The greatest asset of our practice is our wonderful team. Through unity-building activities, celebrating lifes milestones together, and continuing education seminars, we focus on cultivating a culture of happiness, respect, and teamwork. All this is to assure you and your children have the very best experience possible every time you visit us. We love what we do, we have much love for all the children we care for, and were all very excited to have you as part of our practice!
Dr. Radford Goto was born and raised in Honolulu. After graduating from Punahou, he attended Tufts University in Boston then completed a general practice residency in New York City. He worked in Manhattan before earning his specialty certificate in pediatric dentistry at Tufts University. Since finishing his residency program, he has practiced in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Hawaii.
Dr. Goto is a board certified pediatric dentist with 18 years of experience. He is a member of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and the Hawaii Dental Association. Since moving back to Hawaii in 2012, he has been voted every year by his peers as one of Hawaiis Best Dentists in Honolulu Magazine.
After working on the mainland for so many years, it is so nice to be back home on the islands and close to my family. Before coming on board Diamond Head Childrens Dentistry, I worked in Lihue, Hilo, and Mililani. While I loved traveling to the other islands, I longed to have my own practice on Oahu. When Dr. Yamada approached me about buying his office, I jumped at the opportunity. His beautiful office has a reputation for having wonderful patients and experienced, caring staff. Our similar practice philosophy will make this a great fit and a smooth transition!
My new family and I are excited to start this new journey. My wife, Lauren, is also a pediatric dentist who practices in Pearl City. We have one son named Alexander. Together we love to play golf and tennis, as well as cook and try new restaurants.
My promise to you is that I will always treat you like family. As a practice, our goal is to create a family friendly environment that can provide comprehensive dental care and a positive experience for you and your children.
Dr. Lauren Young was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Shereceived her B.A. in Psychology from Middlebury College in Vermont. Shethen completed her doctorate in dental surgery (DDS) at the Arthur A.Dugoni University of the Pacific School of Dentistry, graduating with honors.During her time at UOP, she went on a dental mission trip to Fiji, whichfurther reinforced her love for working with children and giving back to thecommunity.
After dental school, Dr. Young worked for a pediatric dental group in LosAngeles for several years before moving to Hawaii for her residency program.She completed a 2-year postdoctoral specialty program in PediatricDentistry through NYU Langone Health Hawaii and served as Chief Resident.During her residency program, Dr. Young worked in several hospitals andcommunity health centers on Oahu, Maui and the Big Island. She alsocompleted an externship with Rady Childrens Hospital in San Diego whereshe gained experience working with children with special health care needs.
Dr. Young is proud to be a part of the team at Diamond Head ChildrensDentistry and has continued to enjoy providing high quality dental care tothe children of Hawaii. Her focus is on educating her patients on prevention,fostering a positive experience at the dentist and helping her patientsexperience a lifetime of good oral health.
Dr. Young is a board-certified Diplomate of the American Board of PediatricDentistry. In addition to seeing her patients in private practice, she also hashospital privileges at Shriners Hospital. She is an active member of theAmerican Dental Association (ADA), American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry(AAPD),Hawaii Dental Association (HDA), Western Society of PediatricDentistry (WSPD), Honolulu Pediatric Dental Study Club and the HonoluluCounty Dental Association. She is BLS and PALS certified.
Dr. Anne Tran was born and raised in Massachusetts. She received her Doctorate in Dental Medicine (DMD) at Boston University. Following graduation, Dr. Tran decided to take a leap of faith, packed her bags and moved more than 5,000 miles away from home to Honolulu, where she completed her residency in Advanced Education of General Dentistry. Upon finishing residency, she fell in love with the land where palm trees sway and chose to stay in Honolulu to see where life takes her next. Dr. Tran enjoys baking and singing karaoke and will always bleed Boston. #GoSox #Patsnation!
As a general dentist, I am very excited to join Diamond Head Childrens Dentistry. I am looking forward to working with teens as they transition into young adulthood. My goal as an oral practitioner is to set up patients for success in oral health, to be proactive rather than reactive. Its all about education and prevention. Lets work together so that youll spend less time in the patient chair and more time making memories outside the dental office!