We are very happy to welcome associate Dr. Jessica Emard to our practice.  She moved to the Pacific Northwest after graduating from dental school in South Florida and loves the area, the people and the numerous activities available.  She has a very active lifestyle, and enjoys the outdoors.  Dr. Emard will be working primarily at our Magnolia office starting in December 2011.

Oral B Professional Care SmartSeries 5000 Electric toothbrushes are available for puchase at our office for $120.  Included with the toothbrush are 2 Flossaction heads, 1 Sensitve Brush Head, 1 Power Tip Brush head, and a travel case.  These make a great holiday gift!

We have just starting offering the WaterPik Water Flosser Ultra.  This is a dental water jet, and provides a unique combination of water pressure and pulsations to massage and stimulate gums, and clean deep between teeth and below the gumline where traditional string floss can't reach.  It removes 99.9% of plaque!  Six different tips are included: Classic Jet Tip, Toothbrush Tip, Plaque Seeker Tip, Orthodontic Tip, Pik Pocket Tip, and a Tongue Cleaner.  The orthdontic tip is 3 times more effective for cleaning around braces than string floss.  We are offering these for $55 each.  Another great holiday gift idea!

Do you find that it's hard to schedule dental appointments due to your busy weekday schedule?  For this very reason, we offer Saturday appointment times at our Magnolia office.  We are open every Saturday, and alternating Tuesdays and Fridays.  Starting in December, we will have some Wednesday afternoons as well.  Please call  (206)402-3904 or send an email to reception@linakimdental.com to schedule an appointment. 

Dr. Kim is currently on the cover of the SKCS Membership Spring 2011 Quarterly Journal!  Please check out our Facebook pages to see the article.  The photo on the cover and in the article were taken at the 2011 "Give Kids a Smile" Day at our Magnolia dental office. We participate in this fun event every year to serve the children in our community. This year we donated approximately $4500 in services to underprivileged children.  Here's the link to the Magnolia Voice article: http://www.magnoliavoice.com/2011/02/05/magnolia-dentist-provides-smiles-for-kids/

We have flat screen TVs in our operatories!   Dr. Kim installed them to increase patient comfort during appointments with her.  You will be able to choose from several stations and from a variety of programs on Hulu.com.

Dr. Kim and her staff volunteer as the on-call dentist office for 4 local elementary schools; Coe, Lawton, Laurelhurst, and just this week, John Hay.   If a dental accident occurs at one of these schools and the school nurse is not able to treat the problem,  the nurse will call Dr. Kim's office for help.  This is part of a program called Adopt-a-School.  The Washington State Dental Association teams school nurses with local dentists to identify and to provide free emergency dental care for students who cannot function in the classroom due to unmet dental needs.  The program is designed to assist students who have no resources for treatment and serves all students regardless of gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, or country of origin.  To read more about this program, go to http://www.wohf.org/adopt-a-school/.