About Us

Meet Our Team

Since 1998, Everlast Family & Cosmetic Dentistry — formerly Family Dental Clinic — has had the privilege of caring for Tacoma and its surrounding communities. What began as a small neighborhood clinic has matured, over more than twenty-five years, into a modern, state-of-the-art practice that generations of families across Pierce County have come to trust. Our patients’ well-being stands at the center of everything we do. We unite advanced dentistry with candid, considered guidance and fees that families can afford, holding every visit — without exception — to the highest standard of professionalism. We are a preferred provider with most major insurance carriers, including Delta Dental, Premera, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Regence, MetLife, Guardian, TRICARE, GEHA, Cigna, Principal, Sun Life, and Aetna; we also accept most commercial PPO dental plans and welcome emergency appointments. For questions, or to schedule an appointment, please call our office — it would be our pleasure to assist you.

Our Belief — Patients First, Honest Dentistry. Our patients come first — not as a slogan, but as the principle by which every decision in this practice is made. Each recommendation we offer is guided solely by your best interest: never by quotas, and never by profit. We practice honest dentistry in its fullest sense — diagnoses rendered with complete transparency, every option laid out with candor, and treatment plans we would unreservedly choose for our own families. Your trust is the foundation upon which this practice stands, and we hold ourselves to a single standard: to earn it anew at every visit.

Dr. E.J. Pyeun-Kim

Dr. Kim’s path to Tacoma began at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, where he earned his Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) in 2004 through a distinguished early acceptance program. He then answered the call to serve, spending three years in the United States Navy caring for sailors and Marines around the world. Completing his military service in 2007, he made Washington his home and practiced as an associate dentist at several Seattle-area clinics before opening Everlast Family Dental Clinic in Tacoma in 2008. Serving the people of Pierce County has been among the most rewarding chapters of his life, and he considers it a genuine blessing to belong to Central Tacoma. A member of the Pierce County Dental Society, the Washington State Dental Association, and the American Dental Association, Dr. Kim has pursued extensive continuing education in oral surgery, orthodontics, and implant dentistry. He lives with his wife and their three girls. Away from the office, he plays in the Federal Way city soccer league — and has, in recent years, been slowly converting into a Seahawks 12th Man.