Curameng C Leilani, DMD

I don’t know why these people are giving Dr. Curameng such bad reviews. I have been bringing my 13 yr old son here since his baby teeth came out. My 5 year old is also a patient of Dr. Curameng and we have always been happy with the service we’ve received thus far. My son was once restrained on what I call the surfboard but there was no way the Doctor could have completed the procedure to remove his cavities. Dr. Curameng and her staff are always pleasant whenever I bring my children in. The staff is very accommodating and Dr. Curameng is always concerned about the health of my children. I don’t agree with the bad reviews and gave dr. Curameng’s office 5 stars.

Not surprised about the low rating based on my experience. I was so glad that my son was one of those kids that loved going to the dentist. I was extremely sad to leave my son’s first Dentist in Kapolei but being that we needed one in town to eliminate traveling so far from home just for the dentist. Anyway, it was time for my son’s 6 month appt and I was already aware of the cavities from his prior dentist who had done the composite filling and did an amazing job.
I was referred to Dr. Curameng’s office by a friend being that her practice was in town I thought «wow how convenient». Booking an appointment wasn’t an issue, by the time it was my son’s first visit with Dr. Curameng the appt (cleaning) took less than 10 minutes she explained to me that his cavities (that were previously filled) needed to be capped… something I’ve been hoping we would be able to avoid. She assured me and my boyfriend that she’d be able to do it with the white caps on our son, as we were trying to avoid having our 2 year old at the time from having silver caps.
Let me also say she mentioned that me nursing my son had played a roll on the cavities of his 2 front teeth. Can you imagine how discouraging and humiliating that made me feel? I felt like I was soley to blame for his cavities because he rarely had any sweets and I brushed his teeth 2−3x day.
Now fast forward to the day of my son’s procedure, he had to be strapped down and thankfully I was in the room because both the doctor and assitant was very rude. No patience at all for a screaming child who was strapped down. By the time he was strapped down Dr. Curameng further examined the teeth that needed caps and had told me she was UNABLE to use the white caps and would have to use the SILVER ones instead because my son’s teeth were too small. Of course, I was unable to cancel ir reschedule the appointment or even had the chance to think about it because they had already given him the medication (through his nostril).
During the 30 minute ordeal my son was crying and she nor her assistant were soothing him instead I had to try to keep him calm. This had to be the worst moment of his life, not even 10 minutes into the procedure my son sounded like he was choking from the water that was being squirted into his mouth as the suction that was in his mouth was stuck to the side of his cheek and not doing its job and I had to tell the assitant to suction him numerous times! *Note: I was previously a dental assitant and all assistants should KNOW what choking sounds like* yet they both ignored that and tried to tell me it was normal. Ummm no!
Very upset with the whole experience and would never recommend anyone to this dental office.
Unfortunately, I had to give 1 star but if it were up to me I wouldn’t leave any. Until this day whenever I mention the dentist to my son he cringes and begs not to go. I am so sad that he has been traumatized and is now afraid of the dentist…

Office canceling and rescheduling appointments left and right.
It’s a hit or miss if you keep the original appointment they book you with. The one where you make plans around…

This office used to be great. I’m not so sure anymore.
Said my daughter had 3 cavities… took her to another dentist a month later and he examined 3 times, took new xrays and even brought me in the room to show that she only had ONE. It’s a scary thought to think that they wanted to medicate my daughter for cavities that she didn’t have.
On another note, the workers who help clean the teeth don’t have great bed side manners– my kids told me half the time they were rude making comments about how they need to do this and that more and how they should brush their teeth 3 times a day for 5 minutes each time!!! What??? — not to mention the NEW dentist I went said they had BEAUTIFUL healthy teeth.
I think being that it’s a pediatric dentist office, they need to take more time in hiring the right staff to cater to both teens and children. My kids are pre-​teens and know the difference between rude or just being informative and corrective. Glad I switched.

My daughters and I really love Leilani Curameng, her office and staff. Very child oriented atmosphere… there’s always a family-​friendly movie playing to watch while waiting and toys for the kids to play with.
My oldest daughter is 14-​years old and she’s been coming to Leilani since she was 2 years old. My 3-​year old is coming here too!
Seeing a dentist can be intimidating no matter what age you are but I feel so good knowing that the staff here from the receptionist to the dental assistants are trained and genuinely care about making the kids feel comfortable. They are also very patient with the «screamers» which my younger daughter is one of. You know the type that just automatically starts tearing when you get into the parking lot. She’s the one that screams so loud and cries so hard that the kids in the waiting room can hear her and they start freaking out… yea…as embarrassing as it may be to a parent, Leilani and her staff are so gracious, kind and understanding. They have techniques to help calm kids down and if worse comes to worse, you can always reschedule the appointment.
The staff is never pushy about you having to pay for extras or anything, they always give you an itemize quote on what things cost should you choose to get it done.
I would definitely recommend!