Savannah J. Kim DDS MS

I seriously regret coming here! There is NO front office staff, so you have to wait a good 45 minutes before anyone acknowledges you. Everyone was completely pissed in the office because the wait was SO long. The dentist was horrible. She told me over the phone I was covered with my insurance, come to find out she’s out of network. She scams people for money and will add insurance «codes» to get more money. It’s ridiculous. Maybe she should use that money she’s scamming people with and hire a front desk receptionist. Spare your time and find a dentist and an office who is reliable and knows what they are doing!

My 2 year old had several cavities that needed treatment. Here were my issues.
1. She gave me incorrect information regarding studies on the effects of general anesthesia on children under 3. She told me there were conflicting studies. When I asked for information on studies that showed there were no issues with GA on small children she told me to talked to the anesthesiologist. I spoke to the anesthesiologist and he said those studies don’t exist, and that all the studies were not conclusive but did point to a potential link between GA in children under 3 and learning disabilities. The IARS website states the same in their consensus statement…
. To be fair 3 out of the 4 dentist I spoke to gave me the same bad information (all pediatric dentist). Interesting that pediatric dentist don’t have a basic understanding of potential risks in procedures they are doing. Here is a quote from the smarttots website…
«Infants, toddlers, and preschool children may be more vulnerable to the adverse effects of anesthetic and sedative drugs. This emerging information from animal and human studies is concerning to healthcare providers and parents. Nevertheless, many surgeries and procedures in this age group are necessary and may require the use of anesthetics and sedatives. Until further research clarifies the significance of these findings we recommend:
Parents and caregivers should discuss the risks, benefits, and timing of surgery and procedures requiring anesthetics and sedative drugs. Surgeries and procedures requiring anesthetic and sedative drugs that could reasonably be delayed should possibly be postponed because of the potential risk to the developing brain of infants, toddlers, and preschool children.
When surgeries and procedures are required using current standard of care anesthetics, consider participating in a study to help identify better anesthetic and sedative practices and/​or drugs that have the least effect on the developing brain. Clinical trial information can be found at
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2. She seemed mostly concerned about finances. When I asked her several questions about different issues (ie what type of filling) money was always the first thing that came up, even after I told her I was less concerned about money and more concerned about my child’s health. The worst part is after my son awoke from the GA he was crying, coughing and struggling (I was told this was normal) so as this was going on I was trying to calm my child who is out of it and freaking out a bit, she continually asked me how I was paying and if she could have my credit card. I had my hands full with a crying two year old and she seemed to be indifferent to that and just wanted me to pay ASAP.
To be fair she was somewhat patient as I had a lot of questions about the procedure and I did flip flop on using the GA. Also I think most dentist have a similar attitude. I guess my general feeling is, if you pick a profession that deals with children (especially their health) money shouldn’t be your top priority.

I have seen her treat my daughter a few times and I am completely satisfied for her skills and care that she gives! I would recommend this place over and over!
She also is so good with follow up emails and recognizing children’s birthday as well. Thanks for hat extra service!

We used Dr. Kim with our son (7) who is a little wiggly guy who was a little frightened of the dentist. Dr. Kim was amazing! She has done 2 procedures on my son and I can’t imagine going to another dentist. She is honest, to the point and great with nervous parents and wiggly kids!
Thanks Dr. Kim!

Her care was great; unfortunately, she administered services before telling me that our insurance covered none of what she did. I felt trapped, obligated ethically to pay, yet stuck with a huge bill. This failure to fully disclose before providing services left me with a strong feeling of distrust.

Dr. Kim and her crew are always so patient and friendly! I admire people who can stay cool and calm in front of a frantic 2 year old who is screaming and refusing to open her mouth :).
When my daughter’s tooth became gray, I emailed a pic to the DR and got the most calming and professional response in no time.
It’s the kind of dentist you need your child to have in order to skip dentist phobia.

Incredibly responsive. My 5 y.o. son had an accident resulting in a broken tooth, which unfortunately we (ER doc missed it, too) didn’t notice until a couple of days later. I called the emergency line after 11pm on Christmas eve, and Dr. Kim called me back at 11:33pm. We saw her Christmas morning at 8am to extract the tooth, which she did calmly and efficiently. A sucky Christmas to be sure, but we are extremely grateful she accommodated us on the holiday.

Dr. Kim helped us get a last minute appointment with her anethesialogist and helped reduce an abcess causing an infection in my son’s gums. We were not originally a patient of hers, but we were looking for someone due to scheduling conflicts with out prior dentist. She has a great bedside manner, worked hard, and her staff was very friendly. I visited her Redwood City office, but will be going back to her Belmont office.

Dishonest person!
The few occasions we visited this dentist, she upsold EVERY TIME; over billed the insurance; and claimed later that the problems were much bigger than what was initially suggested although the time taken was the same. In one case, when two insurance companies were involved, she billed amounts to both when the co-​pay from one was only a fraction of what was received.
Keep away!!!

Dr. Kim and her staff is very nice as well as responsive. They have a good setup. Very helpful and knowledgable. I absolutely recommend.

Dr. kim and her staff are VERY nice and are super accommodating. I love being able to email my health care professionals to ask questions and Dr. Kim is very responsive to digital communications which is very convenient for working parents. She came in on her day off to do a last minute procedure my 5 year old daughter needed. Highly recommend this dental office.

My 7 year-​year-​old son had severe dental problem for years. His dentist attempted to fix his teeth several times but it was very stressful and challenging for the dentist and for him as well.
We were introduced to Dr. Kim last month and… what a different experience it was!!!
Her staff was very friendly and Dr. Kim had such a gentle chair side manner. My son felt very ease with his first visit. It was almost like a magic… how well he behaved in her office.
On his second visit, Dr. Kim took care of several cavities for him. She was fast and my son followed through the whole procedure without any trouble.
He has more work ahead of him but he is not afraid to see dentist any more thanks to Dr. Kim and her staff!!!
My son also loved watching movies during the treatment. Her office is very high tech with digital stuff. She also had laughing gas which helped him as well.
I highly recommend Dr. Kim for her superb work.

The remodeling to their office is complete. New chair, new floors, new cabinets, etc. Happy New Year.

My son is a new patient of Doctor Kim’s. Dr. Kim performed an extensive surgery on my four year old’s mouth. I was incredibly pleased with the patience, professionalism and not to mention the great work that was done. Both of my children will remain patients of Dr. Kim’s from here on out. I strongly recommend this dentist to everyone they are very professional and most importantly they do great work.