Page 6 - MidWeek Leeward - Dec 8, 2021

6 DECEMBER 8, 2021
‘Aiea Dentist Dr. Jay Kanegawa Is Dedicated To Serving Leeward Community
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wa remains active in the community, doing all he can, including volunteering at ‘Aiea High School as a speaker or mock interview- er. The self-professed foodie also recently ended a long- time gig at Williams Sono- ma when the store closed in January — a second career of sorts that started with a patient who happened to be its assistant manager.
ing and filling,” as Kanega- wa puts it.
“It’s about caring for the people here — actually taking care of our patients with compassion,” he says. “I can’t emphasize that enough.”
“I’m able to give back to people who coached me in baseball, people who mentored me as a little child or watched me grow up. To be able to come back here and treat them and take care of them is just amazing.”
Having grown up in ‘Aiea Heights, the former Troop 147 Eagle Scout is well con- nected to the area. In fact, it isn’t uncommon for Kanega- wa to have treated genera- tions of families.
here and treat them and take care of them is just amaz- ing,” Kanegawa says.
Staff also wear dou- ble masks, change gowns throughout the day, track health histories, monitor temperatures of all who en- ter, clean in between visits, and touch everything so that patients don’t have to, to name a few.
“I heard you get a great discount if you work at Wil- liams Sonoma, and I love to cook,” he says. “So she told me to come work for the hol- idays.
“I had one patient who had gone to my uncle, then my father and then me,” says the Hanahau‘oli and Puna- hou schools alumnus. “Now I see grandparents, parents and grandchildren here in this practice.
And despite the challeng- es COVID-19 has presented, including an initial shutdown that lasted roughly a month and a half, ‘Aiea Family Dental is doing its best to keep staff and patients safe. So much so that after learn- ing that suctioning during dental work eliminates 97% of aerosols, Kanegawa set up air purifiers throughout the office to help take care of the remaining 3%.
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“Holidays turned into 14 and a half years,” Kanegawa adds with a laugh.
“I’m able to give back to people who coached me in baseball, people who men- tored me as a little child or watched me grow up,” he adds.
“We follow all the guide- lines that the (American Dental Association) has put forth for us, and Hawai‘i Dental Association and the Department of Health,” says Kanegawa.
Among his favorite plac- es to eat in ‘Aiea are ‘Aiea Manapua & Snacks, Palazzo Ristorante Italiano, Roast Duck Kitchen, Young’s Kal- bee and The Alley Restau- rant at ‘Aiea Bowl.
“To be able to come back
Shop talk aside, Kanega-
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Dr. Jay Kanegawa of ‘Aiea Family Dental holds a picture showing two generations of dentists in his family. LAWRENCE TABUDLO PHOTO
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