Kenneth Y. Kai, DDS MSD

I drive all the way from Alameda to San Jose to be a patient of Dr Kai’s Office. I love all his informative and nice employees, they always email or text me when I have a upcoming appointment. I encourage everyone to go to him, I have a busy 9 – 5 schedule & they always find time to fit me during the lunch hour.
& the biggest plus, they have a huge parking lot.

If your looking for a great Orthodontist you can not go wrong with Kai Orthodontics. It is a family business his daughter and son have come to go in to business with their dad! They have an office off McKee and one in Campbell on Bascom. They are so great to work with and really listen to the patients and what they are hoping to achieve and want to look like in the end. Can’t say enough good things about them!
My daughter was very nervouse and Dr Kai Sr. put her right at ease. They have gone through some office changes and its only gotten better. My children now have amazing smiles thanks to Dr Kai!
To those who said he «lectures» let me say that it is his way of giving back and he acutally teaches students and Dr’s in other countries the techniques they may not have had an opportunity to learn other wise. He does donate his time how is that wrong.
I would question if the one who stated he needed braces again if he even wore his retainers as anyone with braces know you HAVE to wear them all the time or your teeth shift.

Dr Kenneth Kai was referred by my son’s plastic surgeon Laurence Berkowitz. My son was borned with Bi-​Lateral Cleft Lip/​Palate. Dr Kai has been seeing my son since birth. He is one of the few DR’s qualified to do complex surgeries of the mouth. In fact, he operated on my son when he was merely 3 months old.
Dr Kai is very calm, patient, & caring physician. His office gets busy since he is so popular and has alot of recurring/​returng patients due to his expertise. I’ve seen a few other patients who have Cleft Lip and or Palate.
I’m very pleased and am happy that Dr Kai has the expertise to handle my son’s complicated case.

We were referred to Dr. Kai by a family friend for our eldest daughter. Our experience has been nothing short of perfection. My daughter’s orthodontic run is complete now and was smooth sailing all the way. We found Dr. Kai and his staff to be extremely professional and caring. We highly recommend Dr. Kai

I’ve been a patient of Dr. Kai for several years since my dental work is more complicated then the norm. Dr Kenneth Kai, Dr. Lisa Kai and Dr. Marcus Kai are all very knowledgeable, attentive and caring with their patients. They always address all of my questions and concerns. The money spent for a great smile as the end result with excellent service and patient care is well worth the value. On top of this the staff are friendly, especially Juanita who is always prompt in helping me with my insurance questions. Thank you for such great patient care.

I was referred here since Dr. Cao Nguyen and his bitchface wife (across Costco on Senter & Burke) didn’t know what the fuck they’re doing. They couldn’t man up to their failure and blamed my case on being «overly complicated». They wasted TWO YEARS blindly shifting all of my lower teeth to one side then the other side, and repeat (I was stuck with braces for both Junior AND Senior prom). I walked into Dr. Kai’s office for the 1^st time, and he figured out the solution after a 1-​minute assessment (I love him already) and completed his work in less than a year. Unlike other doctors, this guy went into the field because he likes it (not because mommy and daddy said so) and is an extreme perfectionist. He didn’t just align my teeth to my gums, he wanted to align my upper central incisors over lower central incisors (same goes for lateral incisors, canines, molars, etc.) He has this ideal set of teeth in his mind and does what he can to mold your teeth to look just like it (which includes introducing you to other doctors/​surgeons who can help him get the work done).
You can tell he knows what he’s doing when he makes everything look so easy. He’s also very social which is another indicator of talent (he actually had time to socialize while attending dental school). He loves to joke around although it has potential to cross the line. He made a comment about my boobs once but whatevs, he’s been professional for the rest of my encounters with him. I was Dr. Kai’s patient for a short time before moving to southern California for college and am now residing in the east coast. I have yet to meet an orthodontist as talented as him.

He should be called Kenneth Lies. After all, that’s what he did about my braces. He lied. He guaranteed me a ONE PHASE procedure lasting 2 years that would permanently fix my overbite. Apparently he changed the definition of one phase because after I got them removed, he told me I needed them again. Long story short, I ditched him.
P. S. He’s a pretty arrogant guy. He made fun of me as a patient (very unprofessional) and disregards any concerns or questions you have. Bye bye Dr Lies.

I went to Dr. Kai’s office a few months ago and was really impressed by his level of detail and caring nature. He is probably the authority on orthodontics in the Bay Area and will give you an honest answer. He has been in the business for a while and you can tell he just loves what he does. He’s not after the money like a lot of other professionals.

I went to visit Dr. Kai for a consultation. I loved his professional approach and the way he made me and my mom feel welcomed in his office. I am still mulling over going to his practice vs. another orthodontist, but he seems very knowledgeable and was more than willing to explanin everything to me. He answered all questions and concerns I had, and I had many since he was my third consulation for my «brace face» delima.

Dr. Kai is the best. I use to have the worst teeth, they were a mess. Thanks to him my teeth are perfect and I always get compliments on my smile. I am the 4^th generation that has gone to Dr. Kai in my family. My grandaunt went to him my mom, me and now my brother.
Thank you Dr. Kai your the best!

I am going to give Dr. Kai and Juanita a 5 stars because they are friendly and nice and very professional. I was referred by my Dentist back home in Los Alamitos to go see him to adjust my braces. He does a good job tightening them. Anyways you are saying why three stars, well unfortunately, his other part of the staff is not too friendly. I was yelled at by one of the staff members because I kept on gagging on the metal piece when they needed a model of my teeth. She was pretty mean and just shook her head. I never gagged with Dr. Sugiyama staff before and if I did, well they did not yell at me for doing so. I think she does not work there anymore, I really hope he fired her or she left because she seemed like she hated her job.

Please don’t subject your child to this orthodontist! He is all «intellectual» and prides himself on lecturing everywhere but has no focus that the patient is important. While waiting, he has showing videos of his photos of his lectures. Very self important.
When my daughter’s teeth were not going well, I asked questions. He did NOT like me questioning his judgment! I got 3 separate opinions and they ALL said that they would have done things differently and don’t quite know why he took this approach. One orthodontist even called him to discuss it. (mind you, orthodontist do NOT like to criticize other orthodontist’s work) He still would not admit that anything was wrong. In fact, he told me that when my daughter grows up, she can have surgery to correct the problem… Strange, she didn’t need surgery before we went to him. We ended up going to another orthodontist and paying again (he refused any type of refund). My daughter’s teeth are fine now after going to a new orthodontist and starting all over again. But I want to spare another child and parent from such a horrible experience!