Okui Matthew, DDS

My experience with Matt Okui could not have been worse. I found him to be both a bad dentist and an untrustworthy person. It still baffles me today why he would ever get involved with my case.
I ended up in Matt’s office after my general dentist of over ten years steered me to him for treatment with an email stating: «I am sending him to you [Dr. Okui] because frankly, I do not trust the work of any of the periodontists in this valley.»
My general dentist, Dr. Christopher Go, had recently preformed a completely unnecessary dental implant in the front of my mouth that destroyed my smile. Matthew Okui, a long time friend and accomplice of Chris Go was soon after enlisted to help cleanup the mess. He performed three surgeries on me that had limited results. These surgeries were stretched out over a two-​year period thanks to Dr. Okui’s insistence on a «six-​month healing period» after each procedure.
Once Dr. Okui’s three surgeries failed to produce the promised aesthetic results, I began work with another periodontist (Dr. Homa Zadeh) who achieved a thousand times better results with just one procedure. I also learned that six-​WEEKS is the standard healing period for periodontal procedures. The statute of limitations is two years on medical malpractice so I’ll let you do the math on that one.
Here’s a picture of the beautiful smile Dr. Okui left me with after three surgeries and two wasted years.

I’ve had a lot of dental work done and I’ve seen a lot of dentists. Dr Okui is fantastic.
So seven years after my extraction and implant was done by Dr. Okui, I am here to say thank you!

My girlfriend and I went in for a consultation, and it was by far the best doctor’s visit we’ve ever had. Doctor Okui was insightful, thorough, very friendly and gave us a breakdown to make an informed and intelligent decision about what our next steps would be. We’ve been to doctors offices where you feel like you’re speaking to a used car salesman. The discussions take turns of upselling and unnecessary procedures. The staff and Dr. Okui are honest and genuine. I would recommend his services to anyone.

Not sure where to begin on this one so bare with me…
I have a SERIOUS anxiety issue with going to the dentist (yes everyone does but not like this lol). I’ve actually had 2 dentists in my life that refused to proceed because I was so incredibly nervous that they weren’t comfortable working on me I guess. That being said…
*The Staff & Office*
I have been a patient of Dr. Okui for almost 3 years now and every single appt I’ve had with him (which is quite a few) has been a pleasant, completely relaxed and all around great experience for me. I actually look forward to coming in as Dr. Okui and his entire staff are incredibly genuine people who actually care.
*The Procedure & Recovery*
As I mentioned I’m a bit of a baby with anything dental related so I get sedated with IV anesthesia for my procedure. All I can say is PERFECT in every way. from the sticking me with a needle part, to the waking up part, to the patiently helping me come back to reality part lol all the way to being wheeled down to the car part… they are absolutely on top of things. Knowing that makes me that much more at ease. The recovery was almost unreal, aside from the having to watch what i eat & being tired the first day it was absolutely painless. Literally. I didn’t even need the pain pills he gave me after the first 2 days. I’ve had root canals that were 20x more painful than the major procedure Dr. Okui did.
*Dr.Okui*
Its rare that I’m at a loss for words but I’m pretty close lol Dr. Okui has been sooooooo amazingly helpful to me. He’s a sincerely wonderful one of a kind person who is the absolute best at what he does. Takes his time, answers every question, explains everything, gives you options as well as suggestions. Has a very calming positive energy & presence and I’m running out of adjectives lol Should also add that hes a very cool down to earth person and to me hes an absolute god send.
Oh yeah, and I also no longer live in California but I’m still a patient. I fly in for the day just for the appointment, Yup, he is without a doubt THAT good. =)

Hello Unilocalers,
I’m writing a review because it is well deserved.
Dr Okui is one of kind. He is an amazing doctor and a gentle soul. His explains, listens, cares and gives you an honest opinion.
I went for couple of surgeries and my experience was pain and infection free.
He does beautiful work and I can’t trust any other oral surgeon but him.
I sent him couple of people and they were extremely happy with his work.
I drive from Pasadena to see him and I don’t mind it because he is damn good.

What I thought was going to be an extremely painful dental experience was a very positive, pleasant (Dental and pleasant in the same sentence?) experience. I arrived in the office with much anxiety and trepidation but was soon enveloped in the calm, attentive, professionalism of Dr. Okui and his two assistants. Also, I was very impressed by Dr. Okui’s respectful manner with his staff, saying thank you when they responded to his request. The positive office environment and protocols are established by Dr. Okui and his partner, Dr. Tatsuta. They excel in this area and hire staff that are as compassionate and dedicated as they are to making a patient’s visit as comfortable as possible.
Due to internal resorption of one of my upper incisors, I needed to have the tooth extracted, an implant installed, and a temporary «fake» tooth attached. Within two hours, I was on my way home with minimal bleeding and pain. That evening, Dr. Okui phoned to check on my well-​being. Hope to never have to have a similar procedure but if so, I definitely will return to Dr. Okui, a very skillful oral surgeon.

Dr. Okui really takes his time to explain everything to you. Even though he is busy, you don’t feel like he is trying to rush anything to get to the next patient. I watched the whole surgery and it was like watching a medical seminar, because he explained what he was going to do. Watching Dr. Okui operate on my mouth was actually entertaining (thanks to the explanations before the operation). I hope I don’t have to go back for Oral Surgery, but if I do. I know where I am going.

Dr. Okui performed a 4 hour gum graph on my daughter and he did an amazing job. He is kind and caring — and easy to talk to. His staff is wonderful.