Dr. Peter Kim received his degree in 1997 at UCI, and his degree in dentistry from NYU in 2001. Dr Peter Kim is known for his personalized and compassionate care. Thanks to his caring approach, he has withheld a honest reputation among our community. Dr. Kim is also known for his extensive education. He has taken many hours of advanced training including classes in invisalign, implant restorations, cosmetic and aesthetics, root canal therapy, and more. Dr. Kim is extremely meticulous and he works tirelessly to determine the right procedures for you. Throughout the whole process he will work with you to keep you completely informed and to design a unique treatment plan for you. Thanks to his state-of-the-art equipment and detail oriented care you will enjoy improved oral health and a beautiful smile.
Dr Peter Kims hobbies include traveling and playing bass guitar at his church. He also partakes in missionary trips to help people all over the world that are less fortunate with their oral health. Dr Kim also enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons.
Jenna has been in the dental industry for almost 10 years. She prides her self on delivering quality customer service, accuracy, and delivering personalized treatment plans that can accommodate anyone's budget. Her goal is to help all our patients achieve their smiles goals and have them leave with the confidence they deserve. When she is not working she is spending time with her young daughter, husband, parents, niece, nephew and sister's. When you are from a huge Italian family there is always a celebration.
Sharon has been with Designed Smiles for 21 years and she enjoys every moment of it. Sharon takes pride in giving her patients the ability to achieve excellent oral health, and truly has built relationships with all her patients. She is a long time brea resident and she spends her free time with her husband and Two young adult children, and is very involved in her church.
We perform routine dental services such as dental exams, dental X-rays, dental cleanings, filling cavities, teeth whitening, and minor dental surgery as well as more advanced procedures such as dental implants, crowns, and other cosmetic and restorative procedures.
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Rating 3.7 out of 5 based on 3 reviews
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newest oldest highest lowestShontel Corona
2 years ago
Designed Smiles really is the best office! The entire staff is always so friendly and they see kids too. My six year old actually enjoys coming to see Dr. Kim and his staff because they are so patient and welcoming. The office is very modern, clean, and easy to locate. 5 stars for sue!!
Farnaz abolfathi
2 years ago
I called Dr. Kim's office looking for a second opinion. I spoke with Jenna and she was a delight to talk with, very understanding of my concerns. I went for my appointment and Carmen was also so very nice and gentle and caring along with Darlena. The whole office staff is excellent and Dr. Kim and his work is amazing! I highly recommend him. He is honest, his work is great and he is very gentle. He has a great demeanor about him. I am so happy Jenna was so nice to talk with and it helped me to make my desicion to come to Design Smile :)
K. Y.
2 years ago
So I visited Dr. Kim, was presented with a $3,700 dental treatment plan, got suspicious midway through, and asked another dentist about his dental work. The good: - The dental work Dr. Kim does appear to be legitimately high-quality. From what I've been told, dentists like him often do a hack job, but the fillings he puts in are shaped just like the original teeth. The bad: - Dr. Kim's staff was quite friendly, so I didn't notice at first, but I didn't actually get the impression that he himself respected me as human. - If Dr. Kim has the slightest excuse to drill and fill one of your teeth, it seems he'll do it, even when a milder intervention such as fluoride treatment would still be viable. Dr. Kim's treatment plan called for an inlay and 11 fillings, while the other dentist I talked to said I needed less than half of that. Actually, to be more precise, he said that three teeth needed filling, two could be managed through other means, and that the others seemed all right. - The additional cost isn't the only issue here; he's also replacing your natural tooth and metal fillings with composite fillings, which have a shorter lifespan. - On the other hand, possibly since there's no profit to be had from referring someone to a dental specialist, he didn't even mention my partially impacted bottom-right wisdom tooth, which is clearly visible to the naked eye. Informing me that it doesn't require removal would have been one thing, but pretending that it doesn't exist is another. - I was outright lied to about having been given a porcelain inlay in my first upper-left molar, with less long-lasting composite filling work to which I never consented being placed there instead. - My later complaint about feeling pain in that molar while chewing was ignored; the dentist I consulted corrected my high filling almost immediately upon my meeting him, remarking that it wouldn't have been so easy to polish down if it were porcelain. - Of course, the people there tried selling me the obligatory unnecessary night guard. - Dr. Kim's office offers a plan that includes X-rays, cleaning, and an oral exam to patients for $199. However, after I backed out partway, they claimed that those procedures had a ~$570 value and deducted that from my refund. After I requested my refund, I was also retroactively charged $90 for the adjustment on the 17th of the dental work he messed up himself. Luckily, I got away just before Dr. Kim began drilling his way through my healthier teeth. It's unfortunate that he apparently lacks the ethics to match his professional skills, as I would absolutely be able to recommend him otherwise. Added are the proposed treatment plan, account history reports from May 17th and May 19th, and a signed statement from the other dentist as evidence that, among other poor conduct, Dr. Kim's office lied to me about having received an inlay and attempted to cover their tracks afterwards. Edit: For some reason, the treatment plan and statement seemed to be showing up while the history reports weren't. I'm sure it must have been a bug, so it's been fixed as of the time of this edit.
Farnaz abolfathi
3 years ago
I called Dr. Kim's office looking for a second opinion. I spoke with Jenna and she was a delight to talk with, very understanding of my concerns. I went for my appointment and Carmen was also so very nice and gentle and caring along with Darlena. The whole office staff is excellent and Dr. Kim and his work is amazing! I highly recommend him. He is honest, his work is great and he is very gentle. He has a great demeanor about him. I am so happy Jenna was so nice to talk with and it helped me to make my desicion to come to Design Smile :)
K. Y.
3 years ago
So I visited Dr. Kim, was presented with a $3,700 dental treatment plan, got suspicious midway through, and asked another dentist about his dental work. The good: - The dental work Dr. Kim does appear to be legitimately high-quality. From what I've been told, dentists like him often do a hack job, but the fillings he puts in are shaped just like the original teeth. The bad: - Dr. Kim's staff was quite friendly, so I didn't notice at first, but I didn't actually get the impression that he himself respected me as human. - If Dr. Kim has the slightest excuse to drill and fill one of your teeth, it seems he'll do it, even when a milder intervention such as fluoride treatment would still be viable. Dr. Kim's treatment plan called for an inlay and 11 fillings, while the other dentist I talked to said I needed less than half of that. Actually, to be more precise, he said that three teeth needed filling, two could be managed through other means, and that the others seemed all right. - The additional cost isn't the only issue here; he's also replacing your natural tooth and metal fillings with composite fillings, which have a shorter lifespan. - On the other hand, possibly since there's no profit to be had from referring someone to a dental specialist, he didn't even mention my partially impacted bottom-right wisdom tooth, which is clearly visible to the naked eye. Informing me that it doesn't require removal would have been one thing, but pretending that it doesn't exist is another. - I was outright lied to about having been given a porcelain inlay in my first upper-left molar, with less long-lasting composite filling work to which I never consented being placed there instead. - My later complaint about feeling pain in that molar while chewing was ignored; the dentist I consulted corrected my high filling almost immediately upon my meeting him, remarking that it wouldn't have been so easy to polish down if it were porcelain. - Of course, the people there tried selling me the obligatory unnecessary night guard. - Dr. Kim's office offers a plan that includes X-rays, cleaning, and an oral exam to patients for $199. However, after I backed out partway, they claimed that those procedures had a ~$570 value and deducted that from my refund. After I requested my refund, I was also retroactively charged $90 for the adjustment on the 17th of the dental work he messed up himself. Luckily, I got away just before Dr. Kim began drilling his way through my healthier teeth. It's unfortunate that he apparently lacks the ethics to match his professional skills, as I would absolutely be able to recommend him otherwise. Added are the proposed treatment plan, account history reports from May 17th and May 19th, and a signed statement from the other dentist as evidence that, among other poor conduct, Dr. Kim's office lied to me about having received an inlay and attempted to cover their tracks afterwards. Edit: For some reason, the treatment plan and statement seemed to be showing up while the history reports weren't. I'm sure it must have been a bug, so it's been fixed as of the time of this edit.
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