Joon W Kae, Dmd

I LOVE Kae Dental. Dr Kae and his team are the kindest, most welcoming office. Jessica, at the front, remembered me after one visit! Lynn and Dawna are both amazing hygienists– very friendly and effficient. Dr Kae makes time to see each patient and has a comforting presence. I have referred family and friends and no one is disappointed!

I hadn’t been to the dentist for years because of my anxiety. Knowing I needed dental work, I found Dr. Kae based on reviews from multiple resources. He is very thorough, gentle, and patient with me and my dental insecurities. I fully trust the decisions he makes and am confident he is exceptional at his field. His staff is very welcoming and seem to enjoy their jobs, which speaks volumes about him as their supervisor. I am glad that I have finally found my dental home!

Missed my initial appointment with Dr. Kae due to the birth of my first child and my wife having surgery. I didn’t have a chance to cancel or reschedule in time. I called today to set up an appointment. The receptionist said, «I am sure that was a fantastic event; however regardless of your circumstances Dr. Kae would not like to have a relationship with someone who misses the initial appointment.» Wow… Just Wow!

Professional, trustworthy, cool, gentle and clean are just a few words to describe Dr. Kae, his staff and his space. I highly recommend him, if you are looking for a new dentist.

Follow up, 5 years later: Dr Kae and the staff at Kae Dental are all amazing. They are very knowledgable. I still have only positive things to say about them after 6 years of going there. If you’re looking for a dentist in Seattle or the surrounding areas, I highly recommend Kae Dental!

So dentists in Seattle are apparently impossible to make appointments with. I called this dental office trying to find an appointment and because it was going to be nearly 2 months out before I could find an appointment on a Friday, I looked elsewhere. Fortunately, the receptionist offered to let me know if anyone cancelled and as luck would have it, someone did and they gave me a call back. I was able to see them in the following week and quickly book a follow up appointment to get two cavities filled.
What I appreciate most about any medical professional is the ability to come in for my appointment and not be left waiting forever to see them. Coming to Kae Dental, I didn’t have to spend time wondering when I was going to see anyone. I waited for a few minutes and was quickly brought back. The staff here is friendly and professional, the space is in a new building, and the equipment is new. Overall, I’m happy they’re within walking distance from where I live so I feel like I don’t have to search for a different dentist.

Dr. Kae is awesome! I’m the type of person who has always HATED going to the dentist and now, for the first time in my life, I actually look forward to my 6-​month cleanings.
My whole family highly recommends Dr. Kae (even my mom, who needs a Valium just to get through a regular teeth cleaning. The fact that she speaks so highly of him means a lot!) The whole staff is friendly, honest, gentle and easygoing.
Even though Dr. Kae isn’t 100% covered under my dental insurance anymore, I’m going to stick with him and pay the extra money because I think he’s worth it. (It’s also important to me that, unlike the other places I’ve been to in the past, I’ve never had the impression that Dr. Kae was just trying to sell me stuff or talk me into expensive, unnecessary procedures.)
Obviously, I can’t say enough good things about him. Dr. Kae rocks!

Dr. Kae is the best. All the hygienists here are amazing very gentle and thorough. The whole place is very updated and very clean. Ive never loved going to the dentist until I become a patient here 3 years ago! Hooray for Dr. Kae!

I had to change my dentist because they no longer carried my insurance and I was not working in Seattle so a special trip to the dentist was getting a bit old.
I did some research and found Dr. Kae and so far have been impressed with his office staff, Jessica went above and beyond to help me before I even came in with my insurance changes, and Dr. Kae himself who was friendly and easy to talk with. He even suggested that a procedure my other doctor thought was necessary may not be that urgent allowing me to focus on a current dental issue. He offered three options to the new dental issue and said we would reconnect post his getting my x-​rays and info from my past dentist to determine the best plan of attack. So far so good and I hope the relationships continues as I like not having to battle the traffic to Seattle!

I highly recommend Kae Dental if you are searching for a dentist. I have been a patient of Dr. Kae’s for about a year now. I have had 2 cleanings and 1 filling in that time. It has all been a great experience with him and his staff. That is a slight miracle for me to say because I have had many dental procedures over the years and am not the easiest mouth to work with; previously I would get very anxious about going to the dentist but that is not the case anymore. Dr. Kae takes time to explain, answer questions and really listens — he even took my thoughts into consideration when he recommended something I wasn’t comfortable with and we came to a really great compromise. He also makes you feel at ease by just talking with you and getting to know you, nothing ever feels rushed. I truly appreciate the way the whole office works efficiently as a team and thoroughly takes care of you from check-​in to cleaning/​procedure to payment/​billing. If you are in need of a dentist, this is the office to go to.

Best dentist and hygienist I’ve been to. Best dental experience all together since the 60’s!

I’m updating my review as I’ve interacted with the staff on a few more occasions and have had another appointment.
From the front desk to the hygienist to the dental assistant and Dr. Kae himself, everyone is a top professional with kindness, timeliness and even humor. I kid around with my dentist — how often do you hear that?
For someone who has PTSD — quite skittish in circumstances of any perceived danger — I am right at home at Dr. Kae’s dental chair.
I had a cavity taken care of from start to finish plus payment and scheduling of my next appointment, all done in 1 hour! This was the shortest visit to the dentist I’ve had in the few decades I’ve been going.
Dr. Kae was happy to accommodate my request for a little seat arrangement. He told me he makes adjustments for any patients and even does his work standing if the patient has vertigo or other issues. He also uses a dam so I didn’t taste all the junk he drilled out of the cavity. These reasons and more show he really cares about his patients.
If you’re looking for a new dentist or new to West Seattle you can’t go wrong with Dr. Kae.

I first went in on a coworkers recommendation, and ever since I’ve had nothing but good experiences at Dr. Kae’s office. I think half the office ended up becoming patients! I waited until I’d moved away to write a review, so it would still be easy to get an appointment :-). I was sad when he moved out of the cool mid century building down the street, but the new office is decked out in Eames so that counts for something!

Wonderful dentist! Very easy going, calming, and professional. No guilt trip or condescending, all about making you pain free and taking care of business in the smoothest, quickest way possible! Would always recommend this man for any dental needs.

Third dentist I’ve tried in West Seattle and I’m so happy I found his office. The office looks brand new and spotless, the staff doing the scheduling and receptionists were friendly and professional. Dr. Kae was very thorough in his exam and the hygenist (can’t remember her name) was wonderful. I will tell everyone who is looking for a dentist in our area to go see Dr. Kae. The last dentist I tried was very nice and seemed good, but his office and dental equipment was dated and I felt like I was going back in time. Found plenty of parking options at Dr. Kae’s office.

Dr. Kae is a great dentist — friendly, thorough, and quick. Every hygenist I’ve seen here has been really wonderful for cleanings and made the experience painless and easy.

I had read previous reviews about the incompetencies of Dr. Kae’s office staff, but decided to give his clinic a chance in the case that previous reviews were flukes/​misunderstandings. I scheduled two new patient appointments for myself and my child weeks in advance to ensure that we could be seen at the same time before I had to leave for work. I spoke to a gal there in late August or early September and scheduled two 10:15 am appointments for late September and even received a confirmation call the day before my appointment.
Come day of appointment, my child and I arrived 10 minutes early and checked into our appointments. 10:20 am came around and the hygienist walked out and said to me, «You know your appointment is a 12:15 and 12:45.» I told her that’s impossible as I scheduled my appointments for 10:15 so that I could be seen before work, and she shrugged and walked away to let me work it out with the receptionist. The the receptionist peeked her head around her desk and told me my appointments were scheduled for 11:15 and 11:45, at which I reiterated that what she had just uttered was impossible as I scheduled my appointments to coordinate with my work schedule.
As you can see, neither the hygienist nor the receptionist were able to keep their stories straight. I received a confirmation call the day before for a 10:15 am appointment, no mention of a later appointment time when I checked in, told by the hygienist that my appointments were for 12:15/12:45, then told by the receptionist that my appointments were scheduled for 11:15/11:45.
It is unfortunate that this happened as I was looking forward to establishing care at Dr. Kae’s clinic. The facility was clean, nicely decorated, close to home, the people I spoke to on the phone seemed friendly, and I wanted to support a local business; however, no one accepted fault or offered a reconciliation for their incompetency in coordinating Dr. Kae’s schedule and my time as a new patient. Therefore, I asked for my registrations back and told them I would be taking my business elsewhere.
I cannot speak of Dr. Kae’s work or competency as I was not under his care. I hope he is aware that his office staff is driving away new business. I will not recommend his clinic to anyone because of my poor experience with Dr. Kae’s staff.

A quick followup for those who may be interested. My review was apparently bothersome to Dr. Kae’s office manager as she decided to post my personal info as well as some insults here. Fortunately, Unilocal has a policy against that, as too would the state medical board I imagine what with doctor/​patient confidentiality laws and all.
When I brought this breach of confidentiality to Dr. Kae’s attention, he didn’t seem to care and wiped his hands clean of the matter. Again, another reason we’re happy to have found a new dentist.

So far perfect is the rating I need to give this office staff and Dr. Kae.
My first visit today they were on time, pleasant, and really nice personalities all around. This was an initial exam and cleaning. Dr Kae has a nice, calm demeanor. Donna was efficient, positive and professional.

I’m not sure how long I’ve been seeing Dr. Kae, but just recently had a chance to have an appointment at his new location at 4116 California Ave SW and things went well. I have a great deal of old school dental work, and awesome display of amalgam. Doctor Kae’s been very helpful in bringing my dental work into modern times and talking through many of the issues.
This time, I had a previous filling, from another dentist come lose and I was able to schedule on Friday for an appointment first thing on Monday. The doctor was able to get right in and refill it, hopefully no root canal needed in the future.
The new office is bright, high ceilings, shiny new machines, smiling faces and a great atmosphere. It is kind of new to me to see my neighbors walk by, as I get dental work, but I like it.
Great dentist.
P. S. I’ve never had another dentist put their personal cell phone number on the answering machine in order to help existing patients, as Dr. Kae does. I appreciate the customer service focus!