the second time I saw him — he didn’t remember and seemed he didn’t have any notes on that). So he told me I am likely need to remove my wisdom teeth, and the night guard and the crown, and that he is going to check how much it would cost and get back to me. A few months passed — guess what, I never heard from his office. It feels like he doesn’t care much about his patients, and I am not sure if he ever asked his assistant to check with my insurance about the stuff I need. Very disappointing. Looking for another dentist.
Leaving 2 stars because the ladies who cleaned my teeth were nice.

I’ve been going to Dr. Keck for about a year now as my general dentist. I go elsewhere for periodontal work since I’ve been going to that office for several years. I was a tad precipitous with my review of a previous general dentist, and so I wanted to wait before reviewing Dr. Keck’s office.
I’m very happy – five-​star happy. The office isn’t as slick and spiffy as my former rock star dentist, but it suits me just fine. The guys who take care of the front desk are efficient and pleasant. Dr. Keck’s doggie, Heidi, is there all the time, and a more mellow dog does not exist. I love Dr. Keck. I trust his competence and skill, and I appreciate that he is a bit of a «wait and see» kind of guy. That may not work for everyone, but it does for me. He includes the patient in the decision-​making process, a quality I really appreciate. He is funny and kind, and he is very much concerned with my comfort.
Another feature I love (LOVE!) is that the office is open until 7:00 p.m. week nights and on Saturdays. I am nearly giddy with delight at not having to mold my schedule around my dentist’s.
Dr. Keck was recommended to me highly by two friends, both of whose opinions I trust and value. They steered me right in this case, that’s for sure.

I have been going to Dr. Keck for the past 5 years. Yesterday was my 6 month check up, x-​rays and cleaning. Another great visit — the hygienist was so thorough, gentle and knowledgeable — Dr. Keck attentive and so funny and the front office staff, professional and helpful.

After forgiving not being called back a couple of times, and this office calling me to reschedule one appointment in the past, today is the proverbial straw that broke the camels back!
I had reshuffled my schedule and made an appointment to see Dr. Keck, I receive a call at 10am (my appointment is at 11:30am) from the receptionist to say they would like to reschedule my appointment for today and could I come back tomorrow ?! Ridiculously unprofessional office, they must be making a lot of $$ to treat their clients so badly. To surmise, you’re lucky if they call you back, and if they don’t reschedule your appointment.
The one time I have been there, the vibe was weird and I felt like everyone was hungover. Reading some of the other reviews, I feel lucky to be going somewhere else.

I saw doctor Paul Ryan Lake and he was amazing! Super friendly and got to know a little about me before we got started. Then he cleaned my teeth without attempting to engage me in conversation while I have metal and fingers in my mouth. Sounds like a little thing, but its my biggest pet peeve at the Dentist, and he was the first to not do it! Definitely my most positive Dentist experience in many ways, I highly recommend him.

I like Dr. Keck. I also like Jerry the receptionist. Really nice guys.
HOWEVER, the quality of work really botched up my teeth. I went to these guys a couple years ago. Dr. Keck gave me two fillings, one was a replacement of an old filling with cavities underneath it. When he first did the fillings I had to go back in because the replacement filling was too big. Meaning, there was no groove in it and it felt really huge compared to the one he was replacing. It seemed normal for him to have someone go back in to fix a filling. I have never done this.
Skip forward two years, both fillings have MAJOR problems. One of them fell out while flossing. My new dentist said it may have been from saliva or some contageon between the filling and my tooth. The other replacement filling Dr. Keck put in was just too big for my mouth. It felt sloppy and my new dentist confirmed that. And there was still a cavity underneath.
Dr. Keck’s office location is great, Jerry is great, but the quality of work has proven really expensive for me. We tend to blindly trust our dentists as we haven’t been to dental school. Unfortunately I would not recommend Dr. Keck as I left with my teeth in worse shape than when I went it.

I had a problem with previous dentist since he couldn’t fix my fillings. I knew it’s time to find a new dentist when he said «I don’t know why you’re still complaining that your teeth hurts, I can’t see any problems with it». I stumbled across Dr. Keck’s reviews on Unilocal and he and his staff are awesome!
I saw Dr. Mack for a few times, she’s very friendly and interested in building good relations with her patients. She did my fillings several times and did a great job. Dr. Keck also fixed the bad filling job that I got in the other dental office. He literally spent 5 minutes to fix it. Amazing!
Jerry, the front desk guy is always very friendly as well. I also love the super friendly German Shepard dog they have around.

I scheduled an appointment for a cleaning and check-​up with ease here, and the person who answered the phone «Jerry» was very knowladgble and nice. I got in on a Saturday that worked great with my schedule since I’m a 9 to 5 worker M-​F.
Moving on to the doctor…
I met with Dr. Mack who works with Dr. Keck (also seen him once-​great guy).She cleaned my teeth and I felt so great during the whole time knowing that my mouth was getting cleaner because I have a such a dirty mouth.
She was thourough, friendly, very up-​beat, and professional. She reccomended my ass get the Sonicare toothbrush which my boyfriend already uses and since I’ve purchased it, I haven’t felt cleaner healthier teeth.
The inside is always nice and cozy and not too sterile. It’s in a great location in the Castro across from Badlands too. So get your Teeth cleaned and go make out with someone there when your done.
THE END!

My previous experience with dentists has been tragic. The guilt trips I endured from my prior dentists along with the in-​artful poking and prodding just made me stop going. The last time I went to a dentist was at least 5 years ago.
So recently, I was unfortunate enough to wake up with a really really really bad toothache (it was bad) and a grotesquely large swelling on my (face) cheek. I needed a dentist, and I needed one fast. I checked my insurance company’s website and found the dentist closest to my home (0.43 miles away, to be exact): Dr. Blair Keck.
I called Dr. Keck’s office around 10:30 a.m. and his friendly receptionist gave me an appointment for 11:45 that same day! Wow! I had assumed I’d be spending all morning calling around to various dentists and begging for someone to help me.
So, I get to his office and am warmly greeted at the top of the stairs by a big olé sweet Black Lab! (Her name’s «Heidi».) How fricking cool is that! And she sits with me on the sofa as I fill out my paperwork.
And his dental assistant, who took my x-​rays, was sweet and friendly and comforting.
Dr. Keck was very cool. Easygoing. Nonjudgmental. No guilt trips from him. He says something to me like: «we don’t care what you’ve done with your teeth in the past; all that matters is that you’re here now.» I knew at that moment that I had, at last, found my dentist. I’ll definitely be back.

First. I HATE the dentist. Detest, despise, deplore, abhor, revile, recoil … the list goes on. I can handle any other medical thing, just stay out of my mouth. That said …
Dr. Keck and his staff are great. His office is nice, not over done, mellow, unassuming, and his very sweet dog comes to greet everyone as they arrive. I told them I had extreme fear. My last dentist just ignored my fears and plodded on. Including telling me I needed what Dr Keck said was unnecessary work. Dr. Keck and his team are without question the nicest most sensitive dental team I’ve ever dealt with. They made what is normally a very stressful process tolerable. I am very grateful. I would recommend Dr. Keck to anyone who has this issue.

Say «ahhhhh»… so? what’s up up with you today? What’s new? Not flossing again, eh? Brought that Oral B electric brush I told you about?
That’s Dr. Blair Keck — simple, down to earth, ever friendly, approachable (well, when he’s got you by your gums… you make them approachable! LOL!), and just a dentist I love visiting and look forward to my visits.
PROS:
— He’s in the heart of the Castro so you can get to him via the Muni underground
— His clinic is comfortable, clean and friendly… not overly septic
— His staff are all great folks, friendly, helpful and just good people
— He knows his stuff, gives good advice and gives it all with a great sense of humor
— They send timely reminders for check ups and truly follow up
— I’m the first one to see a problem with my teeth and go «needs this and that and that» and Blair Keck is a firm believer that you don’t have to always spend money and get treatments… he’s an objective dentist
— And of course, HEIDI! Who makes it a point to welcome you, often just decides she wants to sit by you as you ponder your teeth and just grins! Call her fuzz therapy!
CONS:
— My teeth are in good shape so I only get to experience the wonder of his clinic once a year
Overall, he’s got a great practice and is a great guy and his team is very good.