Smiles Team

James Merrett D.D.S.

Welcome. When you trust your dental care to Maui Smiles, our first priority is ensuring that you feel like a favorite guest in our home.  Because achieving and maintaining optimal dental health takes a partnership approach. And when you’re comfortable, we think that best helps you to consider all options available and make the decisions that are right for you.

In my over 17 years of general, restorative and cosmetic dental experience, a lot has changed. It has never been more rewarding than it is right now, when we can share the latest advances in dentistry to improve the overall health, restore confidence and, many times, change the lives of our guests.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Sincerely, James Merrett, DDS

EDUCATION

Doctor of Dental Surgery, 1992
University of the Pacific School of Dentistry
San Francisco, CA

Oral Surgery Externship, 1991
Highland Hospital
Oakland, CA 

Bachelor of Science in Biology, 1989
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Honolulu, HI

ADVANCED CONTINUING EDUCATION

Comprehensive Myotronics K-7 Training, Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies
Blatchford Solutions
Neuromuscular Coronoplasty
Mastering Neuromuscular Occlusion
Full Mouth Reconstruction
Comprehensive Aesthetic Reconstruction
Advanced Occlusion I (Proper Bite Alignment)
Advanced Anterior Aesthetics

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES

Texas State Dental License, 2011
Hawaii State Dental License, 1994
California State Dental License, 1992
Certificate of Implantology, 1992

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
American Dental Association
Hawaii Dental Association
Maui County Dental Society
Pierre Fauchard Society

EXPERIENCE

Maui Smiles, James Merrett, DDS, Private Practice since 1997
Kahului, Maui

Hawaii Family Dental Center, 1995-1997
Kihei, Maui 

Western Dental Center, 1993-1995
San Francisco and Oakland, CA 

Community Dental, 1992
San Francisco, CA

One of the benchmarks of any great dental experience is the team you encounter from the time you walk through the front door and throughout your visit.  I’m proud to introduce the Maui Smiles team and trust that you will be pleasantly surprised by their knowledge, excellent skills, and especially their caring and helpful attitudes.