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The following is the President's
letter to the American Academy of Head, Neck, and Facial Pain (now American
Academy of Craniofacial Pain) and a few patients real stories sent to Dr. Kim
after their TMJ disorders were treated. |
THE WHITE
HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 11,1997
Warm greetings to everyone attending the 13th
annual international symposium of the American Academy of Head, Neck and Facial
Pain.
Today, promising new techniques for treating pain are
providing more hope for patients than ever before. I commend the members of the
American Academy of Head, Neck and Facial Pain for your dedicated efforts to
ensure that the latest of these developments are immediately available to the
health care community.
I salute the Fellows and Diplomates of the Academy for
your commitment to improving the quality of life of people who suffer from
head, neck and facial pain. Your work is a vital component of our nation’s
high-quality health care system, and you can take pride in your important
contributions to its success.
Best wishes for a productive meeting.
 To Whom It May Concern:
I have had a holistic health practice for twenty years and
have worked with chiropractors for much of that time. During this time, I saw
many clients suffering from TMJ. In the past, these clients used chiropractic
and TMJ surgery with minimal positive results. In the past year, I have
referred many people to Dr. Kim and have seen astounding results, without
surgery. My clients are now free of foot pain, back pain, tennis elbow and
headaches.
I also believe in metal free dentistry but have
seen many thousands of dollars wasted by dentists using improper procedure or
incompatible dental materials. I used to send my clients to an excellent
dentist, in Laguna but again, in the past year, I sent every one of my clients
seeking to improve the health of their mouth and body to Dr. Kim.
I find Dr. Kim highly honest, passionate, and knowledgeable. I
don't know of any dentist in the area who has his expertise. Even my mother had
her bite corrected and cosmetically enhanced by Dr. Kim. Her bone loss, coupled
with dental procedure to remove toxic root canals and amalgams, made it
impossible to chew food--even pasta--without pain. She lost weight because of
her inability to chew. The dentist who removed her mercury and root canals
couldn't find out why my mother had such pain in chewing. Dr. Kim showed her
that she had only two points of contact in her mouth. He corrected that and her
mouth is pain free. She also looks ten years younger with her pretty, reshaped
teeth.
I would also like to add that his staff is always
friendly and very helpful. I have never seen any sign of burnout at his office.
I think that the amazing results seen in his office keep everyone enthusiastic.
So, you see, I highly recommend Dr. Kim and think he is a
blessing.
Sincerely,
J.S.
Redlands, CA
 "At the First Consultation , I Received a Hands-on
Education".
Dear Dr. Kim:
I want to thank you for
restoring my health to an optimal level with your revolutionary new Phase One
and Phase Two TMJ treatments.
My health began to go downhill in my
early twenties after all four wisdom teeth were removed. Back pain and fatigue
were the norm. Today, enlightened dentists would NOT remove a wisdom tooth but
the one next to it. The dental arch wouldn't collapse, causing TMJ
Problems!
My first visit to Dr. Kim was in February 1999. I had
dizziness, headaches, bad circulation, lower back pain, could hands & feet,
hay fever, head and neck pain. I wanted him to remove my amalgam silver
fillings and replace them with composites.
At that first consultation,
I received a hands-on education. Dr. Kim tested me with applied kinesioloy and
showed how weak I truly was. He pressed certain places on my neck and shoulders
and showed how much pain I was in, compensating for my TMJ, my poor jaw
configuration and bite. I had fibromyalgia and didn't know it. My fatigue was
largely caused by my need to carry my self structurally, using my neck muscles
to hold up my head.
I learned than teeth were orthopedic devices as
well as implements to chew food. The structure of the teeth and jaw set in
motion the skeletal structure for right posture. And so I embarked on a program
that cost me a fair amount of money yet saved me years of miserable living.
Phase One lasted six months. Dr. Kim constructed a splint for me to wear. As my
jaw and entire body shifted, he would adjust the splint. He spent hours with
me.
Phase two consisted in removing and replacing the silver fillings
and building up my lower teeth with crowns to match the splint. Even now, my
jaw continues to shift. If I experience lower back pain, I come in, he tests
me, shaves off a millimeter from a crown, tests me again--I'm strong--and no
more back pain!
Thank You Dr. Kim
J.H.
Yucca Valley, Ca
 "2
hours after the splint was fitted by DR. Kim, the backache went away"
To whom it may concern,
I had a serious fall
from a horse, receiving serious injuries to combine with injuries received
earlier in my life. I had been to many alternative healers. I had the mercury
taken out of my teeth, and consulted with an environmental MD, I got better for
awhile but then felt worse and could not get better. I went to DR. Kim on the
recommendation of Jaque Smillie.
I had a debilitating backache,
intestinal distress and acute fatigue. 2 hours after the splint was fitted by
Dr. Kim, the back ache went away and I had a general feeling of well-being. 12
hours later the intestinal distress went away.
A.B-F.
Yucaipa,CA
May 2, 2000
 To Whom It May Concern:
During the past
three years the pain in my feet had been, at times, almost
unbearable…….The onset of this problem was actually overnight with no
relief. I went to see three medical doctors with no help whatsoever. I had
blood test after blood test done and they all came back with normal results. I
was beginning to feel very helpless and fearful that if this problem continued,
with no diagnosis, I would not be able to walk in another five years.
October 1999 I was told about Dr. Kim and was anxious to make an
appointment. After consulting with Dr. Kim and asking many questions the actual
work in my mouth started around the later part of October and the work was
finished in February 2000, except for visits for adjustment.
I can
honestly tell you or anyone, that my feet do not hurt me! I can walk distances
with no pain, whereas before I could hardly walk from my car into a store and
my chores in the house were very exhausting, due to the constant pain. The pain
would move from the balls of both feet, sometimes one foot worse then the
other, to the heels of my feet. I feel stronger then I did before and also
realized, when the work was finished that the ache I always had from the right
side of my neck to my right shoulder was gone. I had had this problem for such
a long time that I thought it was a natural ache of doing things and growing
older!
I feel so fortunate to have been told of Dr. Kim, he is a
wonderful person, in my book and the relief of constant pain certainly tells in
my eyes……
E.M.
Highland,CA
 To Whom It May Concern:
I had a continuous
headache for several months. I went to general M D and was treated for acute
sinusitis for seven months.
When I started going to Dr. Kim in
September 1999, I was still suffering with daily headaches and TMJ Disorders.
The pain from the TMJ improved immediately and the headaches continued
to improve.
I have not taken any sinus medication for the last six
months. At this point I would say my headaches are ninety per cent improved.
L.S.
Colton,CA
August 20.2001
Dr. Deron J Ohtani,
Chairman
American Dental Association
Chicago, IL 60611-2678
Dear
Dr. Ohtani:
As a 59 year old patient who has suffered from
craniofacial and neck pain, I would like to urge your association to recognize
the Academy of Craniofacial Pain with full rights as a specialty field.
I have sought relief and medical help from many physicians, therapists,
chiropractors, and dentists for ongoing pain resulting from multiple head and
neck traumas over the past four decades. This summer, after being referred to
Dr. Chun Kim D.D.S.,F.A.C.P., I have obtained immediate, substantial, and
astonishing relief in less than five weeks of treatment.
My personal
physician, dentist, and chiropractor are all extremely interested in dialoging
and training with Dr. Kim, which has already begun. I am grateful for their
receptivity in recognizing the need to expand their expertise beyond the
“traditional” modes of healing.
In order to be better
prepared for the 21st century by providing the best possible care of
patients in the medical and dental fields, I urge you to recognize the vital
contributions and advancements being made by the members of the American
Academy of Craniofacial Pain.
S.S.
Palm Springs,CA
Dr. Deron J Ohtani, Chairman
Council on Dental
Education and Licensure
c/o Mrs Judy Nix, Director
American Dental
Association
211 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611-2678
My
history around my dental health has been long and involved. After hearing my
dentist, Dr. Steve Lynch in Chicago, suggest for many years that I should have
braces, I went to see Dr. Antonio Maoloni, also in Chicago. My orthodontia work
took much longer than the 2 1/2 years anticipated-my braces finally were
removed shortly before the four year mark.
Shortly after starting the
orthodontia work, I started a series of problems starting with severe
headaches, sinus problems and eye infections. I went through the traditional
route and received many medications to treat the symptoms, but it wasn’t
until I started see Dr. Dane Shepherd, an osteopath also in Chicago, that I
realized that my maladies were related to my braces. Through Dr. Shepherd, I
started to see Dr. David Marcus who also understood the relationship of braces
to other problems. Dr. Shepherd treated me with cranial-sacral manipulation,
acupuncture and homeopathy. My problems continued, but I started to feel
better.
I finally completed my orthodontia treatment and continued to
periodically wear my retainer. I changed my cranial sacral work to a
chiropractor Dr. Wood Weller in River Forest, which gave me relief for a short
time. But I needed to see him on a regular basis to release the places in my
neck and cranial that would bring on headaches. I also had severe lower back
pain and sore knees.
I moved to Southern California sixteen months ago
and through my allergist, I heard about Dr. Kim. I also regularly met with my
chiropractor to continue the release of my neck, knees and cranial; I also
bought five pairs of orthotic shoes to enable me to walk without pain. I first
went to Dr. Kim as my dentist and he tested me with muscle testing to see if I
had temporomandibular joint problems. I tested very weak and I was fitted for a
splint.
Through regular adjustments and removal of my orthotic shoes, I
made progress. I no longer have knee pain or foot pain. My lower back pain is
gone. My chiropractor was amazed at my progress and went to see Dr. Kim for her
TMJ problems. I finished the use of the splint and Dr. Kim built up my teeth to
the proper bite through the use of two crowns and four bondings.
The
work done by Dr. Kim is very different, but effective. Please recognize this
area in the medical and dental communities. I found it very interesting that I
had TMJ since my orthodontist, Dr. Maoloni, was teaching about TMJ at the local
school of dentistry and was known as expert.
P.S.
Idyllwild,CA
May1, 2000
 To Whom It May Concern:
My name is D.J. I
have been a patient of Dr. Kim since January 2000.
I have had severe
golfers and tennis elbow for over three years on my right elbow. I have gone to
the doctor, who gave me a total of four cortisone shots (two in the upper part
of my elbow, and tow in the lower part of my elbow), none of these did any
good. He took x-rays and referred me to an orthopedic surgeon. He gave me
another cortisone shot and suggested I go to physical therapy. I did this for
two 6-weeks sessions; my elbow still felt the same. They said I need not use it
so it could heal, or have surgery but I would be lucky to regain 90% of its
use. I tried magnets and massage therapy; nothing made it feel better. I
couldn’t pick up anything with my right arm. I couldn’t even pick up
a coke and bend my arm to drink it.
Then I heard bout Dr. Kim. After
meeting Dr. Kim. He explained what he felt he could do to help my elbow. My
husband and I talked about it and decided to give it a try. I didn’t want
surgery. Dr. Kim put the first splint on my bottom teeth in January 2000. The
first week was amazing. Already I felt every penny was worth it. He did tell me
it would get worse before it gets better and it did, but now I feel as if
I’m on the right track. My arm is at least 75% better than it has been in
3 years. I can use it now. It still bothers me at times especially if I do too
much, but over all its so much better. Before I had a constant pain and was
very weak. Not any more.
It’s amazing to know that your jaw
alignment would have anything to do with this. Looking back and remembering,
shortly before my elbow started bothering me I had fallen and broke my
tailbone.
I am so thankful for Dr. Kim. I know we have a ways to go
before its close to 100% but I will stick this out as long as I need to. I know
the cortisone shots did a lot of damage also and it’s going to take time.
I am very thankful I don’t have the constant hurt anymore.
Please
feel free to give me a call anytime to talk about my progress
D.J.
 Dr. Kim:
This letter is the least I can do to show the
everlasting appreciation I have, for the gift you Have given me.
For
the last 12 years I have been in constant pain, in the left neck shoulder area,
due to an unfortunate accident that occurred while playing on a trampoline. I
have since, been to doctors, chiropractors, acupuncturists, the list goes on.
No one was ever able, to offer any lasting relief to this very distracting and
quite uncomfortable pain, I was living with. Then one day I was blessed enough
to meet Dr. Kim. He informed me that the problem was in my mouth and that he
was able to correct it, with his special “TMJ” correction process. I
had him do the treatment and every since he finished I have had no pain in my
neck and left upper shoulder, like before. It has been 2 years and all is well.
Dr. Kim, I will be forever grateful.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
Dr.Kim!!!
P.M.
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