Meet Dr. Hekking

Dr. Hekking completed his undergraduate work at Brigham Young University and was accepted to Dental School at the University of the Pacific, in San Francisco, in their accelerated program. This program consists of year-round classes where students begin seeing patients in the clinic after their first week. Because students are able to observe, examine, treatment plan, and perform dental procedures after learning about them in class, UOP has a reputation for producing some of the country's top Dental Clinicians.

Dr. Hekking's father worked hard as a fork-lift mechanic to put him through college. As an immigrant from Holland and unable to get an education himself, he was so proud of his son's acceptance to Dental School. Three months before Dr. Hekking graduated his father passed away unexpectedly. He was a humble and honest man with a strong work ethic. It is the desire to make his family and his father proud, to instill his father's honesty and work ethic in his own children, and those he has influenced that continues to motivate him each day.

Every year Dr. Hekking attends Continuing Education classes to keep up with the latest in dental materials, equipment, and techniques. He has taken courses in Smile Makeovers, Dental Implants, and Periodontal Gum Disease to name a few. He also meets once a month with a study group consisting of other Dental Specialists and Oral Surgeons to discuss the newest in restorative and cosmetic dentistry.

From left to right: Brock Hekking, Kenny Dailey, Westley Hekking Dailey, Jennifer Hekking, Dr. Hekking, Whitney Turley Hekking, Chad Hekking, and “Big Hoss”