Anderson Keith F, DMD

Three words for you, from a guy who has had an unfortunate amount of dental work in his reprobate life: Best… Dentist… Ever. Did I make that clear enough?
Please disregard the weird dentist stalker who posted an unsubstantiated poor review below mine… apparently that person is a rather extraordinarily ardent fan of another local dentist, and feels dissing other dentists whom she knows nothing of will help her idol get more business, or whatever. Even possibly using an alias to do it. Creepy. I feel sorry for both of them, but for different reasons.
I used to go to a very good dentist who was a friend of mine. Turned out he wasn’t in my insurance network, and it was costing me full price for the treatment. So my dear wife set out to find one who was in the network. She picked Dr. Anderson. After several visits in which some of her longstanding, seemingly unfixable cosmetic tooth problems were miraculously fixed, I saw how great her teeth looked, and I also made the switch. And, in a word, wow.
To put it in context, I highly respect my former dentist, and leaving him was a sad thing to do. The man is a good friend of mine. But Dr. Anderson has replaced about five of my old fillings and installed two new crowns over the last three months, and it has been the most phenomenally painless, easy-​to-​live-​with experience I’ve ever had at any dentist’s office, ever.
EVER.
And no more mercury amalgams. Everything is the latest dental technology.
My former dentist was a professor at one of the local universities, and he was good. But Dr. Anderson, one of his students, is also good, and he has all the latest high-​tech dental equipment, including a digital imaging system for crowns. If you are like me and hate walking out of a dentist’s office with a numb mouth, this is the place. Somehow, Dr. Anderson has figured out right where to put the Novocaine so the effect is as short as possible. Generally the anaesethetic has worn off before I am home. No more five hours with a dead tongue. And there are not the two and three extra shots during the procedure. One easy one does it.
If you choose to try this dentist, you will see what I mean.

When I moved to St. Louis two years ago I was making phone calls to see where I could get in for a dentist appointment. I work for a large national company that has average dental insurance unless you live in Southern California. That said, I called and explained that I was out of network, but looking for somewhere for a cleaning/​checkup. They didn’t want my business apparently. They literally told me to go somewhere else because they didn’t want to figure out my insurance. Awesome.
So I did. And I found the most fantastic dentist I’ve ever had in my life. Go see Dr. Strohmeyer, he’s right down the street.

After reading other reviews here, I grew a bit nervous about Dr. Anderson. However, I’ve been going to him since I moved to the area in March 2011, and I haven’t yet had any problems. No pain, no extra work or visits, no excessive diagnoses of cavities, always plenty of Novocaine.
The hygienist I’ve seen is always friendly… Not in an over-​the-​top way, but she chats as anyone would with a stranger. I appreciate that.
My only real complaint is that I sometimes have to wait on Dr. Anderson to finish up a conversation before he gets around to me. And waiting around for a needle in my mouth isn’t the most relaxed experience. Really, though, that’s usually part of visiting the dentist.
EDIT: I’m adding another star since first reviewing Dr. Anderson. I’ve been to his office enough now to know the negative reviews posted here must have been flukes. I’ve had positive experiences and definitely recommend him.

I really hate to give one star, but I just have zero faith in Dr. Anderson to do even the simplest dental work. I’ve been going there for about three years and in that time have had to go in twice for fillings. Both times, I have not been given enough novocaine and have felt the drill. When I mention this, he acts like it’s my fault he has to give me another shot. This past time, I actually had to have three old fillings refilled. Now, a week later, two of my teeth are hurting and I have filling residue on the side of my tooth. So I have to go back in to have a routine procedure rechecked.
Regarding teeth cleaning. I’ve had about three different dental hygienists clean my teeth and two have been efficient, but very un-​nice. One is so friendly and now I make sure to always make my appointment with her.
In conclusion, I would not go to Dr. Anderson for any major dental work and really wouldn’t recommend going to him for even a simple filling.