Tony Kim DDS - Honolulu Cosmetic, Implant and Biological Dentistry

01/09/2025

11/22/2024

Last November I went to Be the Man from .jeffbuske. This event changed the trajectory of my life. There was a bleak outlook, left a high paying position I helped build and rebooted to zero. A new opportunity had its own set of struggles, poor communication, challenging environment, and then suddenly the untimely passing away of my future partner. Oh my, getting reset to zero twice in two years. With a family to support 😅.

Jeff taught me how to build myself up by focusing on daily tasks. Working on my body, relationship to God, relationship to others, and business / self improvement. Was challenging getting into the habit of daily improvement, moving forward constantly. Setting Impossible Game goals for the year. Goals that at the time seemed almost impossible to reach.

One of my goals for my body was hitting 12% bodyfat. As many if you know I was hiking 1-3 times a week at Koko Crater and doing multiple rounds often. I was in decent shape. But my first measurement was 23% bodyfat. Over the course of the year, by adding weight training, HIIT bike sessions, increasing protein intake to 170 grams + daily, dietary supplements, and careful eating I’ve hit a couple of my body goals but the bodyfat is the last one. 13% yesteday, just 1% to go. I saw that I’m in the top 10% of the population in terms of bodyfat but when age factors in, I’m in the top 1%. Time to reflect on how far I’ve come. Praise be to God for directing me towards Jeff and eternal gratitude for Jeff to showing me how to live life with continual improvement in ALL phases of my life.

I’ve hit some of my Impossible Games in my other domains and life is just amazing and so fulfilling now. If any of you are struggling with lack of motivation, lack of results, lack of success then DM me. Or reach out to .jeffbuske directly. It changed my life in the most powerful way imaginable.

08/31/2024

I recently visited my parents in California and saw an old magazine which featured my practice and put me on the cover. Reminded me of how out of balance I was and the state of my life then. Wow I was almost 200 pounds then! Living the ‘good’ life! Working only 3 days a week, making more money than most of my dentist friends, going to Disneyworld 30 days a year for a few years, swapping luxury every couple years. Wasn’t rich but lived a ‘good’ life from the world’s perspective.

Fast forward a move to Hawaii to chase some sort of dream which unraveled a life of pride, sin, and greed. I worked hard at success by taking tons of courses, going through several coaching and consulting programs. My productivity kept increasing but I was going down the wrong path. At Hawaii everything fell apart. Family, business, relationships, everything. Without much hope.

Luckily God started a spark in me by letting me find physical exhaustion from hiking as my escape versus turning to alcohol, drugs, and other destructive things. Fast forward just floating around life, two financial resets to zero, I came across Jeff Buske.

Jeff showed me how to focus on my relationship with God, my body, my relationships with family and friends, and business. Little did I know my relationship with God became real. Being broken has a way of making one reflect I life and seeing what is truly important in this short life. By leaning into God and having faith in his promises to me, I’ve reached new levels of health, relationships, and now business opportunity. There is still much work to be done but I’m on the right path, Praise God 💪 🙏. “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible” Matthew 19:26.

Grateful to .jeffbuske and all my brothers and sisters who have helped me reach this point in my life where I want to enrich the lives of those around me. Amen 🙏!

I’ll be posting more about things that I’ve done to upgrade my life mixed in with dentistry, hey I’m still a dentist so I should post dental stuff right? 😂

05/18/2024

This past Wednesday I went to the at the UH Cancer Center to get my body composition measured. There are two tests I took, scan and BodPod scans. My first tests were in mid February so this round of tests are 3 months after. I do resistance weight training 3x week, hike Kokocrater once week, and do morning exercise (bodyweight exercises). I’ve maintained that routine for 6 months now starting in November 2023.

From Nov.’23 to Feb.’24 I more or less maintained similar bodyweight. And my first set of scans showed 22-23% bodyfat on both Fit3D and BodPod exams. Maintained n exactly the same routine except I added .shake to my morning smoothies and added as snacks to maintain 140 grams of protein a day.

I did not lose much weight from feb.’24 to may’24 but according the the Fit3D test, I lost around 6% bodyfat as well as some waist and hip size. I was super stoked to see that! And then later in the day my BodPod result popped in which showed a less appealing 3% bodyfat loss. Either way, I changed nothing except adding Momentum powder daily and Atlas bars for daily snacks. So I’ve lost 3-6% bodyfat so far and my goal is 12% bodyfat my end of the year.

Next tweaks will be go back to intermittent fasting, last meal of day at 6-7 PM and no food or drink until noon - 1 PM the next day except coffee with MCT oil. I’ll try that for two or three months and get tested. I’m gonna add some Togat Ali with cistanche as well as Korean ginseng to naturally boost my T levels and will also look at peptide therapy to further boost T. Looking forward to recommendations soon.

I love Momentum shakes because it has many of the ingredients I took separate supplements for all in 1. It’s actually a longevity supplement (not weight loss or protein one) so seeing my fat loss really made me happy. You’ll find that the better running you make your body and mind, the easier it is to lose excess bodyfat from improved motivation and better working mitochondria. And what I love about Momentum is it freaking tastes pretty damn good i must say. I have a link in my bio if you want to try it.

04/18/2024

Rest in Peace Claude. He passed away in his sleep a couple of weeks ago. He loved dentistry and taking care of his people. He had the biggest heart of gold and was always willing to go out of his way to help anyone. His wry humor and wittiness will be sorely missed.

We were on track to become business partners but alas, he left this world too early. He did not want any type of service, he wanted people to visit him while he was still here. Life is short, make sure you spend quality time with those around you that you care about and tell people you love them.

01/31/2024

Sorry last minute update but the address is incorrect. The Henry Schein building is 1150 South King Street Suite 102. If you want to signup few seats are still available, scan the QR code or just message me here.

Learn about surgical guides for all on x. Armand was the inventor of the original stackable surgical guide. Will be fun to see what advancements he’s made with his own company S3 now.

12/23/2023

Just finished dinner with John Haupt and his lovely wife Veena. John is one of my favorite mentors who taught me advanced occlusion and how to strive for excellence. I learned that he worked with Dr. Branemark many years ago and his lab was the first Branemark approved lab in the USA. Took him to a local fav spot Kyung’s Seafood, good food, good company, good times 🤙. Hope to collaborate with you guys on some future education projects!

11/30/2023

This molar has a really large cavity which infected the tooth all the way to the end of the roots. In fact the infection actually went into the sinus area. After removing the tooth I did a thorough scraping of the remaining infected tissue. Although things like cavitations (infected bone) are rare, doing proper cleansing of the area can further reduce the chance of them developing. After scraping, I flush the area with sterile saline water which helps kill the anaerobic bacteria that might be hanging out in there. And then I use the Periolase laser to further zap any remaining infected tissue and stimulate the bone. The bone graft is placed and then I try to get primary closure which is closing the empty tooth socket with the patients own tissue which usually ends up with nice healing and less discomfort. After 4 months we evaluate the area to see if we can place the implant.

10/19/2023

Just got back from a lecture presentation from the one and only Jon Suzuki. I think he’s one of the biggest names in dentistry and was super happy to see him here.

He was showing some of his cases treating periodontitis and perimplantits using the Periolase. I will use the technique he showed on implant placement and rapid coagulation and clot formation on immediate implant placement. Got to meet more of the Millenium team: Alex and Holly for the first time and reconnected with Anthony. I love my Periolase and am always willing to share my experiences with if.

09/22/2023

Not trying to create fear or stirring the pot but thought this was important to share. A friend of mine sent me this link when I was talking to him about nano hydroxyapatite. I was going to ask him to maybe include it in his next tooth product but after being exposed to this information, I’m gonna on the brakes. Looks like there is one type of nano that might be safer but the manufacturers are not required to list the source. And to find out the EU is targeting to ban it over safety concerns makes me worried. The blog from really opened my eyes, thanks for putting the information together. More information and research needs to be done for it’s use and safety in dentistry.
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09/19/2023

ATTENTION dentists! Just had to share my experience with this e-book I just received from . I’ve been having some trapezius / upper back soreness last month or so, I thought it was a combination of hitting the gym and dentistry. I’ve been doing trapezius stretching but still had the lingering soreness. This ebook shows a levator scapulae stretch which when I tired I immediately knew that was the muscle giving me issues. Freakin tight as *%!? # when I did them, my muscles almost cramped on me! But after doing the stretch I felt an immediate loosening of the neck / upper back area. I’m gonna do the recommend stretches daily and from how loose I feel already I know it’s gonna be so helpful! Had to just share this info, DM to get their free ebook.
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09/02/2023

Had a chance to hang out with an awesome couple and at . Always so cool meeting friends I made on social media in person. Hopefully will be hanging out again in OC soon or Hawaii again soon 🤙.