This guide uses only the registry data behind those listings, covering addresses, ZIP codes, provider type and registration dates. With this many practices in one neighborhood, the useful thing is not another list but a sense of where they sit and how to cut the field down.
What is listed in Pawaa
The 120 listings fall across two ZIP codes, 96814 and 96826, and cluster on four roads. Kapiolani Blvd has 32, S King St has 29, Punahou St has 20 and Makaloa St has 19. S Beretania St adds 4. Those four main streets carry 100 of the 120 between them.
Seventy nine listings are registered to individual practitioners and 41 to organizations. Several dentists appear under both forms, as with Alton K Fujii, DMD and Alton K. Fujii, Dmd, Inc., which means the number of listings runs ahead of the number of separate offices. Expect some duplication as you work through the list.
Eighty four of the 120 were registered before 2010, with the oldest dating to 2005. That is 70 percent of the neighborhood holding the same registration at the same address for fifteen years or more, which is a notably settled picture.
- 120 practices listed, from 839 across Honolulu
- 88 general dentistry, 32 specialist or clinic listings
- 32 on Kapiolani Blvd, 29 on S King St, 20 on Punahou St, 19 on Makaloa St
- Two ZIP codes, 96814 and 96826
- 79 individual practitioners, 41 organizations
- 84 registered before 2010, oldest in 2005
How to choose between them
With 88 general dentistry listings, comparing them all is not realistic. Narrow by street first, since Kapiolani, King, Punahou and Makaloa cover most of the neighborhood, then call three. Ask each the same questions: will I see the same dentist every visit, how far ahead are cleanings booked, and what happens if I call in pain without an appointment.
The specialist side is broad but not deep. Eight oral surgery listings give you real choice, while 2 periodontic and 3 each in orthodontics, endodontics and prosthodontics mean a handful of options rather than many. Ask your general dentist which of them they actually refer to.
None of the 120 have a website or opening hours recorded in the registry, so all of this happens by phone. Confirm new patient availability and network status on the first call.
If you need something Pawaa does not have
No major dental specialty is completely absent from Pawaa. General dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, endodontics, prosthodontics and periodontics all have listings here, which very few neighborhoods can say.
Where you may still want to look further is depth in the smaller specialties, or a second opinion. The neighborhoods around are large. Ala Moana has 160 practices at 0.4 miles, Makiki Kai has 109 at 0.7 miles and McCully has 30 at 0.6. The Hawaii Capital Historic District has 24 at 1.3 miles, Kakaako has 23 at 1.4 and Moiliili has 8 at 1 mile.
Insurance and paying
Whether a practice is in network for your plan matters more than anything else on the bill. In network means agreed rates, so your share comes off a discounted fee. Out of network means no agreement, and the difference between the fee charged and the amount your plan allows may be yours.
For anything beyond an exam and cleaning, ask for a written estimate showing procedure codes and put it to your plan for pre authorization. With this many practices within a short distance, written estimates are also the only fair way to compare cost.
These listings are built from a federal provider registry that records names, addresses, credentials and specialty codes. It holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance networks. That is why a claimed listing matters, since claiming is how a practice adds those details itself. None of the 120 in Pawaa have been claimed so far.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a crown that has come off or pain that is escalating, start calling general dentistry listings on Kapiolani Blvd and S King St and say you need same day care. With 88 general listings in a small area, your chances of finding an opening today are better here than almost anywhere, but no hours are published so it takes phone calls.
Some symptoms need an emergency room rather than a dentist. Go to the ER if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down into your neck, if breathing or swallowing is becoming difficult, if you have a fever with facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
To search by how far a practice is from you rather than by neighborhood, use dentist directory.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are there in Pawaa?
There are 120 dental practices listed in Pawaa, out of 839 across Honolulu, making it one of the larger concentrations in the city. Eighty eight are general dentistry, and the remaining 32 include 8 oral and maxillofacial surgeons, 8 dental clinics, 5 pediatric dentists, 3 orthodontists, 3 endodontists, 3 prosthodontists and 2 periodontists.
Which streets have the most dentists in Pawaa?
Four roads hold 100 of the 120 listings. Kapiolani Blvd has 32, S King St has 29, Punahou St has 20 and Makaloa St has 19. S Beretania St adds 4 more. Narrowing your search by street is a practical way to cut down a list this long.
Are there dentists near Pawaa if I cannot get an appointment?
Yes, and plenty. Ala Moana is 0.4 miles away with 160 listed practices, more than Pawaa itself. Makiki Kai has 109 at 0.7 miles and McCully has 30 at 0.6 miles. Between them and Pawaa's own 120, there is a very large pool of dentists within about a mile.