Patricia Shigihara, DDS

Dr Shigihara is a wonderful human being and a great great dentist! I am so lucky to have found her. Her staff is also very kind and very helpful. Wonderful and relaxing office.

Takes time to teach, great communicator, and kind. I know a lot more about how to handle my dental issues. They also have a great hygienist. Neat, hi tech dental facility. Impressive.

I should start by saying that I don’t have a problem with going to the dentist. I have had terrible experiences with some dentists, but I’ve learned that it doesn’t have to be that way. Pat is an great dentist, she is very attentive and thorough. The staff is also well organized and friendly, I love the local community feel. She does a full inspection of your gums, salivary glands, nasal and ear passageways, and teeth on your first visit. She doesn’t cut corners (which I’ve seen other dentists do), on my multiple visits over a month she always explained what was going on in my mouth, what she was going to do and fully answered all of my questions.

I first started going to Dr. Shigihara’s office when I moved to Seattle after college. I spent a year living out of state and was very happy that returning to Seattle meant I would once again have a terrific dentist!
She’s very thorough, informative and the entire team is great! They provide a nice, clean office environment as well. A definitely recommend choosing Dr. Shigihara.

I hate going to the dentist, but Patricia makes the experience… almost pleasurable. She is kind and very patient in explaining everything. Great professional service you can barely feel them cleaning in your mouth. Love their fun staff! And definitely a major bonus is they have 7am appointments which works great with an office employee’s schedule.

I’ve never met such a caring, patient, kind, professional and detail-​oriented dentist practice. Dr. Patricia and her staff are all super reliable and skilled. They really go above and beyond to ensure your dental health and I’m grateful we found her.

I’ve been going to Dr. Shigihara for several years. She is such a wonderful person, very professional & her staff is super helpful and friendly! She always takes the time to educate you on what she’s doing — to go over different options when I am faced with teeth issues and the pros/​cons for each option to help me make an informed decision. She is very honest, really cares about her patients and provides excellent service!
Mar 2013: Update: I still miss Dr Pat’s staff and service. Since I moved to the eastside I started going to a dentist voted ‘one of the best’ in the area by Seattle Magazine. His staff and my hygienist are great, but most cleanings I don’t even see the dentist and when I have my exam, it is so brief, he doesn’t say much and he seems to be in such a rush. So I am thinking of finding another dentist on the eastside. If it weren’t for my full time work & toddler schedule I would go back to Dr. Pat!

I’ve been going to Dr. Shigihara my whole life (20+ years), so unfortunately I can’t compare her to anyone else. However, what I can say is that I LOVE going to the dentist, any have never understood people who don’t like it. That in itself should be enough reason for you to go to Dr. Shigihara.
Now that I have moved away from Seattle I realize it’s easy to find a dentist that I think I can trust. If I ever return I will go to Dr. Shigihara in an instant.

After going to another dentist for many years, and getting sub-​par cleanings for my teeth, I started going to Dr. Shigihara’s office once I moved to Seattle. It took two hours to get my teeth back in shape again and a separate appointment to finish the initial exam and fill a cavity. I had my doubts at first because I didn’t know if they were trying to take longer to make more money from my insurance. However, I am now certain that they were just being thorough – it took awhile to fix what the last dentist hadn’t been attending to. Now, my teeth are in good shape. I just had my 6-​month appointment since my initial visit, and it took less than an hour! I should also mention that they have individual TV’s for procedures that may take awhile. It’s great watching
while having your teeth worked on. My husband, who is rather fearful of going to dentists, actually came away from his first experience feeling much more at ease because of the TV (to distract him), and the friendly staff.