Dental Implant Associates LLC

David Allen · 2 out of 5 stars · 2 months ago

I didn't have money for his delux services. Therefore, he made sure I suffered. He says if I felt the pain, lift my left hand. Two hands was lifted and he still continued to run his drill into my teeth. He is not about pain free dentistry. No ways! He enjoys torturing his patients, depending if they paid him or not. Perhaps I should have paid, maybe then he would've numbed my gums before working on me. I am traumatized over the treatment I recieved. Ouch!

Kyle Caldeira (Kamehaiku) · 5 out of 5 stars · 2 years ago

Dental experiences for everyone, especially children can be stressful and traumatizing. This is a known issue with dental work. I hate going. But it is necessary. I had 2 separate visits for wisdom extraction. The staff were very helpful, helped answer questions that made some of my stress fade. Dr. Nguyen was easy to talk to, answered my questions, walked me through it. It was utterly painless both visits. I understand some people have a bad experience but that is your perception. The staff here are better than alot of other oral surgery practices. If I have to go back, I hope its Dr Nguyen. I will rest easy knowing he is great at his job and a humble man. Aloha

Michelle Messina · 1 out of 5 stars · 3 years ago

Not only was this a traumatic experience for my son on too many levels to post on a Google review; but we paid this dentist for four extractions. He only completed three. Nguyen went onto tell my son he “would have died had he completed the fourth extraction”. Under twilight sleep? Sounds as if he doesn’t have good enough anesthesia/ time management skills to entrust your loved ones’ lives to. His anesthesia certification is separate and from Ohio. There are many complaints made against him. Please look into them prior to having a procedure there. We are still waiting for our money to be returned for the fourth extraction. That’s insurance fraud. And it’s theft. And the office continues to dodge our calls. The only professional human in that practice is Karina. She had to step in when the Dentist actually got into a verbal altercation with my 21 yo son. Raising his voice and making fun of him for asking to call me, his mother. I was on the mainland- my son learning to live on his own in Hawaii & being mocked/condescended to by a dentist who was behaving in such an inappropriate manner (putting his hands on my son’s shoulders while mocking him, etc) & Dr Nguyen actually went on to further ridicule my son for wanting to call his mother to see if he should move forward with any further treatment plans? Umm, no son! Your gut instincts were 100% correct. Get out of there. He left my son with three gaping holes (down to the jawbone) that have STILL not healed 2.5 months later. And he can breathe through the top extraction hole leading into his sinuses. Read the other unsolicited reviews that aren’t on Google. Terrible experience.

Eliza Cummings · 5 out of 5 stars · 5 years ago

I’ve had two dental appointments to remove both top left and right wisdom teeth along with decayed ones with Dr. Nguyen. He was excellent and personable during my visit. He made sure I was comfortable and that I would not feel any pain during my extractions. Dr. Nguyen confirmed beforehand that all areas expected for surgery was numb and ready to proceed with the extraction. His staff was pleasant with great, friendly manners to make you feel calm for your visit to go smoothly. Thank you Dr. Nguyen and staff!

Shea Prueger · 5 out of 5 stars · 7 years ago

I was quite nervous after two failed attempts at an extraction elsewhere in Hilo this week. However, Dr. Nguyen and his staff were super competent, informative, in good spirits, and put me at ease. I felt super comfortable about moving forward in what seemed like a difficult situation due to my two previous experiences over the last week. It was done efficiently. I have had issues in the past with Novacaine not covering my entire pain. Dr. Nguyen went slowly, he checked certain areas in a non invasive manner until I gave him the go ahead that I was confident nothing hurt. It was then that he went ahead with the procedure, but he reminded me that I could raise my hand at any point if I was uncomfortable. It was pain free and quick. He answered all of my questions in detail, gave me more than enough information for after care, and prescribed everything that might be needed for the next couple of weeks. I was very impressed. I definitely have an irrational fear of dentist visits, but this might have completely reset that fear! I'm satisfied.