Dr. Sean Kim
Columbia-trained endodontist treating the full range of endodontic care at Endospecialists Oakland and El Cerrito.
Dr. Sean Kim completed both his dental degree and his endodontic residency at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. After 2 years in Los Angeles refining his clinical skills, he joined Endospecialists in 2020 and has been seeing patients in Oakland and El Cerrito since. He also sees patients at the Oakland office almost every Saturday.
His approach is straightforward: no patient should leave a root canal wondering what just happened. He explains what he finds, what he's doing, and why — before the procedure, during it, and after. Patients who've seen him more than once tend to use the same words: clear, calm, thorough.
- Education
- Columbia University
- Certifications
- GentleWave Certified
- EdgePro Endodontic Laser Certified
- Location
- Oakland · El Cerrito
- Languages
- English
Methodical, and unhurried — whatever the anatomy asks for.
Dr. Kim treats the full range of endodontic care — root canals, retreatment of previously treated teeth, calcified and complex anatomy, cracked teeth, traumatic injuries, and endodontic surgery. So does every other endodontist here. Whichever of our doctors you see, you are seeing someone who does all of it.
He works methodically, and takes the time the anatomy asks for, with the full technology suite at Endospecialists: GentleWave, surgical microscope, CBCT, and the EdgePro Endodontic Laser.
"Dr. Kim did an excellent job on a tricky root canal re-treatment that I had got done at another office."
Every endodontist on our team specializes in all these procedures.
- Root Canal Therapy Saving the natural tooth.
- Endodontic Retreatment When a previously treated tooth needs a second look.
- Apicoectomy Endodontic surgery, under the microscope.
- Cracked Teeth Finding the crack, and what it means for the tooth.
- Traumatic Dental Injuries Knocked-out, displaced, or fractured teeth.
- Emergency Care Same-day access when you are in pain.
Trained at Columbia. Practicing in the East Bay since 2020.
- Doctor of Dental Surgery — Columbia University
- Certificate in Endodontics — Columbia University
- Board Eligible
- GentleWave Certified
- EdgePro Endodontic Laser Certified
- American Association of Endodontists
- American Dental Association
- California Dental Association
Grew up in Southern California. Calls Oakland home.
Dr. Kim grew up in La Canada Flintridge in Southern California and has called Oakland home since 2020. Outside the clinic he cooks and works his way through the delicious and diverse cuisines the Bay Area has to offer — one restaurant at a time.
Ready to see Dr. Kim?
Oakland and El Cerrito · Same-day access · No referral required