March 2010

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ContacEZ Founder Dr. Daniel S. Kim published in Inside Dentistry

"Complete Marginal Seating of Indirect Restorations" uses the ContacEZ Restorative Strip System to create a consistent clinical procedure for seating indirect restorations with ideal proximal contacts.


ContacEZ founder and president, Dr. Daniel S. Kim, was published in the March edition of Inside Dentistry. Writing with Co-Author Dr. John A. Rothchild, Dr. Kim lays out a consistent clincal procedure for seating indirect restorations with ideal proximal contacts.

This article can be accessed on the Inside Dentistry website by clicking here.

The ContacEZ Restorative Strip System was introduced in January 2008 and consists of five strips:

  • ContacEZ Diamond Dental Strip (Black, 0.06 mm,fine abrasive diamond) the ideal proximal contact adjuster
  • ContacEZ Serrated Diamond Dental Strip(Orange, 0.05 mm, extra-fine diamond) the proximal contact adjuster with sawtooth
  • ContacEZ Serrated Dental Strip I (White, 0.035 mm, no diamond) the interproximal cleaner
  • ContacEZ Serrated Dental Strip II (Blue, 0.065 mm, no diamond) the dental saw
  • ContacEZ Final Polishing Strip (Gray, 0.04 mm, ultra-fine diamond) the proximal surface polisher

About Dr. Daniel Kim, Author, Founder and Inventor

Dr. Daniel Kim is an innovative dentist with an eye toward better dentistry. He has continuously sought to improve dentistry throughout his career. His most recent invention is the ContacEZ IPR Strip System. He is also the inventor of the popular dental instrument Super Plugger. He holds a variety of U.S. patents for numerous items ranging from dental devices to household items. Dr. Kim has also contributed to numerous dental journals and periodicals.

Dr. Kim has been practicing dentistry in Vancouver, Washington for 30 years. He is a 1967 graduate of Seoul National University Dental School. He completed his internship and residency program in Prosthodontics at Kwangju Christian Hospital in Korea in 1970 and served the following three years in the military as a captain in a MASH Dental Unit. Dr. Kim had a private dental practice in Seoul while working for Seoul Adventist Hospital until he moved to the United States in 1975.

Dr. Kim taught Crown and Bridge Construction as a part-time faculty member at Yonsei University Dental School in Korea from 1973 to 1975. In Vancouver, Washington, he was a volunteer instructor for the Dental Hygienist Program at Clark College from 1978 to 1983. In addition, Dr. Kim has lectured 'An Alternative Method of Ridge Augmentation Associated with Complete Denture Construction' in the post-doctoral program as a visiting professor at Korea University Medical School Dental Department from 1992 to 1999. Dr. Kim was also a featured speaker at KADA Scientific Sessions and Seminars in Los Angeles and Portland from 2000 to 2005. He lives in Vancouver, Washington with his wife, Hooja Kim, a former college instructor at Clark College.