King Kirk E DDS PS

Horrible experience! Know your dental benefits before going to this office for a teeth cleaning. This office does a lot of unnecessary work and charges the insurance company for these services. If not covered you are left to pay out of pocket. Also know up front if your insurance covers adult Floride treatment as they don’t check before hand and ask while your on the chair. Advising if not covered you are responsible but don’t tell you how much, the charge is $ 55. This office is padding thier books! Also dont make people make decisions on the spot! The front desk lady, makes you feel like your dumb and uneducated when you talk to her. I am in the insurance field and know my rights and as an in Newtork provider they should be checking benefits beforehand to ensure payment. The consumer coming in doesn’t know all the service codes being billed or diagnosis codes all they know is they are coming in for a cleaning. Once questioned we receive a dismissal letter in the mail, why would we go back out appointment has already been canceled??? They are now trying to cover their tracks. Be warned if you choose to go here! I will be notifying my insurance company of this issue for investigation!!!

After moving to Renton from North Bend, I still traveled back there to get my dental work done because I loved my dentist (Dr. Kelly Garwood). However, I decided it was time to find a local DDS. Dr. Garwood recommended Dr. King, so I gave it a shot. The receptionist/​scheduler called me and got me in the next day for an initial exam and cleaning. I was greeted promptly when I arrived, and I dropped off the initial paperwork that I’d downloaded from their website — makes that part go much faster. I waited less than 5 minutes before being taken back to the chair, where a staff member went over my medical forms and took x-​rays and pictures. Then I met with Dr. King and he performed a few screenings for oral cancer, etc. His exam was thorough and thoughtful and he answered all my questions. The hygienist was next, and she was fabulous. She used an ultrasonic scaler first, something my other hygienist didn’t use, then followed up with the hand tools. She was able to remove a bit of glue that had apparently been on a crown since I’d gotten it (that was the first time I’d heard about it). Sure, that was a little painful with all the poking and scraping, but she gave me a local anesthetic which helped. This first visit was 2 hours — which they’d told me about before, so I wasn’t shocked. But the visit was very thorough and I’m very happy with my experience there. I’ll be back — in 6 months. :-)

I had a horrific dental experience a awhile ago that left me with a lot of anxiety regarding dental work. Dr. King and staff were very understanding and accommodating. What really impressed me was that the patient is in total control. The staff works as a team along with the patient to come up with a plan. I felt they really took into account what is important to me. They go over ESTIMATED costs before beginning any work and I’ve never felt I was over charged or mislead. As with any medical or dental procedure, the unforeseen can occur and I felt these possibilities were well explained to me.
Not sure why another reviewer stated that procedures lasting over an hour are referred out as my appointment will last five hours today. If any work is referred out such as to an oral surgeon, that is discussed in the plan.
I would highly recommend Dr. King and staff.
Lastly; be realistic people… dental work is expensive but you get what you pay for.

First off, let me just say it’s been ten years since I’ve been to a dentist. When I made the appointment I gave Karen my insurance information and she laid out all the potential costs for me, assuring me that they had payment plan options and that they would go over any costs before planning a procedure. After my exam she gave me an itemized estimate of what my insurance would cover and what my out of pocket would be for each visit.
All the initial testing was done by a wonderful girl named Bonnie I think? She’s not listed on the website unfortunately, she was awesome!
Dr. King was very nice and understanding, he listened to my concerns and didn’t judge me for my long delay in having my teeth looked at.
Tami was the dental hygienist. She was hilarious and very helpful. She sent me home with all sorts of goodies to help keep my teeth clean and showed me how to use each and every one. I never felt rushed and even though I spent two hours there it flew right on by. I have several appointments set up for the next few months and I’m actually looking forward to coming back!
They threw around a lot of dental lingo that I didn’t understand but they took the time to go over pamphlets and xrays with me so I left with a pretty good understanding of my oral health. Thanks guys! :)

I have recommended Dr. King to all of my family and friends. I look forward to going in every 6 months. All the staff is friendly and go out of their way to make you feel comfortable.

I felt compelled to write my first Unilocal review regarding Dr. King. I was referred to him by a friend and was impressed by he and his staff. I was immediately made comfortable and at ease. Dr. King explained to me in detail the plan he would put in place to achieve my dental goals. He gave me estimates of costs and time frames and is office staff worked with my insurance company. I couldn’t be more pleased and happy to find Dr. King.