Dr. Jon King joined King Dental Group in 2008. Dr. Jon was born and raised in Santa Barbara and graduated from Dos Pueblos High School and the University of California, Santa Barbara. After graduation from UCSB, Dr. Jon attended and was graduated from the University of Nebraska, College of Dentistry, where he served as class president during his junior and senior years. After dental school, he practiced dentistry for eight years in the U.S. Air Force including stations at Offutt AFB, NE; Eielson AFB, AK; and Nellis AFB, NV.
While at Nellis, Dr. Jon served as Chief of General Dentistry directing a team of seven dentists and eight assistants. At Eielson AFB he served as the President of the Company Grade Officers Committee directing 25 Company Grade Officers in multiple community service projects. Jon served as the Preventive Dentistry Officer while in the Air Force and authored several articles for the local base paper.
Dr. Jon is a Santa Barbara dentist committed to dental health for patients and has amassed over 300 hours of post-graduate dental education. He is a member of the Academy of General Dentistry and is currently completing Fellowship with the Academy. He is also a member of the American Dental Association, the California Dental Association, and the Santa Barbara-Ventura County Dental Society. Jon is also completing the course work for Bioesthetic Dentistry offered by OBI Foundation for Bioesthetic Dentistry.
Peggy is our Dental Office Manager, our receptionist, and also the wife of Dr. Jim King. She has worked in the office for the past 33 years wearing many hats such as office manager and dental assistant. She attended the University of Nebraska with a major in Business Administration. Peggys amazing smile greets patients warmly each time they visit our office and patients leave feeling like they are part of the King Dental Group family. She is extremely knowledgeable about most every aspect of dentistry and can be an excellent resource if you have any questions about your treatment. When Peggy is not working or attending dental meetings, she likes to watch college football (specifically the Nebraska Cornhuskers). Peggy also enjoys the beauty of the beach, watching sunsets and reading.
Roxy joined the King Dental Group team in April 2010. She grew up in Santa Barbara and has lived in the area her whole life. She has an Associate Degree in Criminal Justice from S.B. Business College. During college, Roxy was introduced to dentistry while working as a receptionist in a dental office and began cross training to be a dental assistant. Her friendly and warm smile helps bring warmth and comfort when working with patients and her fellow team members. Roxy loves making connections with people and enjoys bringing a smile to our patients faces. When not working, she loves to spend time with her family. She also enjoys any outdoor activity such as going to the beach or going to Lake Havasu. We are proud Roxy is a part of the King Dental Group team.
Kristin is our Marketing Director and is also the wife of Dr. Jon King. She has been with our team a total of 4 years. She started working in our practice very part time typing insurance claims while attending UCSB in 1991. After graduating with a degree in English in 1993, she decided she would rather work full-time in the dental office as a dental assistant/office coordinator. Dr. Jon and Kristin moved away for 14 years and since July 2008 she has been putting her sales, marketing and networking skills to good use at King Dental Group. Kristin loves to spend time with her family which includes Dr. Jon and their three wonderful children. She enjoys hanging out at the beach, watching her kids activities, and reading.
We believe oral health contributes to over all health and self esteem. We provide a comfortable, supportive atmosphere where our patients can learn to take responsibility for their own dental health. We do this by providing quality dental care consistent with the most current dental knowledge.
We take pride in getting to know our patients and their goals for their dental health. We have many patients say that they feel like family throughout their experience in our office. We think this happens because we are there solely for the patient. We are not an insurance driven practice and we believe that gives us the freedom to help our patients achieve Optimal Health and Lasting Beauty.
During a New Patient exam, the doctors spend about 2 to 3 hours gathering the information about that particular patient. Once all the information has been gathered, they typically spend another 2 to 3 hours reviewing the data collected and putting together a written Review of Findings to go over with the patient. After the patient reads and discusses the Review of Findings with the doctor, both the patient and doctor come up with the Treatment Plan or what we often call the Master Plan, aimed at actually achieving the goals the patient has stated.
At the beginning of our practice, we made the decision to be on the leading edge in the art and science of dentistry. This translates into hundreds of hours of Continuing Education each year so that our Dental team can provide for each patient the best that modern dentistry can provide.
We believe that almost all dental disease can be prevented. We create an atmosphere and help each patient learn how to effectively maintain their own dental health. Dental repairs can indeed be very expensive Preventive dental maintenance is far less costly!