Island Dental's Dentists

Dentist / Founder

Dr. John J. Dugan, DDS, ADSA, DOCS, AAID

John J. Dugan earned his degree at the University Of Washington Dental School.   He had training experience with Harborview Hospital in Seattle, Washington as well as surgery, emergency, anesthesia and sedation training at John Peter Smith Hospital and Parkland Hospital in Texas. 

Graduating in 1981 he brings experience from honors programs in restorative, periodontal and pedondontia (children's dentistry) from the University Of Washington and has licensure in general anesthesia and sedation in the state of Hawaii, and concurrent dentistry licensure in Washington State.  He has been in practice on Maui for the past 22 years.

Dr Dugan began working in the dental laboratory field while in his teens and brings a lifetime of love and experience in dentistry to share with our team. He enjoys mountain climbing, biking, stand up paddle boarding and diving among other sports activities.

 

Dentist

Dr. Robert H. Kelly, DMD

Robert Kelly earned his degree in 2005 at Boston University School of Dentistry. He is licensed to practice in Hawaii, Oregon and Washington.  He recently completed training at Oregon Health Sciences University in conscious sedation.  He has also completed training at the Kois Center in Seattle, Washington and is an Invisalign certified dentist.

For the past 3 years he has been a part of the quality dental provider team at Island Dental.  He enjoys all phases of family dentistry from fixing cavities on children to complete smile makeovers on adults.

He was born and raised in Hilo on the Big Island.  He speaks a little Japanese and Chinese and spent time in Japan and Taiwan before dental school.  He enjoys surfing, cooking and photography.  He and his wife enjoy island life by gardening and spending time in the ocean.  They also enjoy traveling to other countries to experience other people and cultures.

 

Dentist

Dr. Gregory A.K. Hoke, DDS

                         

Gregory Hoke earned his degree at Indiana University Dental School in 1989.  He was born and raised on Oahu, Hawaii.  A graduate of Punahou High School, he later attended Chaminade University of Honolulu.

As a general dentist his passions include all aspects of Restorative Dentistry with an emphasis on Oral Surgery and Cosmetic Dentistry. 

Dr. Hoke is married with five "beautifully and wonderfully made" children.  His hobbies include camping, surfing, hiking, racquetball and tennis.