Pedodontic Associates

I am rarely compelled to write a review but Dr. Michelle Kobayashi was just THAT amazing. My six year old daughter had to have a cavity filled. Like any child she HATES shots. Dr. Kobayashi was so good with her. She and her dental assistants put her favorite show on an iPad above her head, explained every instrument to her and what it does and let her feel on her hand what it would feel like. They made her so comfortable. She was so clever showing her the shot with the cap on so she never saw the needle. She still doesn’t know she had a shot! They spoke her language. My daughter loved her. I would feel totally comfortable sending her back there alone if I ever had to. She was in excellent hands. They know what they are doing. It’s not super close to our place and there are other pediatric dentists nearby but totally worth the drive. I will never take her anywhere else.

Love Dr. Hirai and the whole staff! They’ve helped my daughter get over her fear of the dentist after her first peds dentist was a butcher that capped her baby molars without reason OR consent. My daughter had to have one of those awful capped teeth pulled today because her permanent tooth is pushing through. She wasn’t nervous or stressed, no tears. When she was pau, she told me how much she «loves Dr Hirai because he doesn’t do any work unless I’m totally comfortable and he really cares about his patients.» (words from my 9 year old)

We chose this place based after reading the Unilocal reviews and have not been disappointed. I have been bringing my daughter here for 1.5 yrs now to see Dr. Sato and we both love him. All the staff is very friendly and knowledgable and make my daughter feel very comfortable. Each exam has been a breeze because of the wonderful staff. It’s easy to find and there’s plenty of parking. I highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a dentist for their child!

When it came to my teeth, I absolutely tried everything to avoid the dentist. Maybe it was because of all the horrible experiences I had.
But THIS PLACE and the people… my daughter absolutely loved! She is 1 year and 2 months, and have 8 teeth. Dr. Ching recommends she see the dentist when she has 8 teeth so we scheduled an appt with Dr. Michelle Kobayashi. For the waiting area — there’s huge space for her to just walk around back and forth or sit and watch tv. She liked the fishes in the fish tank, and also the mural on the wall. She was over it though after 5 minutes, but that’s just her. I was told to get there around 10:15 to fill out papers. By the time we were seen, it was 10:40. Not bad, I totally understand waiting in the doctors office and it usually takes awhile for people to fill out papers.
My daughter and I loved the décor in here for the kids — tissue paper balls hanging from the ceiling and just the pictures on the wall. Perfect for children and lighting was bright which just made me happy! Stacey asked us questions while my curious little daughter walked all over the place in the room, and touched everything. Stacey was accommodating and understood the curiousness of a little child.
Then Dr. Michelle Kobayashi came in! She is SOOOO nice and super informative about what certain things to look for as far as signs of cavities, how to brush, when to brush, when she should snack, etc. She uses pictures and illustrations too!
When it came to examining my daughters first teeth, my daughter did awesome I was so surprised! My daughter usually doesn’t like me brushing her teeth, but Stacey and Michelle did an awesome job making her feel comfortable, and opening up her mouth on command! She was able to see everything she needed to see! Then they let her get familiar around all the equipment to get her use to it the next coming visits. Stacey was so amazing giving her cups to play with and letting her experience the equipment. Michelle reassured me and taught me a lot. I know toddlers can change moods and so she may not be this great next time I bring her, but I love their staff and look forward to bringing her there again!

I am proud to say that this is my first Unilocal review! I appreciate reading the helpful Unilocal reviews from others and now feel that it is equally important that I contribute to Unilocal with my own personal experience.
I know many parents who are reading this are like myself. We dedicate so much of ourselves, time, resources and want only the highest best for our children. Having said that, we have experienced this highest best from Dr. Teruya and his professional team. Much visual detail is considered with a zoo wall mural covering the entire wall in the waiting room. There’s also a beautiful fish tank to enjoy. The office is always clean and feels good, a reflection on the level of quality of care. All the staff are friendly, professional and accommodating. My daughter has remarked that she likes going to the dentist. My daughter will come home and repeat the instructions from Dr. Teruya of skillfully brushing her teeth and how often! She has had multiple work done by Dr. Teruya successfully. Dr. Teruya is excellent with his patients. He is approachable, professional, skillful, fun and understand the needs of his tiny, precious patients. I am grateful that Dr. Teruya can give me the peace of mind and ease of confidence that I can entrust my child to his care.
Location is easily accessible next to Kahala mall with ample parking.

Still bringing my daughter every 6 months … we have tried a few of the Dentist’s in house and all have been FANTASTIC ! My daughter is six now and starting to go through losing teeth and getting permanents… today we got her first full set of xrays and all looks a-​ok :-) … no cavities or sign of crooked teeth ! My son has outgrown seeing a pediatric dentist since … he luckily never had a cavity either :-) I am a very grateful Mommy to this office and highly recommend them !!!
— lots of parking @ Kahala mall, nice staff, clean office, great views, very nurturing to kids, very professional and skilled !
Aloha

We take our two children here and highly recommend them. They fixed what Island Dentistry For Children did. Don’t take your kids to them– Island Dentistry For Children. I live in Kailua, however don’t mind the extra drive to Kahala after the terrible experience @ Island Dentistry. Dr. Michelle is who we recommend our family and friends to. Great work and highly experienced with children. Our kids agree too.

Dr. Luke Teruya is wonderful. My two sons go to Dr. Teruya for their dental cares. My five year-​old says he is «the nicest man», and my ten year-​old says he is «great». Mind you, these comments follow dental procedures! Dr. Teruya is precise in clinical decision-​making; thorough and respectful in discussions with parents; accurate, honest, and gentle in explanations to the children; and, a dignified professional. We are so grateful to have found him.

The hubby and I bring both of our kids to see Dr. Bryan S. Tamura. I can’t say enough about this doctor and his staff.
They have a great/​fun waiting room that’s big enough to accommodate a bunch of people. It’s very clean and they have a beautiful fish tank that can entertain any antsy child for at least 10 minutes. The staff is so great with children! Sooo patient and understanding!
NOW, let me tell you what blew my mind with their staff… My son has show and tell every week at his preschool and every week he’s expected to bring it something that starts with the letter of the week. Well, the letter «X» was coming up and I don’t own a xylophone, so I asked if the office had any old or discarded x-​rays we could have. Not only did they give us an X-​ray… they gave us his X-​rays and old X-​ray films!!! Can you believe that?! Talk about bending over backwards for the client.
Well, needless to say, my son came home from school being very proud of all the attention he got and both of my kids are still without cavities! LOL!
Thank you Dr. Tamura and your great staff!!!

I just brought my son this morning to see Dr. Michelle Kobayashi for his long over due 1^st check up. She is so infomative and gave me great advice on how I can throughly brush he teeth while he is trying to grab at the toothbrush and do it himself. It also helps that she is really great with him. The office staff is very friendly & efficient. What I love about the office is that it’s so clean. The seating is comfortable. They also have a huge colorful painted wall mural of the zoo which my just loved pointing out all the animals to me during our short wait. And they also have a awesome fishtank with beautiful fishies.