David T Chen, DDS

Dr Chen is the most phenomenal dentist I have ever encountered!!! I was referred to him by a coworker who has been his patient for years, along with her son. He is gentle compassionate, attentive and empathetic. He listened when I told him of prior experiences, made appropriate referrals, offered to open his office on his day off (because I have to wait for my specialist appointment) AND then called me savers like hours after my appointment to check on my well being and pain level!!! I have been in the medical profession for the past 22 years. It is rare to find a practitioner that cares for his patients on this level. Please know that I feel blessed to have someone with his compassion caring for me and my family.

Dr. Chen is a wonderful dentist: thorough, professional, and extremely competent.
Last week I broke a crown and he saw me during his lunch hour to get me in quickly.
I feel like I am always a priority, he remembers me from prior appointments, knows my history, and explains things well.

Couple months ago I went to a different dental office for a cleaning since its been a while and notice they didn’t clean my teeth very well. They said I needed to come back for a deep cleaning & some minor dental work. I knew that something wasn’t right, so I called Dr. Chen office to make an appointment for a 2^nd opinion. (It’s been years since I last saw Dr. Chen)
Dr.Chen had to re-​clean my teeth because they left a lot of tart in my mouth and reassure me that I didn’t need a deep cleaning and had no new cavity. I then decided to redo my old silver fillings to the white filling. I highly recommend him to everyone! The only dentist I trust putting a needle in my mouth. He is great at what he dose & he’s honest. I’m never hopping around wasting my money again.

Best dentist ever! Have been coming here for years, Dr Chen and Dr Kuo are both amazing professionals, Carlene is awesome too, as is all their staff.
I actually enjoy coming to the dentist. Call Dr Chen’s office and make an appointment to see the best dentist around!

Aloha!
I moved to Honolulu from Toronto, Canada. I had the best dentist for over 25 years and when I arrived in HNL I tried two different dentist before I learned of Dr. David Chen. HE IS A FANTASTIC DENTIST!
— Dr. Chen does the cleaning and all the other procedures needed in an extremely professional manner. He genuinely is interested in maintaining my teeth and making sure that I’m healthy.
— He gives me confidence and reassurance that he knows what he’s doing and will do it with the highest professionalism.
— appointments are easy to make and the office is modern, bright with wonderful views of the Ocean!
— Dr. Chen was trained as a dentist at NYU and he explains to me clearly what I should and shouldn’t be doing to maintain a healthy mouth!
— Dr. Chen is personable and I always enjoy our conversation
I highly recommend my dentist Dr. David Chen.

Thank you so much Dr. Chen, you were super polite and professional! I left your office feeling like I had been well taken care of, I highly recommend this dentist office.

As a dentist myself, I know that Dr. Chen is one of the best around. He’s very friendly, knowledgeable, and does QUALITY work. Most people may not know when a dentist cuts corners, but he doesn’t cut corners. Very few docs out there still use rubber dams when placing a filling. He DOES and it is necessary. His fees are very reasonable and in-​line with what should be charged. As others mentioned, the view from his office is amazing. Dr. Kuo is superb as well! Staff is also great! Highly recommend!

While on vacation I had an unfortunate accident (paddle board to the face) and broke off half a tooth. My dentist from home recommended going to Dr Chen. After not knowing exactly when I would arrive since I had to go to ER first to get stitches, Dr Chen and his wife (also a dentist) were able to squeeze me in to fix my tooth that afternoon. Words cannot express my gratitude for their help, friendliness and great work! Thank you!!!

Oh Dr. Chen. Where do I even start? I see Dr. Kuo (his wife) but he is just as good. I recommend them both highly.
1) They clean teeth! Yes, that’s right, not the hygenist. I actually prefer that so the dentist is able to catch anything that may have gone wrong (cough* bad experience at my old dentist cough*).
2) They’re both very friendly and always remember things about me even though I’ve only recently started to see them.
3) There is no questioning their ability and skill, Dr. Chen went to NYU and Dr. Kuo at UPenn, so yeah, they’re LEGIT.
4) When I went to get my filling done they even gave me a 10% discount because I’m a poor college kid. lawl. haha
5) Amazing freaking view
What more can a patient ask for? :D

I had a bad toothache at the end of 2011. When I called Dr. Chen & Dr. Kuo’s office to schedule an appointment the answering machine went off and they have an emergency number for you to contact the doctor if something is really bad. With that number, I got in touch with Dr. Chen right away and he told me to come in the next working day before his first patient.
After getting that check up, he told me I needed a root canal. I’ve never had one of those before but it sounded really sore. I think the office usually opens half day on Wednesdays but Dr. Chen gave me an appointment to come back in the afternoon since his schedule was full and because my tooth was hurting real bad. I went back the next day, sat in the chair for 1.5 hours and I’m much better now. The process of getting the root canal done was painless.
So I want to say that Dr. Chen is a very good dentist. I have and will continue to recommend him to my friends and co-​workers. He is a bit expensive but you get what you pay for and teeth are very important.

Who the Phở’k likes going to the dentist? No one… unless you’re Arthur Denton (Google Bill Murray); But common’ we all need to go, just like we all need to floss… or else, you end up like me and needing to go to the dentist.
Dr. Chen came up from a recommendation of an old co-​worker/​friend, she raved about his personality, talked good about his techniques, went on about accepting all payments and insurance, then she dropped an F-​bomb when describing the view from his office… That’s when I knew it had to be good. Describing things in expletive fashion means only one thing: No real English words can substitute as an adjective.
After a few other recommendations from other co-​workers, I decided to choose the vulgarly described offices of Dr. David T Chen, DDS on the fifteenth floor of the offices in Ala Moana (that building that USED to have a revolving restaurant at the top, and now just looks like a space ship overlooking WalMart).
The GOOD: Dr. Chen is über friendly, super nice and has a good personality. I felt comfortable with him putting things in my mouth and making me say ahhh… He laid me back, explained everything he was going to do in detail, showed me picture so I could relax and made me feel like the only person in the room, even though there was someone else providing suction. Dr. Chen was amazing, I barley felt a thing while he worked his magic in my orifice.
The BAD: I totally felt raped when I saw the estimates of the bill — literally. Ouch, I am not sure if it’s standard pricing across the field, but Dr. Chen is not a cheap date. Luckily I have insurance, and even though I have issues with my insurance, I am glad that I came to Dr. Chen.
OVERALL: I first went in for a tooth cleaning, and then came out with thousands of dollars of work that needed to be done. That’s a bad on my part — Dr. Chen was awesome in making me feel comfortable, and I can understand expensive costs — somebody has to pay for that view. I am happy to have Dr. Chen as my dentist, and will continue to return for his servicing, err, I mean services.

I’ve been going to Dr. Chen for years and woudn’t think about going to anyone else.
Very pleasant office and you can’t beat the view from the patient’s seat.
Dr. Chen also takes the time to explain to you what he’s doing and why.
Wish my internist would do the same!
What most folks don’t know is that Dr. Chen only uses the best instruments/​tools available and they do make a difference. While some dentists use cheap bits Dr. Chen will only use the best available.

Best dentist ever. Pretty much painless visits. Doesn’t keep my face messed up all day. Great for kids too and doesn’t «scold» you like other dentist i have been to. By far the best dentist i have ever been to.

Over the years I have been to many dental office’s and felt like there was no personal relationship between the doctor and the patient. That the doctors wanted me in and out of their office and charge my insurance for every little thing that they can think of. And «strongly suggest» things that weren’t really necessary for my dental health. That was until my mom took me to Dr. David Chen’s office when I had a horrible tooth ache. The assistants where friendly and the doctor was great. He did a root canal and a week later he did a build up and crown prep. And a several days after that he seated my crown. Ever since then he has been my dentist and I haven’t gone to see anyone else. His staff is friendly and very family oriented. They definitely took the time out to bring that «personal touch» back into dentistry. And Dr. Chen is all about the health of the patient. He doesn’t «strongly suggest» something that isn’t necessary for your dental health. He will not suggest you to do veneers when your teeth is in perfectly good condition. For the years I have been his patient and seen a patients point of view. I used to work for him and his wife (Dr. Kuo) and see that they truly do believe in the well being of their patients. I no longer work for them because my family moved to the mainland.