About Us

Highly Trusted Pediatric
Dentistry in Pearl City

Your Visit
At Dentistry For Kids, we focus on patient comfort and satisfaction to create an enjoyable and successful dental experience for everyone. With years of experience in all areas of dental care, and a special emphasis on building friendly connections with his patients and parents, Dr. Seo understands what it takes to be a great pediatric dentist. You can trust that your children will be treated like a part of our family. Our office happily welcomes children and adolescents of all ages. Contact us to schedule an appointment today!

Comprehensive Oral Health Care

With over 20 years of experience practicing dental care on children, adolescents, and adults, Dr. Seo has the diverse experience necessary to provide comprehensive oral health care to your entire family. Our office uses only the best in industry methods and procedures, and puts great emphasis on patient comfort and enjoyment to create a relaxing and successful dental visit every time!

We Proudly Serve All 
of Island of O'ahu

Our office proudly serves all of island of O'ahu, from Hawaii Kai to Waianae to Haleiwa to Kaneohe. We are located near major neighborhoods including: Pearl City, Aiea, Waipahu, Pearl Harbor, and Hickham. We maintain an excellent local reputation among the communities we serve. For Hawaii's best in dental care for the entire family, choose us today!

Meet The Team

DENTISTY FOR KIDS TEAM
Our team provides quality dental care for children and adolescents. We set aside adequate time for comprehensive evaluations, quality treatments, and building rapport with both the children and their parents. We are a quality team full of experience and knowledge. Dr. Paul K. Seo, D.D.S., M.S. is a well trained specialist in Pediatric Dentistry and has years of experience. Team members Shirley and Gwen compliment each other well and are also very well trained, knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful. In fact, for a short period of time they started a private dental assisting program to help prospective employees interested in the dental field to obtain basic training for their first dental assisting and/or receptionist job.Our greatest asset is that we enjoy working with kids and treat them all lovingly as part of our family. We enjoy watching them grow and have taken pride as they developed into fine young adults.

A few have started their own families and are now bringing their children to our office. Referral from professional colleagues, current patients, and former patients speaks volumes for how we treat patients at Dentistry For Kids.We always welcome new patients into our family and will strive to keep our commitment of personalized care by each and every member of our team. As our child patients grow, we sadly have to refer them to a general dentist for their oral health care needs. However, this allows us to continue to dedicate the same amount of time to each current patient. And while it is sad to see kids off at a certain age, we are still blessed to hear from or run into some of them at times or to welcome their children into our practice!
Seo Paul K DDS MS

Paul K. Seo, D.D.S., M.S.

Dr. Paul has been well trained in his specialty at the University of California at Los Angles where he obtained his certification in Pediatric Dentistry. While at UCLA, he also received a Postdoctoral Certificate of Study in Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities, earned a Master’s Degree in Oral Biology (separate from the pediatric program) and was the Chief Resident during his final year. During this time, Dr. Paul took special interest in behavior management techniques as he felt that this was the preferable method over sedation in treating the majority of apprehensive children. Dr Paul feels that his communication and behavior management skills allow him to treat many children conservatively where others may choose to use sedation and/or just postpone treatment.

Dr. Paul was born and raised in Hawaii where he graduated from Iolani School. He lived near Chicago, Illinois where he attended Northwestern University to obtain a Bachelor’s of Art degree in Integrated Science. He then lived in San Francisco, California to attend the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry to obtain his Doctor of Dental Science degree. His last place of residence on the mainland before returning to Hawaii was in Los Angeles, California as he completed his professional training. Living in and traveling to many different areas of the country has allowed Dr. Paul to befriend many people of different cultures. This contributed to his understandings that while each person is unique, they can often find something in common with others. This belief has allowed Dr. Paul to communicate with his patients and parents to make them feel comfortable. Dr. Paul is thankful for the many patients, pediatricians and general dentists who are confident in his abilities and trust that he will treat their family and patients as well as his own. Dr. Paul is a member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the Hawaii Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the American Dental Association, the Hawaii Dental Association, and the California Dental Association.
Shirley

Shirley

Shirley has been with Dr. Paul since the start of his practice. Her 25 plus years of experience is invaluable and it is reassuring to know that there has been this consistency over the years. Shirley is very knowledgeable and willingly helps patients, parents, and co-workers in any way she can. As a widow who raised three children on her own and a grandmother of 5, she has the ultimate experience in being around children. Shirley has warmth, compassion, and understanding for the children and their parents. Kids gravitate to her and feel comfortable having her there. Parents have benefited from her knowledge and helpfulness. Former employees are appreciative of her willingness to educate them well enough to eventually become office managers at other dental offices. And if this isn’t enough, she continues to excel by wanting to learn more at every opportunity. Major highlights were her Associate Degree in 2000 and being nationally certified as a “Billing Specialist” in 2015.
Gwen

Gwen

Gwen has a vast knowledge base in the field of dentistry as she has accumulated over 19 years of experience in the profession. She has been previously employed in a family dental clinic, a cosmetic general dental office, and a pediatric dental office. While all aspects of dentistry are interesting to her, she finds working with kids is very enjoyable and fulfilling. We are fortunate that she joined our team to share her knowledge and talents. She does exceptionally well greeting and that working with kids to ensure that their appointments go smoothly. She is meticulous in keeping the equipment and work areas properly set up, maintained, cleaned, and sterilized to OSHA standards. Gwen thrives on making every child’s visit a great one. On Gwen’s time off, she enjoys spending time with her 2 children and husband.

Patient Testimonial

Mission Statement

At Dentistry For Kids, our team is committed to provide excellent preventive and therapeutic oral health care services for your children. We value building a trusting relationship with our patients as well as their parents. We treat each person equally as it does not matter who referred you, what type of insurance you may or may not have, if you have seen a previous dentist, or any other reason. We treat all patients as if they are a part of our family.
You will not find a fast pace clinical type of setting in our office. We prefer a practice where you will get to know us and trust that all aspects of your child’s oral health care are delivered in a comprehensive, coordinated, and family-centered way. Your child will be treated by the same doctor and be familiar with the other team members at every visit. Sufficient time is set aside for a comprehensive evaluation and quality treatment. Any treatments, if necessary, are scheduled in a timely fashion so that your child’s oral health is restored as quickly as possible. We routinely see patients on time as everyone’s time is valuable. Although there may be emergency patients, we strive to see them in a timely manner and not at the expense of cutting scheduled patient visits short.

Communication is an essential part of our practice. Our staff is highly friendly and very knowledgeable to help you with any questions that you may have. In addition, you will have an opportunity at every visit to discuss treatment and/or questions with the doctor. Do not hesitate to ask any team member, including the doctor, a question or to just talk story with us. We enjoy helping all we can and take interest in the lives of our patients and families.

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