Dr. Keller graduated from Indiana University School of Dentistry and is fellowship trained in Dental Anesthesia through the IU School of Medicine. He is a member of the Indiana Dental Association, the American Dental Association, and the Indianapolis District Dental Society.
Dr. Keller loves volunteering! His most recent volunteer experiences include the Indiana Mission of Mercy and a service trip to the Dominican Republic. He also serves regularly as a dental consultant for the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago performing root canals and dental surgeries on the animals who forget to floss.
Dr. Herds father was an oral surgeon, and Dr. Herd grew up wanting to be anything but a dentist. However, once he spent a summer working with his father, he decided dentistry was definitely his calling.
When he isnt at work, Dr. Herd enjoys cooking and drinking wine. He says he works out three times a weeknot because hes a gym junkie, but because he needs to keep the pounds off from the wine and food! Otherwise, hes singing in his church choir or taking one of several continuing education courses for the year.
He and his wife have three daughters the oldest is a periodontist here in Indianapolis. The middle daughter is living in England and working in theatre. Their youngest daughter just graduated from Indiana University and is working as a sales analyst.
In April 2017, Dr. Herd attended a seminar on Simplifying the Full Arch Rehabilitation presented by Hooman Zarrinkelk, DDS. This seminar showed how the ALL on 4 denture could be placed in patients who previously had been told there wasnt enough bone to anchor an ALL on 4 denture in the upper arch.
'I am excited about this breakthrough. I have a patient who was told by two different Oral Surgeons that she didnt have enough bone for this procedure. We are starting on it now, and I look forward to a successful result.
In June 2017, Dr. Herd attended the annual meeting of the Indiana Society of Periodontists, with his daughter, Dr. Sarah Herd. The seminar was The Team Approach to Treating Comprehensive Periodontal and Restorative Cases presented by Daniel Melker, DDS. Dr. Melker discussed treating periodontal disease and how to restore the teeth when the disease has progressed in between the roots of the back teeth.
In April 2018, Dr. Herd attended the 5th Annual Keystone Dental Symposium. Keystone is a leading producer of advanced dental implant solutions. The seminar focused on achieving esthetic restorative results, particularly in relation to the gums. Topics included Keystones Pink implants, featuring a pink above-the-bone color to better blend the implant into the gums, and gum shaping techniques for more natural-looking crown installations.
