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www.groovekorea.com / September 2014 28 A mong the high-rise buildings in Gangnam’s Cheongdam-dong is an unassuming white sub- urban-looking house with potted plants lining the entryway. While it might look somewhat out of place in Seoul, many expats in Korea would find this place familiar, welcoming and inviting — exactly how Dr. Jay H. Kim wants his patients to feel when they first arrive at IVY Dental Clinic. Dr. Kim is an Ivy League-educated and U.S. Board-certified orthodontic specialist with over 20 years of experience treating adults and children in the U.S. and Korea. He has a combined 14 years of education and clinical training from New York Uni- versity, the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Dental Med- icine, the University of Illinois at Chicago and the NYU Medical Center, a background that sets him apart from other Korean dentists. “Many (Korean) dentists are educated in the States, but few complete their undergraduate and graduate degrees, residency and fellowship there,” Dr. Kim says. He believes that his extensive U.S. education and training is a plus because he can better relate to expat patients on a personal level. “We can really communicate. I think that’s very important. I enjoy interacting with my patients.” BraCE yoursE lf for a BEttEr s milE Story by Alejandro Callirgos / photos by Ha Si-yoon