Consumer Information

Welcome

The Hawaii Dental Association welcomes your interest in dentistry and our organization. This website was designed to enable the HDA to improve our service to the people of our state.

Request for Information

Many consumer questions can be answered by our staff. The HDA also has a Public Relations program that will provide information to the news media. Please submit your request in the form at the bottom of this page.

Careers in Dentistry

The American Dental Association is addressing the current and future shortage of dental auxiliary personnel by implementing a new recruitment program. "Something to Smile About - Careers in the Dental Profession" specifically targets dental assisting and dental hygiene careers.

Locating A Dentist

Please navigate to the Find A Dentist section on this website. You may locate member dentists by name, island, location or specialty.

Complaint Regarding Dental Care

The HDA Peer Review program is a confidential mediation program designed to assist patients who have experienced something unexpected or unfortunate in their dental treatment. The program can help in two specific areas only: 1. Quality of dental care, and 2. Appropriateness of dental care.

Please note that eligibility for the HDA Peer Review program is limited to patients with complaints against dentists who are members of the HDA, the complaint must be regarding dental treatment received within the last twelve months and the complaint must not have been filed with any other entity, mediator, attorney or court.

The results of the Peer Review program are non-binding on the patient or the doctor, and there is no charge to access this program. Please submit your request for a confidential telephone consultation with our Executive Director via the form below.