Dr. Karen Suzanne Potter, DDS

Endodontics

NPI: 1548459944

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Contact Information

Address

665 CAMINO DE LOS MARES
SUITE 204
San Clemente, CA 92673

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Practice Details

Accepting new patients

Languages

English, Spanish

Patient Rating

4.7/ 5.0(20 reviews)
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About This Provider

Dr. Karen Potter is a board-certified endodontist with 19 years of experience helping patients save their natural teeth right here in San Clemente. She specializes in root canal treatment and uses advanced technology like 3D imaging and the GentleWave System to provide gentle, thorough care—and she can even complete many treatments in just one visit. Dr. Potter grew up in a dental family and is passionate about preserving as much of your tooth as possible while offering compassionate, skilled treatment. She speaks both English and Spanish and is now accepting new patients.

Specialties

  • 1
    EndodonticsPrimary

    Root canal treatment and diseases of dental pulp

Education & Training

  • University of Iowa - Certificate of Endodontics, 2009
  • University of Southern California (USC) - Degrees in Spanish and Natural Sciences, graduated magna cum laude
  • University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), graduated summa cum laude

Board Certifications

  • Board Certification in Endodontics, 2011

Credential: DDS

NPI registered: 10/22/2007

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Areas of Focus

EndodonticsRoot canal treatmentSaving natural dentitionDentin preservationSingle-visit endodontic treatmentRetreatment casesMinimally invasive endodontics

Technology & Equipment

  • CBCT 3D imaging
  • GentleWave System
  • Facial massager for anesthesia comfort
  • IV sedation

Beyond the Office

Provides continuing education (CE) courses to referring dentists

Active on Instagram sharing endodontic cases and knowledge with dentists and general public

Acts as a resource for new generalist dentists - takes calls during vacations, helps answer case questions, assists on difficult cases

Born and raised in San Clemente, California

Came from a 'dental family' - father was a generalist dentist, mother was a dental hygienist

Worked in father's dental office during summers

Non-dental friends did not understand what an endodontist does until she shared cases on Instagram about 3 years ago

Considers herself tech-savvy but not 'cutting edge'

First learned about CBCT technology during associateship in Leawood, Kansas with Dr. Paul Jones

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