Dr. Russell is originally from South Carolina. He completed his undergraduate training at Clemson University and graduated from dental school at the Medical University of South Carolina in 2004. Upon moving to Portland he completed a General Practice Residency at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center followed by an Advanced Specialty Education in Periodontics at the Oregon Health & Science University. Since receiving his certificate in periodontology, Dr. Russell has been an associate at a prestigious private practice in Hillsboro and was employed by his alma mater, OHSU, serving as an Assistant Professor in the Graduate Periodontology Department. In 2010 Dr. Russell started his own practice in Gresham and added an additional location in Portland in 2013.
Dr. Russell is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology, past president of the Oregon Society of Periodontology, member of the Oregon Dental Association, the Academy of Osseointegration, the American Dental Association, and the American Academy of Periodontology. He is also actively involved in programs providing quality continuing education to our excellent referring dentists and the dental community in general.
Though committed to quality care for his patients, Dr. Russell makes time to spend with his wife and two children, as well as family back in South Carolina. He enjoys golf, skiing and other outdoor activities along with cheering on the Clemson Tigers.
Dr. Kim joined Eastside Periodontics in 2019. She is excited be a part of this community and meet other dental providers who share similar beliefs on treatment philosophies and approach to patient care.
Dr. Sei Kim grew up in Happy Valley, OR and attended Clackamas High School. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in General Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees in both Spanish and International Studies at Oregon State University. While at OSU, she lived abroad in Ecuador learning Spanish in a rural indigenous community. As part of her international studies thesis, she studied the bio-cultural perspectives on nutrition and pregnancy and their impact on oral health care in rural Ecuador.
Dr. Kim received her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, CA. Returning home and entering the Advanced Education Program in Periodontics at Oregon Health and Science University, she earned a certificate in periodontology and a Masters in Science.
She has volunteered with the Tooth Taxi, which helps many of Oregons underserved children. Dr. Kim has also travelled to Guatemala on dental services trips, providing treatment for many children with little or no access to routine dental care.
Often, wespecialize in treating more problematic periodontal cases, such asthose with severe gum disease or a complex medical history. We offer alargerange of treatments, likescaling and root planing (cleaning the infected surface of the root) androot surface debridement (removing damaged tissue). Wealso treat patients with severe gum problems, by way of specializedprocedures and techniques. Our doctors at Eastside are alsospecially trained in the placement, maintenance, and repair of dental implants.
Well thenexamine your gums, lookingfor any gum line recession, assess how your teeth fit together when biting and inspects for loose teeth. Wealso inspect, measure and probe between the teeth and gums to determine the depth of those spaces known as periodontal pockets to assess the health of the gums. X-rays may also be taken to observe the health of thebone below the gum line.