Chew Ka-Wing, DDS

San Francisco, United States

3.2

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11 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 415-221-8100
Website:
chewfamilydental.com
Address:
3585 Balboa St, San Francisco, CA, 94121
b/t 37th Ave & 36th Ave
Outer Richmond
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
1 miJudah & Sunset Blvd
1 miJudah & 40th Ave‎
1 miJudah & 34th Ave‎
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By Appointment Only
Yes

Today

Today 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Open now
Local time (San Francisco) 5:35 PM Friday, June 6, 2025

Business hours

Monday 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Thursday –
Friday 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

As a Diamond Certified dental practice, Dr. Chew’s Dental Office — Richmond Neighborhood Family Dental specializes in proven exceptional patient satisfaction and professionalism. A list of our specialty areas of expertise, verbatim patient responses, video profile, and independent rating details are all available online in our Diamond Certified report.

Dr Chew specializes not only in general dentistry but also in Cosmetic & Restorative Dentistry, Braces, Dental Implants, and Periodontal Treatments.

He also does minor tooth movement with orthodontic aligners.

Additionally, Dr Chew makes custom dentures on-​site in his own facility making it quick, convenient and cost-​effective for patients.

History

Established in 1992.

Dr. Chew began practicing dentistry in the Bay Area in 1985 with other dentists.

He established his own practice in the Inner Richmond District in 1992.

In 2006, Dr Chew moved his practice to it’s current location in the Outer Richmond Neighborhood and is a well-​respected member of the community.

As of January 23, 2014 and every year since, Dr. Chew’s Dental Office — Richmond Neighborhood Family Dental has earned and maintained the prestigious Diamond Certified® award. The Diamond Certified award is presented only to dental practices and other local service companies that rate «highest in quality» in a detailed customer satisfaction study of their customers served during the previous four-​year period.

Each qualifying business must also pass a license, insurance, complaint status, legal and credit rating (for contractors). To maintain Diamond Certification, American Ratings Corporation conducts ongoing customer satisfaction surveys and checks credentials on a regular basis.

Meet the Business Owner

Ka-​Wing C.

Business Owner

Ka-​Wing Chew pursued dentistry because he loved the medical profession and working with his hands. Dentistry provided the opportunity to combine a big heart for helping people with adept eye/​hands coordination.

Dr Chew attended and graduated from Northwestern University Dental School located in Chicago, Illinois with a degree in Doctor of Dental Surgery.

He has performed thousands of dental procedures and has a reputation for being gentle. His patients often comment about the relaxed atmosphere.

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11 reviews of Chew Ka-Wing, DDS

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Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Dr. Chew Ka-​Wing is a kind, brilliant, experienced (38 years) Diamond-​Certified gem of a dentist tucked away inside a clean, highly sophisticated and well equipped nest and worth the bus ride if you are looking for a dentist that will tell you the truth and give you options without pressure. He has two assistants: Toby and Mabel, who are youthful, helpful, kind and smart. No attitude here. My teeth have been repeatedly destroyed by many a SF dentist out to cash in on my trust and ignorance of how teeth affect speech, bite, the ability to chew, and the cracking of other teeth when not properly sized and placed.
Dr. Chew explained full mouth options as well as options that allow me to present well that are solid yet not so costly. I just graduated with an MA in Education and expect to train others in my new career, and I certainly don’t want a lisp in my articulation. How would I know that prior work set the stage for this possibility? Thank goodness, I am finally in good hands. While Dr. Chew speaks English as a second language, his ability to communicate complex situations remains clear. I look forward to my new front teeth in 2016.
Place rating: 1
San Francisco, CA
irresponsible and suggest unnecessary treatments. made my schedule a mess and absolutely-​overcharge.
Place rating: 1
San Francisco, CA
I went to Dr. Chew because I was having some mild teeth pain. He recommended replacing my fillings which he proceeded to do. He was very rough with my mouth. For example, I could hear the sound of the skin in my mouth crunching as he injected the needle into it. He also didn’t use enough novocaine at first so I could feel him drilling into my teeth until I had to stop him to ask him to use more. He also wasn’t very communicative about what was happening. Long story short, after he worked on my teeth, the pain got much worse and I ended up having to get a root canal on that tooth about a month later. Of course, I did NOT go to him to get that procedure done. Maybe he’s okay to go to if you’re just getting a cleaning or check-​up done, but if you’re having some teeth pain, I would steer clear. I also don’t normally like to leave bad reviews on Unilocal,but I really think people should be warned.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
When I went to Dr Chew, his office staff was so NICE and organized. Dr Chew is a very sweet — but most importantly THOROUGH and METICULOUS. He takes his time and he does everything RIGHT. When originally going in to give me TWO fillings, he found a way to polish and get rid of the small cavity without having to do a RESIN filling/​That’s another thing, he ONLY does WHITE or RESIN fillings! His equipment for taking x-​rays is the COOLEST, up to date machine I’ve ever seen. It goes around your head without the discomfort of those awkward pieces they normally put in your mouth — and it plays SYMPHONY music.
Dr Chew is not only amazing and takes his time at cleanings, he does amazing fillings, and knows how to do implants. He is a GO TO doctor for everything. He has integrity, kindness, cleanliness… L
I’ve been to many dentists, from expensive to Denti-​cal and Dr Chew is the #1 choice I have. Dont let his small practice in the Richmond, fool you. He is the TRUTH.
Place rating: 5
Waikiki, Honolulu, HI
Dr. Chew and his staff were friendly and helpful. As a first time patient, he did an X ray and a cleaning. This took just under an hour, and his assistant even set an alarm to check on my car if the parking meter was going to run out (It didn’t).
His tech gadgets are cool — the X ray was easy and painless (Some places make me put pieces in my mouth and take a dozen or so different pictures at different angles, this machine allowed me to stay still while the camera moved around me, and I didn’t have to put anything in my mouth).
He also used a device that measures tooth decay via lasers apparently. Unfortunately I ended up with 3 cavities (My first), which is a bummer, but better to find them now than when they’re problematic.
The cleaning itself was great — he uses the manual metal scrapers to do the work, which I enjoy way more than the ultrasonic devices I’ve had in the past.
OH, and he was on time for our appointment — that’s huge points for me.
Place rating: 5
South San Francisco, CA
I like Dr. Chew. He uses the most high tech equipment I’ve SEEN at ANY dental office and is very concerned about comfort and safety — he has the latest radiation X-​ray jackets that even protect your thyroid, sunglasses so you don’t get glare from his bright lights, quiet non highpitch squeaky equipment (except the inevitable drilling for cavities). In comparison to other dentists I’ve had, Dr. Chew does more manually scraping than using the high pitched equipment to do cleaning which I like. I’d much rather have someone manually scrape my teeth than be subjected to high pitched mechanical equipment. Sorry I don’t know the technical term for things I just feel my experience with Dr. Chew is a lot easier on the ears.
I’ve had quite a few procedures there including several cavities being filled and a crown and he was careful and NEVER seems rushed and is always in a pleasant calm mood.
Dr. Chew is on the quiet side so you do have to pipe up and ask questions if you want to know more about the procedure etc. he tends to explain things pretty concisely when it’s over but is VERY thorough in explaining things if you ask him questions.
His office is sterile clean and his assistant charlotte is top notch on the ball and very organized and is genuinely caring (esp when I was in tooth pain!) and gives great customer service. They have a special dental payment plan that you prepay for a year that is quite reasonable and gets you 3 cleanings (and include X-​rays) and 10% off all dental procedures. it has saved me some good money last year that I signed up again this year. money better spent than stupid dental insurance that caps at $ 1K and doesn’t do diddly afterwards. Try out Dr. Chew and support your local outer richmond district dentist! I did and I love being able to walk to my dentist!
Place rating: 1
San Francisco, CA
Worst dentist experience ever!!!
1) suggest unnecessary treatments
2) inexperience
3) unprofessional
4) unethical
5) irresponsible
Should not be in practice!!!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Dr. Chew is a very good dentist in my experience. He has been nonjudgemental and allways patient amd helpful.
Place rating: 1
Outer Richmond, San Francisco, CA
Worst dentist experience ever!!! After recently relocating, I searched for a new dentist close by. On Balboa there are 4 dentists in 2 blocks! I chose this one b/​c the office was the cleanest and felt most welcome. I went in for a new patient cleaning appt and was told to come back again in 3 months instead of 6. I didn’t get a second opinion yet but I will. I was also told that I needed a filling so I went back the next week and was tense and nervous the whole time b/​c I didn’t know what was happening. Communication was not clear. He told me what happened AFTER he performed the filling operation. After the cleaning appt and the filling appt my mouth was sore for days. He is not a gental dentist by any means. I had to go back to get the filling fixed but it could not be fixed. Never going back again.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
I had a terrible experience with my previous dentist who overcharged me and recommended several costly procedures that I didn’t feel I needed. I decided to seek out a 2nd opinion/​dentist.
I live in the neighborhood and decided to check out a dentist that was conveniently located for a cleaning. I walked down the street and saw several offices on the block. Dr. Chew’s office was very clean and well lit, so I walked in and inquired about appointments. The office manager was extremely kind, personable, and made me feel very welcome.
Dr. Chew was very personable, too, and made me feel very comfortable as if I’d been going to him for years. The cleaning experience was thorough and educational. He also told me I didn’t need these other procedures, but simply to brush differently and more consciously with several techniques. After a month of brushing the way he recommended, my gums are in waaaaay better shape. I’m definitely going to make this my regular dentist!
Place rating: 1
Manhasset, NY
If I could give 0 stars, I would. Overcharged my grandma AND she had to get the denture job completely redone. Unprofessional.