Honmoku Uminari Dental is a neighbourhood clinic in Honmoku, Yokohama, for fillings, children’s teeth and preventive cleaning.

Treatments First visit
Treatments
Who we see

A tooth that has started to twinge, a child’s first visit to a dentist, someone who has not been in for years — the same clinic, on the same street in Honmoku.

What we treat

What we treat

From stopping the pain to the cleaning that daily brushing cannot reach, we settle on a plan you can keep up with, inside what insurance covers.

Common questions

Mostly decay and gum disease. We keep the drilling to a minimum, and at every visit we say what was done that day and what comes next.

Usually includes
  • Fillings
  • Gum checks and treatment
  • Root canal work
  • Advice on wisdom teeth
  • Night guards for grinding

A first visit is often nothing more than sitting in the chair and going through how to brush. We do not rush a crying child; treatment waits until coming here feels ordinary.

Usually includes
  • Fillings in baby teeth
  • Fluoride
  • Sealants on back teeth
  • Brushing practice
  • Advice as adult teeth come in

We take off tartar and staining, then go over the spots your brush keeps missing. When to come back depends on the state of your gums that day, and we tell you then.

Usually includes
  • Scaling
  • Stain removal
  • Gum measurements
  • Brushing advice
  • Fluoride
How we work
We would rather be somewhere you drop in before it hurts than somewhere you come once it does. So appointments are kept short, and more of that time goes on explaining than on waiting.
On pain and time
A tooth that has been drilled does not grow back. So when waiting and watching is a real option, we say so plainly instead of deciding on the day.
On how treatment proceeds
Dental language does not travel well. We put the X-ray and a photograph of your own mouth on the screen and point at what we mean to do.
On explaining
Questions

Common questions

These are the things people ask on the phone, written out as they ask them. Anything else, call or email us.

Yes, the clinic runs on appointments. Call and tell us the day and time you would like. If a slot is free we will take you the same day. If the pain is bad, say so when you call.

General dentistry, children’s dentistry and preventive cleaning are covered. Under Japan’s public health insurance the patient normally pays 30 per cent. Crowns are private depending on the material, and we tell you the price before we start.

From the time the first teeth come through. A first visit is often nothing more than sitting in the chair and going through how to brush.

There are six spaces in front of the clinic. If they are taken, call us and we will point you to a nearby coin car park.

Saturday hours are 9:30 to 17:00. The clinic is closed on Thursday, Sunday and public holidays.

Access & booking

First time here?
Start with a phone call.

A call settles an appointment fastest, and it is also the right way to reach us about sudden pain. If you only want to send some possible times, use the form or write to info@honmoku-uminari-dental.example.

Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri 9:30–13:00 / 14:30–18:30
Sat 9:30–13:00 / 14:00–17:00
Closed
Thursday, Sunday, public holidays
Address
Honmoku-cho 0-0, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-0000
Parking
6 spaces in front of the clinic
Costs
About ¥3,000 for a first examination and about ¥3,500 for a cleaning, at the usual 30 per cent share. Private crowns start at ¥30,000.
Clinic
4 chairs, 1 private room, open since 2016

Come in while it is
still a small thing.

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