Dr. Sarah Park, DDS

Meet Dr. Sarah Park, DDS

Educational/Professional Background: 

I graduated high school in South Korea and moved to Washington state soon after. Attending Bellevue College and the University of Washington, I received my Bachelor’s degree in Biology in 2017 and received my Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in the University of Washington School of Dentistry in 2022.

Any awards or honors: 

I won the WMN Korea piano competition in 2004-2007 in South Korea. I’ve received the Dean’s honor list throughout my undergraduate years.

Why you chose the field of dentistry: 

Even before I knew I wanted to be a dentist, I knew that I loved working with people and wanted to contribute positively to our society. I fell in love with dentistry because dentistry is the perfect healthcare professional that fulfills these aspects. I love cooperating with my colleagues and staff as a team working towards the same goal and actively promoting the oral health of my community.

Family Information: Only child, parents live in South Korea.

Hobbies or volunteer services:

I actively participated in volunteering at UW Fear Dental Clinic and other outreach programs for many years to learn and serve diverse patient populations. I also participated in elderly projects at UW school of Dentistry as a student project assistant to educate and promote oral health care, mostly for Korean and Hispanic elderly populations.

When I’m not in the office, I like to go jogging and hiking and enjoy spending my personal time cafe hopping and studying interests other than dentistry.

How many/what kind of pets do you have? 

I have a black, chubby cat and his name is Kuro. Kuro loves eating salmon-flavored treats and playing with fishing pole toys.