Dr. Ken Schweifler
Dentist
As the 3rd generation of Schweifler dentist, I feel I was destined to follow the path of my father and grandfather. I didn’t grow up thinking that. In fact, I think I resisted the thought, because I felt I wanted to create my own unique niche. However, as I matured and was considering a future career, dentistry clearly offered the best of 2 passions for me: the ability to interact with people and help transform their wellbeing and doing it by working with my hands. Being immersed in dentistry as a child and watching my father’s fulfillment of partnering with patients to achieve healthy outcomes only solidified my decision. As a private practicing dentist, he was able to be his own boss, create a balanced lifestyle and to be an active father. These were also selling points for me in my career decision making.
Dentistry has changed quite a bit since my father was in practice. As has occurred in medicine, dentistry is shifting in the direction of larger group and corporate dental practices, often offering rushed, remedial care to a large volume of patients. I have resisted this trend because I don’t believe it’s in the patient’s best interest. From experience, I understand that people want to avoid the need for dentistry and to reduce their dental risks through sound preventive strategies. Offering patients a comprehensive view of their own unique dental condition and offering them preventive strategies to reduce their long-term dental risks is my passion. We have created a unique patient-serving culture that is designed to do just that.
Education and Experience
I have a passion for learning and therefore continually seek to further my knowledge by training with the most premier dental educators in restorative dentistry, implant dentistry, and cosmetic dentistry.
With a Masters in Public Health, I am committed to providing dental health education in several different arenas. I am involved in community service, including independently organizing a fundraiser for multiple sclerosis where I bicycled over 2,300 miles from Maine to New Orleans. I enjoy giving dental prevention talks to various organizations in the local Los Altos and surrounding communities, and writing dental health articles in local newspapers.
Memberships & Affiliations
• American Dental Association
• California Dental Association
• Mid-Peninsula Dental Society, President of this organization in 2015 and active Board member for 8+ years
• Peninsula Dental Academy
• Graduate of Schuster Center for Professional Development
• Graduate of KOIS Center
• Academy of Bioesthetic Dentistry (OBI)
Education
• University of the Pacific School of Dentistry – Doctorate in Dental Surgery
• University of California Berkeley – Masters of Public Health
• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo – Bachelors of Science in Biological Sciences
