James H Kelso, DDS

Dr. Kelso is the best medical professional I have ever worked with. Not only does he go above and beyond to look out for your gum and overall oral health, but you can tell by the first meeting that he cares for his patients as if they were (are) his friends.
I came to him four years ago with a pretty complicated gum case and he not only got my oral health back on track, but he helped re-​establish a strong sense of confidence within myself that I had lost. For both, I will forever be grateful.
Things of note are: his follow through, his compassion, his positive and enthusiastic personality, his flexibility, and his overall availability for his patients. I have never met anyone quite like him. He is truly so dedicated to his practice and patients.
I would refer Dr. Kelso 100 times over! He is one of a kind!

There is no way I can recommend this guy. First of all, he is morbidly obese. Secondly, his office is cloyingly cluttered and doesn’t feel clean. He talks and talks without regard for personal or professional boundaries. It took 6 weeks before he sent the consultation report, and when it arrived there were several significant errors — for example, recommending treatment for a tooth I don’t even have! I, for one, will not be going back and I’d encourage others to look elsewhere, as well.

I highly recommend Dr. Kelso. After some pretty bad experiences with another periodontist and putting it off for so long, I decided to switch to a new periodontist. Unfortunately, it was a little difficult trying to find Unilocalers that had good experiences themselves but at this point I didn’t have anything to lose. So I contacted Dr Kelso’s office in Palo Alto and made an appt. As much as I don’t like going to the dentist, all I can say is — wow. Dr. Kelso was very sensitive and understanding by trying to make sure that I was always comfortable which I really appreciated. He was very gentle. He even gave me the option of an anesethetic. My previous periodontist NEVER asked me if I wanted this and not to mention that he was extremely agressive.
So this was absolutely a great experience for me and I can say that he has changed my perception about periodontists. Overall, Dr Kelso was very nice and did a wonderful job.