John: WELCOME BACK.
WHO KNEW A TRIP TO THE DENTIST'S
OFFICE COULD FEEL MORE LIKE A
DAY AT THE SPA.
Trini: LET ME TELL YOU,
FOLKSING PEOPLE LOOK FORWARD TO
GOING THERE.
TAKE A LOOK.
WE'RE HERE AT THE BEAUTIFUL
DR. WIN OKUDA DENTAL DAY SPA OF
HAWAI'I.
WE'RE CHATTING WITH DR. OKUDA
WITH HIS PRACTICE AND YO HOW HE GOT
START THE.
FOR DISCLOSURE, WE HAVE BEEN
FRIENDS AND YOU HAVE BEEN MY
DENTISTS FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
YOU'RE THE PERSON TO THANK.
THIS IS A QUESTION I DON'T HAVE
THE ANSWER TO.
WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO BECOME A
DENTIST?
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
IT ALL STARTED WHEN I WAS A
LITTLE KID.
WHEN IN THE 7TH GRADE, I WAS
GOING TO MY DENTIST.
AND THE THING THAT I HAD BAD
EXPERIENCES AS A PATIENT.
I GREW UP AT A TIME WHERE THEY
HAD NO ANESTHETIC.
THEY HAD BELT RIBBON FOR THOSE
OF YOU OLDER, YOU KNOW WHAT I
MEAN.
THERE WAS A MOMENT I TOLD
MYSELF, THERE'S GOT TO BE A
BETTER WAY OF TREATING PEOPLE.
FROM THERE, IT WAS TUNNEL
VISION.
THAT'S 1 OF THE REASONS I BUILT
THIS SPACE.
FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE DENTAL
ANXIETY.
WHICH IS A LOT OF PEOPLE MY AGE
AND OLDER.
IT'S TRYING TO HEAL MYSELF 1
PATIENT AT A TIME.
Trini: I LOVE THAT.
AND I KNOW THAT ABOUT YOU.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE FULL SPECIE
SPECIES -- EXPERIENCE.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN THERE,
TELL US ABOUT THIS PLACE.
IT REALLY IS A SPA-LIKE
ENVIRONMENT.
THE WHOLE IDEA IS TO CREATE
SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T LOOK
DENTISTTRY.
AND SO THAT'S PART OF THE BIG
EXPERIENCE IS HAVING TO COME IN
HERE AND NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH
FEARS OF WHAT YOU WOULD POSSIBLY
THINK ABOUT THE DENTAL OFFICE.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE WATER
FOUNTAINS.
WE HAVE NOISE REDUCTION
HEADPHONES.
WE HAVE VIDEO GLASSES.
PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO WATCH NETFLIX
MOVIES.
AND WE HAVE MASSAGE THERAPY.
SHE PUTS EVERYONE AT'S.
RELAX THEM SO THEY DON'T WANT TO
LEAVE THE CHAIR.
THAT'S THE THING.
WE HAVE A NEW PROBLEM.
PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE.
Trini: IT'S TRUE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO MY DENTIST
VISIT TO MY REGULAR CLEANING.
HOW DID YOU DECIDE TO COME A COS
MEMET TICK DENTIST?
AY -- I'VE ALWAYS BEEN STRONG IN
ART.
MOTOR TOLD ME -- MY MOTHER TOLD
ME IF YOU DO THINGS WITH YOUR
HANDS, YOU'RE GOING TO BE OKAY.
EARLY IN MY CAREER, WHEN YOU
CREATE TEETH, IT NEEDS TO FIT
INTO THE PERSON'S FACE.
IT DOWNED ON ME THAT I NEED BE
SURE THAT TEETH MATCH PEOPLE.
SO I USE MY ARTISTIC ABILITY.
AND THAT'S MY VERSION OF
COSMETIC DENTISTRY.
Trini: NOT EVERY FAUSE --
FACE SHAPE IS THE SAME.
YOU'RE REALLY TAKING THE TIME TO
MAKE SURE IT OF -- MATCHES YOU.
I'M NOT THE 1 WEARING THE
TEETH.
THE PATIENT IS HAVING TO GET UP
IN THE MORNING AND BE ABLE TO
LOOK AND SEE AND HOPE THAT THEY
ARE LOOKING FANTASTIC.
SO THAT'S WHY TO ME IT'S ALL
ABOUT THE BETTER BEING PART OF
TREATMENT.
HOW WE CO-DESIGN THINGS
TOGETHER.
SO WE HAVE A WONDERFUL RESULT.
Trini: YOU FIND A LOT OF
JOY IN WHAT YOU DO.
I LOVE IT.
I LOVE COMING TO WORK EVERY DAY.
IT'S LIKE A HOBBY FOR ME.
I LOVE SEEING PEOPLE LEAVE WITH
GREAT SMILES.
I KNOW THAT I CHANGED THEIR
LIFE.
FROM THAT MOMENT IN TIME, THEY
ARE ABLE TO ENJOY THEIR LIFE.
Trini: YOU SEE A LOT OF
PLAQUES AND SPECIAL
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
YOU HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF
AWARDS OVER THE YEARS.
WHAT HAS BEEN FOR YOU YOUR
BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT?
IT'S BEEN 30 YEARS, BUT 1 OF
THE GREATEST THINGS HAPPENED
MOST RECENTLY.
IT WAS SOMETHING THROUGH THE
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DEP TESTTRY.
IT WAS A TEST TO SEE HOW GOOD MY
SKILLS WERE.
THROUGH ITS 35 YEAR HISTORY,
THERE'S BEEN ABOUT 60 TO 70 THAT
ACHIEVED THIS.
THAT I WOULD HAVE TO SAY WOULD
BE 1 OF THE BIGGEST
PROGRAM.
WE'RE ABLE TO HELP SURVIVORS OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RECREATE THEIR
SMILES.
SO THROUGH THAT PROGRAM, WE'RE
ABLE TO HELP THE SMILES OF MANY
PEOPLE WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
Trini: YOU'RE CELEBRATING A
BIG MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK THAT A
LITTLE BIT LATER.
YOU'RE GOING TO TELL EVERYBODY
HOW YOU'RE CELEBRATING.
IT IS HUGE.
AND PEOPLE REASON -- ARE GOING
TO BE VERY EXCITED.
THANK YOU.
OKAY.
TRUE STORY.
WHEN I GO TO THE DENTIST AND I
WATCH MOVIES I STARTED LAUGHING
BECAUSE I'M WATCHING A PUCKY PUCK --
FUNNY MOVIE.
I'M LAUGHING AND HE'S LIKE,
TRINI, ARE YOU OKAY?
I'M LAUGHING.
YOU GOT TO IMAGINE THAT.
PICTURE THAT.
John: YOU DO HAVE A GOOD
IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE I'VE KNOWN
HIM FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS.
AND WHEN I GOT MY TEETH DONE,
PEOPLE SAY, YOU HAVE SUCH A
BEAUTIFUL SMILE.
THANK YOU, YOU CAN, TOO.
IT'S NOT ME.
I WASN'T BORN LIKE THIS.
DR. OKUDA IS WHO I HAVE TO
COMING UP, WE'RE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT HOW HE'S CELEBRATING HIS
ANNIVERSARY.