Tanabe Theodore A, DDS

As soon as I walked into Dr. Tanabe’s office I felt a calm. The office was very clean. A very friendly brunette receptionist greeted me. I waited less then 5 minutes when the dental assistant came to get me. She told me not to worry I would love Dr. Tanabe. I did as soon as I met him. He went over my history and the next thing I knew I had an appointment for extraction. I went back for 2 wisdom teeth and one molar. Again waited less then 5 mins. A very professional male dental assistant got me ready. The room was spotless soft music was playing. The assistant told me not to worry it would only take about 15 mins. Dr. Tanabe came in explained what he was going to do. Everything went smoothly. He was very gentle and talked me thru every step. I highly recommend him!

I took my sister to get an extraction and i would highly recommend him. Dr. Tanabe and his staff were pleasant and friendly, his office is immaculate without looking sterile.
It was an all around great experience.

Simply the best oral surgeon. A skilled and talented professional. I’ve had my wisdom teeth pulled by Ted in the best possible manner and returned a year later to have a molar implant because of my initial experience with his office, even though I was offered deals with many other implant specialists.

It’s only been a few hours since I had my molars pulled and I feel great. Dr. Tanabe’s skill and precision left my mouth with little bleeding and feeling better then the last time I had this similar procedure done. Customer service by staff was the best I had in a while. They gave me a toothbrush, cup of mouth wash and room to rinse out before seeing the doctor. The procedure took about 35 min and I was able to drive myself home with no problem. Thanks

I am glad I chose Dr. Tanabe! His knowledge, expertise, and commitment to his patients is by far very sincere and the best I have ever experienced! I am very lucky to have experienced it. I went to Dr. Tanabe for some extractions that were required for my orthodontics treatment. He extracted two molars and an impacted canine tooth. I was very nervous, but Dr. Tanabe did everything to make me feel comfortable. All I remember is talking to him for a minute, then I woke up and my oral surgery was done. I felt absolutely no pain! He called me in the evening to check up on me, and made himself available if I had any further questions or concerns. If you are looking for «Doctor patient rapport», you will find that at Dr. Tanabe’s office. He and his office staff are kind, knowledgable, and supportive. The office environment is calm and peaceful. Honestly, a five star rating is to small of rating because him and his staff deserve a 20 star rating! My hats off to Dr. Tananbe! Thanks for the awesome experience! That doesn’t mean I want more extractions, but I will recommend him to anyone who is looking for a pain free experience and great customer service.

I highly recommend Dr. Tanabe.
The office has a nice calm relaxing vibe with a tasteful Hawaiian theme to it.
I’m 37 and finally decided to have all four wisdom teeth taken out. I had heard nothing but horror stories about getting your wisdom teeth out, especially being older.
I was very nervous and frightened about having the surgery done.
Needless to say I was frightened for nothing. All I remember was asking the nurse questions one minute and waking up from the surgery the next minute. It was over in a blink of an eye.
My cheeks didn’t even swell up that badly. As long as I stayed on my pain medication I didn’t feel any pain. I would almost forget that I just had my teeth taken out.
I’m glad it’s all over now and I’m really glad I chose Dr. Tanabe to be my dentist. If you choose him as well you won’t regret it.

Never got to see the doctor because his receptionist was extremely rude to me over the phone. I just got out of active duty military service and have not received updated insurance information from my new dental plan. The receptionist was constantly speaking to me in an overtly annoyed tone and speaking to me as if I was a child, never bothering to find out what the problem was but instead choosing to belittle me over the phone. Too bad for this dentist who seems to do good work that he has an employee who is so unfriendly to his potential clients.

I first went to Dr. Tanabe about 11 years ago to have my 2 wisdom teeth pulled out. I had a great experience and very minimal pain. I just took my daughter a few days ago to get all 4 wisdom teeth out and we are both happy with the outcome. She too was in minimal pain. I would not want any other Oral Surgeon to treat my children. The office is super clean and the staff is friendly.

Dr. T is awesome. I loved that he called to check on my son. Will definitely be coming back to get his wisdom teeth out.

I was very impressed by Dr. Tanabe’s office. Everyone is very professional. The office is clean and well run. I was needlessly anxious over having my tooth pulled; it was all for nothing. It went so quickly. I couldn’t believe it. Great doctor!

Dr. Tanabi was great! Even called the next day to see how my daughter was doing. His staff on the other hand are rude and very comfortable which there job security. His office manager is a real piece of work and had the nerve to hang up on me. She is very blah and angry. Never have I felt I should have taken my business elsewhere due to a rude staff. Very disappointed in his staff especially his office manger.

I love this place ! I got my wisdom teeth removed here and it was a really great experience. Dr. Tanabe is such a nice doctor. He explained the whole procedure to me. I recommend this place to everyone

Dr. Tanabe’s office doesn’t ‘look’ like a dentist office. The theme in every way is Hawaiian. Not that you really care because if you need to see Ted, you most probably have something major to be done in your mouth! That being said the feel of the place is a relaxing one. Ted is friendly, excellent at what he does, has a great reputation around town and puts you at ease when he gets down to business. Now that his business with me is OVER (yes!) I am so glad I went with Ted.

My experience with Dr. Theodore Tanabe and his associates was absolute pleasant, enjoyable, and easy. I had scheduled to get all four of my wisdom teeth to be pulled in his office, and I must say I am very happy I decided to have this surgery at Dr. Tanabe’s office.
Leading up to my surgery, the office secretaries and dental assistants gave me at least two phone calls of reminding me of my surgery date and went through a checklist of what I should to prepare for having my wisdom teeth pulled (such as what to wear, to not eat, and to have someone ready to drive me home). They were very kind and I thought that was great because I was really busy the week prior to my surgery date so it was greatly appreciated that they called.
I had decided to be put under for the surgery. Dr. Tanabe and his dental assistant were SO professional and went slow to make sure I was totally conformable before they proceeded.
The surgery went great and everything went as planned. I had a normal amount of pain as the sedatives were wearing off, and nothing felt abnormal. So my mother drove me home and for the rest of the night I felt fine. I was expecting to be in horrible pain for days but my previous perception was quite wrong. I just did as what I was instructed to do and the next few days were easy to manage.
I might I add, my cheeks were hardly chubby from swelling! My friends had warned me of chubby checks but I was spared from that! :)
I returned to classes and work in 3 days which was going fine, but unfortunately I had tried to eat a burrito (after being on a soup and mashed potato diet) and I ate it too fast and a rough part of the tortilla had tugged at my stitches. I was profusely bleeding all night (literally for about 5 hours). I called the office as soon as they opened the following day and had me come in. I know Dr. Tanabe was fully booked at that time but he still fit me in. He restitched my burrito wound and made sure that sort of bleeding wouldn’t occur again. He absolutely checked everything out and made sure everything was going well.
Dr. Tanabe even called my cellphone later that night to make sure I was feeling better. He definitely cares on your wellbeing and takes all the precautions. One thing I learned about him is that you can call him at any hour of the day or night if you experiencing a problem, which I think is awesome.
Its been almost 3 weeks since my surgery and everything worked out great! Like I said: very professional staff/​assistants, very comfortable, great job on surgery, and very easy and manageable to have this surgery done!

Can someone explain why they are called «wisdom teeth»?
I mean, they don’t make you smarter than you already are, right?
We should call them «crowding teeth» or «too far away to brush teeth» or my personal fave, «two teeth that will mess up the thousands your parents paid in dental work unless you get them yanked teeth.»
God I’m brilliant. That’ll catch on like wildfire.
Anyway, I had to get my two upper wisdom teeth pulled and was not looking forward to the experience with all this «you’ll look like a chipmunk» talk I kept hearing. Nonetheless, I didn’t want the thousands I had invested in my veneers to be wasted, so before those bad boys pushed my other teeth too much, I called Dr. Tanabe for an appointment and had my consultation.
Despite the pleasantness of the consultation, I was afraid, I was petrified. I made the appointment, stocked up on soft foods and prepared for the agony of what would be, no doubt, a horrific experience.
I walked into Dr. T’s office ready for battle. iPod set to «upbeat» tunes to make me feel better, mom ready to pick me up after my surgery, I was sweatin’ yo.
I sat down, got my shots to numb me up. The doctor walked in, greeted me, and went to work. No more than 2 minutes later, I was less two wisdom teeth. The song I had picked to start the endeavor wasn’t even over yet!
Seriously, it was no big deal. He is a gifted extractor.
I was given my custom ice packs, gauze, painkillers and told that the doc would check in on me in a few hours.
Later that evening, not a service, not a nurse, but Dr. Tanabe himself called me to see if I was ok. Now THAT is personal service!
Overall, it was a pretty cool experience!
I only wish I had more wisdom teeth to be pulled… and that is quite the testimony for Dr. Tanabe right there.

I got my botton two wistom teth pulled out at my general dentist. They took a very long time and was extremely painful. I left the office looking like a tough girl who just escaped from a fight.
When i needed my top tooth pulled out, I decided to go to Dr. Tanabe, the specialist my friend told me about. I went to Dr. Tanabe to get my wisdom tooth pulled out. I was so nervous when I first went in for consultation. Dr. Tanabe walked into the room and explained in detail what he would be doing. He is very professional and answered all my questions before I went into surgery.
**Note: My wisdom tooth grew horizontally instead of vertically, so he had to cut open to dig out my toth**
I was still skeptical when after he explained everything. I mean, how can pulling out my wisdom tooth be so easy (it is. after all. full of wisdom). I have to admit i was wrong. The procedure was just as simple and fast as he said it would be. The anesthetic hurt a little (like always). The actual procedure only took 2minutes! He even pulled my tooth out in whole. I got to keep in as a present! The surgery over all was quick and painless. He gave me an ice pack for the night and told me to take pain killed if i needed to. There wasn’t The surgery was very quick and painless. I had minimal bleeding and swelling. The night after my surgery, Dr. Tanabe himself called to make sure I was doing fine. I was doing great and was munching on ice cream at the time.
He is awesome.