After more than 20 years of practicing in Minnesota and Illinois, Dr. Kim is excited to return home to Chicago and serve the community where he grew up.
Dr. Richard Kim, DDS
DDS, MD
Dr. Richard Kim is a native of Chicago. He went to Lincoln Park High School International Baccalaureate Program, graduated from the University of Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology, and finished in the top 5 at Northwestern University Dental School with a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree (DDS). He then attended a 6-year Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency at the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine, where he completed a PGY-1 year of General Surgery and earned a Medical Degree (MD) from the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine.
Dr. Kim has been practicing oral and maxillofacial surgery in a private setting for over 20 years in both Minnesota and Illinois. He was President of his company in Minnesota, which at one time had 5 locations in southern Minnesota. He’s coming back home to Chicago to help his ailing 88-year-old mother and to help serve the Chicagoland community. He is a board-certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon from the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, a certified CPR instructor, ACLS certified, a member of the American Society of Dental Anesthesiology and American Academy of Cosmetic Surgeons, a Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and a member of the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Dr. Kim has also been volunteering every year for the past 15 years on a Dental Mission trip to Belize in conjunction with Minnesota State University, and plans to continue that in the future as well as other volunteering opportunities. Dr. Kim’s mantra is to always put the need and safety of the patient first.
