Richard Miyata, DDS

I WISH I COULD GIVE TEN MILLION STARS!!!
A friend recommended Dr. Miyata to me to get a cleaning, x-​rays and checkup. He turned out to be a great decision! His office is convenient to get to and he is the only dentist there. It’s a very nice, efficient office, with the sweetest dental hygienists and everyone is very friendly. I don’t think I’d ever really enjoyed a dentist visit but I felt so comfortable and welcomed by his office that I genuinely enjoyed being there.
A prior dentist had insisted I had several cavities and was suffering bone loss and would need about 8 fillings, as well as braces to correct a small gap between 2 upper teeth. Upon getting their price quote (astronomical!) I decided I’d wait a bit before taking action on my teeth. SO glad I did, because, enter Dr. Miyata.
He told me I actually had no cavities (he triple checked and did a very thorough job), didn’t try to upsell me or push me to get anything I didn’t need. He really has your best interests in mind and will be honest with you about what’s necessary and what’s not. I really appreciate that he didn’t push anything on me. I have disliked the small gap between two of my upper teeth and he suggested not to do braces, as that would be very costly for just one gap. He recommended a filling to close the gap, which was very affordable and which I decided to do. He was very skillful and the gap is gone! It looks natural and beautiful. I don’t feel self conscious about that side of my smile anymore.
Thank you Dr. Miyata!

I’ve been going to Dr. Miyata for ten years. He’s competent and super nice.
But most of all, I like him because he doesn’t push unnecessary services on me. I’ve complained to him about various tooth issues and he says, «Well, we could do such-​and-​such procedure, but you’re probably better off just waiting a while to see if the symptom subsides.» And he’s always correct — the random ache goes away and I didn’t have to pay a cent nor endure a drill. I’ve had dentists who were like car salesman — they’d use their medical knowledge to intimidate me into accepting an unnecessary procedure. Many dentists seem really greedy. Dr. Miyata is not like that.
He often talks with the assistant about super random stuff while he’s working on my teeth, which I find both odd and entertaining.

Dr. Miyata for the WIN! He’s my favorite new Dentist. He chats about cool current events stuff and movies while he works. It keeps your mind off the poking with sharp metal objects part of the visit.
Other than being a cool dude. I have a helluva reason to love this dentist.
A few months ago, I went to my old dentist with a crazy toothache that went up the whole side of my head. I mentioned it was a day after biting on some very hard bread so I thought I might of cracked it and not felt the effects until today– I had no idea? She said she did not see cracks but likley it was factures you can’t see and I would need a root canal. just like that. I was like really. oh no! After banging on my tooth in which I howled in pain to prove it to me again she said,“Yep Root canal.” She wanted me to get this done ASAP. I told her I have to call back. I wanted a second opinion.
I went in to see Dr. Miyata who was excellent about fitting me in the next day for an emergency visit. He looked at and hit my tooth too, but he also took a x-​ray and saw a fuzziness on his picture that looked like I had a sinus infection. I did not think I did as it was just a toothache that went up to my ear. That looks like a sinus infection, the bread thing might have just made it sensitive too. He gave me antibiotics for my toothache and said if this does not help to come back in and we will see what’s happening once this infection goes down. With in days I was better. Yay! No Root Canal! He took the time to evaluate all possibilities before mangling my tooth for no reason. I am grateful.
Later that month, Dr. Miyata’s office sent me a card welcoming me as a new patient, shoot, I should have sent him a card for saving my tooth!
I just went in again for annual cleaning/​check up and I have to say I really love coming to a small practice, the staff is so nice and I like the lil bag of cleaning goodies ya get with your cleaning.
Really nice service and conveniently located next to the Light Rail.

First off, Dr. Miyata wins points for laughing when I mentioned an expensive, painful procedure that my previous dentist recommended. Then, more points for a treatment plan that included a cosmetic fix for a flaw that I was pretty sensitive about. Yay for better looking teeth! Plus, Dr. Miyata is apparently a bit of a nerd and fond of talking about the latest Sci-​fi movie prop he’s going to buy to decorate his home. Awesome.
Appointments are usually pretty easy to book. It’s a small practice, only one dentist. This CAN be problematic when you have an emergency — make sure that the receptionist understands that you need to get in ASAP. I needed a root canal and was booked for a cleaning instead.
I’m not entirely sure I’ll have Dr. Miyata do any root canals I need in the future. I’ve had two, both on my front top teeth. One was easy and relatively painless… the one Dr. Miyata did was not, possibly because I did not receive a pain prescription following the procedure. Not that I want to sound like a drug seeker, but dude, give me some Vicodin for those first 6 hours following the owwies.

My husband likes that Dr. Miyata employs sexy female receptionists and hygienists.
I like that he neither is an idiot nor treats me like one.
I like that he asks and answers questions well.
I like that he’s gentle but effective on my poor orthodontia-​mangled teeth.
I like that he communicates clearly with all the other people who have a stake in my diamond mine of a mouth.
The sexy staff? That’s just a bonus.