The Best Dentists in Hawai‘i 2024
HONOLULU Magazine helps you find the dentist you need, whether it’s for a routine checkup or more specialized work. Everyone on this list comes highly recommended by other dentists, who know the work of fellow professionals.
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How We Created This List
Who conducted this survey?
Professional Research Services, a Detroit-based company that administers peer-review surveys of professionals including doctors, lawyers and dentists.
Who was surveyed?
PRS contacted more than 3,000 licensed general dentists, dental specialists and referring physicians (including family medicine, oral and maxillofacial surgery, pediatrics, head and neck plastic surgeons) in Hawai‘i and asked them which dentists they would recommend across seven geographical areas within the Islands. Each dentist was allowed to recommend up to five colleagues in each given dental specialty.
Once the ballots were complete, each nominee was carefully evaluated on the basis of the survey results, the legitimacy of their license, and their current standing with the Hawai‘i Dental Board. Dentists who received the highest number of votes in each specialty are reflected by specialty and in alphabetical order.
What instructions were they given in completing the survey?
Voting was done online in the summer of 2023. Dentists who visited the site were instructed to vote by clicking on a nomination field and selecting a dentist, organized by specialty. All licensed dentists in the state were available for selection. Dentists were able to recommend up to five colleagues in each given dental specialty and were able to manually nominate five physicians if they did not appear on the drop down list. Respondents were allowed to modify their ballots until the closing date.
You should replace your toothbrush or electric toothbrush head every three months, or sooner if it’s worn or you’ve been sick.
Source: Hawai‘i Dental Service
Did specialists vote only on their own specialty, and vice-versa for general-practice dentists?
No, people could vote across all practices.
Could a dentist vote for him or herself?
No, dentists are only able to vote for their colleagues, as the survey was designed as a peer review. Additionally, each dentist appearing on the list received more than one vote.
Were dentists on every island included in both nominations and polling?
Yes.
What are the voting categories?
The listing includes seven specialties: general dentistry, endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics and prosthodontics. Dentists were allowed to vote for five dentists in each category.
Fruits and vegetables that contain fiber can help clean your teeth when you chew them.
Source: American Dental Association
Were respondents allowed to make comments on specific dentists?
This is a straight listing—no comments were allowed to influence the final list.
How is this an objective listing if it’s based on opinions?
Like medicine, dentistry is a profession that relies upon dentists referring one another. Peer review is a very effective method of determining who is the best in the field, since it’s based on the opinions of those most in the know: their colleagues.
Your saliva contains calcium and phosphate, so eating foods like cheese, yogurt and other dairy products that promote saliva production helps restore minerals to the teeth.
Source: American Dental Association
Are results checked against state of Hawai‘i records for criminal action or misconduct? What would happen if a misconduct complaint had been filed against a winner?
Yes, PRS checks with the Professional and Vocational Licensing Board of the Hawai‘i Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. If a dentist is not in good standing or isn’t currently licensed, that dentist would not be included on the list.
Chocolate can prevent cavities. Yep, you read that right: Polyphenols, which are found in certain kinds of tea, coffee and cocoa, kill cavity-causing bacteria.
Source: National Library of Medicine
The professionals listed were selected by their peers in a survey conducted by Professional Research Services of Troy, Michigan. For further information, visit prscom.com or email PRS at [email protected].
