Just wanted to note that I had another great experience at Sunahara Smiles. Lori (hope the spelling is correct) is the best front office person ever- always a friendly face and a top notch pro. My dental assistant, Kevin (also known as Conan), is such a pleasure to be around - super professional and polite. He always makes me feel at ease. Dr Kimi is of course, a wonderful dentist. She is clearly an expert at her craft. I encourage you to patronize this office if you're looking for expert care and want to be around friendly and professional people. This is a world class operation. read more

First of all, the lone 1 star review is trippin'. I know who they are and they have constantly been rude and entitled to staff for no real reason other than they're just miserable. Ignore their review. Moving right along... I have seen A LOT of dentists in my lifetime and it's been at least 15 years since I actually had a GOOD dentist. Everyone since that has royally messed up my teeth and done shotty work and were rough as heck. I had lost faith in dentists and began avoiding them. But my most recent crown came unsealed (thanks to my last nepo dentist) and I had no choice. So I looked around and found Beams. They had decent reviews so I thought fine. I am SO glad I chose Beams!!! Dr. Kimi is AWESOME!!!!! She is so very kind, patient, and most importantly does AMAZING work!!! She is super gentle and she always answers my annoyingly curious questions. The hygienists are also all so very kind and friendly also patient and willing to answer questions. And the staff is so very welcoming! They remembered who I was after the first visit and greeted me by name when I came in for my second visit. Everyone is so beyond warm and welcoming and it feels like the old days where the dentist felt like family. They also have state of the art technology like this contraption that scans of your mouth and creates 3D renders of your teeth and everything going on in them and the dentist can mess with the images on a touch screen. Like what?!?! I'd never ever seen anything like that! I have now been to Beams several times and I never leave disappointed. I absolutely LOVE it here. OH and I also love how you can communicate through text! I rarely have time to make or take calls these days so text is beyond convenient and the way of the modern world. Honestly, the only negative mark towards Beams is their non-mobile friendly website . PLEASE update the website! lol. Overall, Beams is top of the line as far as I'm concerned and I hope they and Dr. Kimi especially stick around for a long time! read more

Terrible customer service and service. No respect for time. Appointment was at 4:10p, 4:30p comes and goes. The only thing the receptionist tell me is we close @ 5p, so they'll have to been done before then. This was not the first time but it will be the last read more

Been seeing Beams for years! I previously had horrific experiences with other dentists. Took my then husband, years to finally talk me into seeing Beams Dental...BEST decision I ever made, regarding my oral health! Extremely professional, personable , and gentle. From Lori at the front desk to all the amazing hygienist to Dr. Jill herself.... Amazing establishment. Recently when my daughter went off to college in Santa Cruz, CA.....she would drive 3 hours back home for her dental care. I too will only have Beams Dental Care for my oral hygiene needs, BEST in Northern California! read more

Very nice experience yesterday. The dental assistant, office staff and doctor were friendly and welcoming. Thorough process and a great plan put in place for next steps. I really enjoyed the laughing and friendliness I could hear between the staff, with one another. Thanks team! Keep up the great work! read more

Good customer service. Clean and safe. Friendly staff and helpful. I plan on bringing my child back and signing myself up there.

I have been going to Beams Dental for several years. The staff, hygienists and dentists are always professional, courteous and caring. The care is thorough and thoughtful. The restorative cosmetic work I have had done has been beautiful! The office staff determines what is covered by insurance and provides detailed information to help with decision-making. Options and costs are laid out in advance. I have nothing but good things to say about the staff and care at Beams Dental Care! read more

I have been going to Dr Beams dentist office for many years now and would never see myself going anywhere else.Everyone there are so professional, kind, understanding of patients needs, and their human kindness is outstanding,. I have never had a problem with this office regarding my teeth,they've always taken care of me really well.This is one place that I would recommend all my family and Friends. You won't regret being part of Dr Beams dentistry family. read more

I absolutely hated the dentist. I'm not even joking how scared I've been of the dentist after having over 16 teeth extracted over the course of my existence. My former boss told me about this place and I stressed to them that I dislike pain. I've been with them for over 5 years. Even though I don't work in the area anymore, I'll still take the drive to get any dental services from them. read more

If i didn't write a review before I'm not sure why.. Im 70 and been to a lot of dentist in my lifetime. Beams is the best! Outstanding Dr Kimi and staff are just amazing. I had extensive work done I could not believe the perfection in her work and her assistance too! I drive pretty far but I don't care.. Im happy my son's supervisor recommended Beams to me I think all the dentist are this caliper there Bud T. read more

Beams dental care is the best in Sacramento county have been a patient there for at least 22 years and would never consider going any place else they are professional they are adhering to COVID-19 guidelines I felt safe and was treated wonderfully at my last appointment read more

I've been coming to Beams Dental for over 15 years. The staff is very welcoming and kind. They always stay up to date with new technology. I feel like my teeth are in good hands with them. Would highly recommend if you're looking for a friendly and thorough dental experience. read more

The staff in this office are the sweetest people around. The hygienist and doctor are gentle, caring, and empathetic. I don't dread going to the dentist anymore because I know it will be a pleasant experience. They also take your insurance into account when scheduling work and never pressure you at all. They also take, what seems like, ever safety precaution possible due to COVID-19 which is wonderfully reassuring. read more

I just changed to Beams after referral from my son's manager at work who highly praised Beams Dental and esp Dr Kim Sunahara.. who is now my dentist too. I need extensive work due to wearing out my teeth by grinding at night when I realized and bought guard too late. The cost is astronomical for this all tooth crowned . I went through 3 dentist . and realized this is the type of care i've needed all along I have never been treated and cared for by everyone there from Dentist to bill and reception as this office. I feel I now have the best care possible . Thank you Beams Dental and staff! I want to add my wife had her first appointment with cleaning and xrays. She was totally amazed at the difference . Bud Thompson read more

Best Dentist Dr Beams. Have been going to Beams Dental care for over 35 years. I won't go anywhere else.

I love this team of health care providers. They make you feel like you are family, they are honest, and fun!!

I have been going for years. They are kind and gentle. I don't even specify a dentist because they are both great.

This is the best dental office I've ever been to. The care, recommendations, and treatments are all outstanding; they've even repaired some damage from previous dentists! The staff are all professional, knowledgeable, friendly, helpful and attentive. I highly recommend Beams Dental. read more

I have gone to Beam's Dental care since I was a teenager. This is a family business and they have always taken of myself and my family. Their expertise and care are the utmost importance to them. I wouldn't go anywhere else read more

Let's face it, not many of us enjoy the dentist. I used to dread the dentist and actively find reasons to reschedule my cleanings and other appointments. That is, until I found Beams Dental Care. Now I look forward to my cleanings, and while I am less enthusiastic about my other dental care appointments, at least I no longer fear them. The staff at Beams Dental Care are amazing. From the friendly faces greeting me as I come in the door, the kind and caring hygienists and assistants, all the way up to the dentists - I am always impressed with their wonderful service. The hygienists are very willing to answer my questions (of which I have a ton - I am a curious person), and take time to explain things in a way I can understand. Likewise, Dr. Jill Beams is always thorough in describing my options for care, and does a wonderful job regardless of the procedure. I have been a customer of Beams Dental Care for 10 years, and even though I no longer live or work near their office, I happily drive the 30+ minutes to receive their excellent, friendly care. read more

Friendly people! Clean and modern office. Amazing experience "in the chair" considering it's a dentist's office (and all its negative connotations). I loyally recommend Beams Dental Care. read more

I have been going to Beams for care since I was a kid...now I am a grandmother. This is an amazing and up to date practice, carried on by the dentist daughter of the founding dentist dad of my youth. Dentists and staff are always respectful, classy and personable. I have referred all my friends who are usually afraid of dentists, and they are all hooked. Don't tell your friends, I want to keep this secret gem of a dental practice all to myself. read more

Beams Dental Care is the absolute best! Not only is the office immaculate, ALL the staff is AMAZING!!! They are kind, caring, and love their patients! Hands down the best dentist!! I leave happy and feeling like my teeth are so clean! They do an incredible job! read more

I've been going to Beams Dental for 20 (?) Years. And my 3 children grew up with Dr. Jyll . Everything about the practice is consistant and beyond any care I have ever had . The atmosphere is very relaxing ( something I definitely need when having my teeth worked on). I highly recommend Beams Dental read more

Started long ago by their father, the Beams family has grown their dental practice into a modern, efficient, friendly, caring, family-run enterprise. Constantly upgrading to newer and better techniques, customers get quality, modern, personal care. The business end is run with great efficiency and individual concern by one daughter, Karen, while the other daughter, Dr. Jill functions as the 'dentist of record' in the office since their father, who had functioned in that capacity, Dr. James Beams, recently passed away, a great loss to all. Like most people, I have never looked forward to visits to the dentist, but the Beams make it so pleasant, I now look forward to going if only to visit with them and their well-trained, gentle staff, before they stuff my mouth with cotton and the suction tip, and begin scraping away my 6 months of tartar build up (which with their advice is getting to be less and less each visit). I live in downtown Sac, but have no quams travelling out to Rancho Cordova (by light rail as I don't drive due to my epilepsy) for their brand of dental care. read more

Beams dental is the best! All the staff are so nice and personable! Dr. Jill is so good and always concerned about your comfort. They take great care of my teeth. read more

They have stringent COVID19 procedures in place to protect their patients, which I really appreciate. The receptionists are adorable and warm (even though I couldn't see their smiles). The Dentist is incredibly knowledgeable, personal and thorough with my care. The Dental assistant was very nice and funny as well. read more

They are nice and fancy but they make you pay for it. They are unwilling to work with their customers on payment plans and instead refer you to dental credit card companies with high interest rates. That shows me its all about the money, not about helping people with their teeth. If you are looking for a dentist that will work with you... Go somewhere else. The way they operate is "all or nothing" unwilling to do partial work like put in a temp crown until a permanent one can be afforded. I have had quite a bit of dental work done in the past and never had such a instance where they were unwilling to work with me. They understand that charging $2000 for a root canal and a crown is a little steep for the average adult to afford without saving up some money. That's over what I make in a month! Also its ridiculous to charge $2000 for that to begin with! Most of my family goes over to Arizona where a root canal is $180 with a crown. These people here can EAD. I'll be going elsewhere! In short, If your wealthy and want to pay out the rear for services, come here. If your an average American that needs to catch up on bills and eat, look elsewhere. read more

My family and I have been going to Beams Dental Care since my children were 3 years old which would be 17 years now. When we first starting going there, the office was located right smack dab in the hood. However, they were always so wonderful. Since then, they have moved to their location near Koreana Market off of Olson Drive. I have noticed that as the years go by, they have gone from caring about you as a family member to how much can I get out of your insurance company. This has really saddened me terribly. I have spoken with some of their other patients who have noticed the same thing and left to find another dentist. In a world that has so many dentist to choose from, its sad that this one has truly changed their philosophy to one of greed rather than the fun, family environment they used to show so well. Leaving to find another dentist!! Don't waste your time unless you want to aid their greediness!! read more

As far as dentists go they are pretty good. The front desk staff is always smiling and helpful. Good with kids too!

This is an outstanding group of people. Pretty much the best dental experience I've ever had. Each person that I've had contact with in the office has been helpful, personable, funny and caring. I recommend them to anyone who asks me whether I like my dentist and point out that I LOVE my dentist. (And the whole office.) Great family business with a personal touch. Even though it's a bit far from my house, it's worth it. I've been several times, but even after only one visit, they all seemed to remember me the next time. I heart Beams. read more

I love my dentist here! I had an awesome dentist in Fresno and was worried about finding another after relocating to the Sacramento area. I have been completely satisfied and delighted with my treatment at Beams. My dentist, Dr. Wong has been very patient, caring and professional. The office staff have been very sweet and also very thorough and professional. read more

I can remember Dr. Jill and Lori as children running around the office when I was seeing their dad for my teeth and my children's teeth. Jill took over her dad's practice and Lori is the best receptionist ever. So yeah I still go there and love them. The staff is wonderful. They all make me feel at home there. I see Kristen for teeth cleaning. I love her stories about the kids, garden, and camping trips. Makes the time fly. Anyway thing is this is about my 20 year old granddaughter who I talked into going there. At 19 she had 14 cavities. She had a lot done last year until insurance ran out. This year she finally went back. She called yesterday after her appointment no text called which is big. She raved and raved about Dr. Jill. Dr Jill went on and on about how proud she was that Bailey came back and how good she could see Bailey was trying. She filled Bailey with confidence and pride. They have plan now and Bay is so relieved she went. I also want add when Dr Jill numbs you I never even feel the shot Bailey either. Their office is very nice free coffee and bottles of water. Place for kids to play. A big bathroom with hand towels in a basket who does that. If dread the dentist, I would suggest you give them a try. You will not be sorry. I wonder if I could publish this? yeah its long but it could have been longer. read more

Beams has been our family dentist for 25 years. Dr Beams is an excellent dentist. The staff are friendly and helpful. We love this dentist! read more

Horrible experience with this dental office. They pre-billed my insurance prior to work being completed. Referred me to out for the root canal costing almost $1300. After my root canal was completed, I then learned that of course only $200 bucks of my annual allotment from delta dental was left but the dentist Beams referred me to had one of the highest prices in town! So of course with the huge out of pocket expense to complete the permanent crown was going to take a little saving of $$$. I found another dental office that was lovely and charged almost 40% LESS for major dental work. Long story short, the new dental office called to verify coverage only to find Beams Dental Care had already billed for a completed crown on the tooth that clearly still had a temporary. So now I am submitting a claim with my insurance, delta dental to figure how to resolve this. Once work is "on file" with the insurance company they will not allow further work on that tooth for a duration of time. They think I have a crown that should last over 5 years in my mouth, but truly have a temporary filling still from after the root canal. After several attempts to rectify this matter with Beams Dental, I've come to the conclusion that their services are about billing your insurance company as soon as possible and maximizing profit with what your annual allowance is. The dentists were very nice. I was. Very upset when it came down to the billing aspect of things their office was so unwilling to this out. Word of advice.... Get estimates prior to having major dental work done! Most places can give you prices over the phone if you know exactly what needs to be done! Update 12/26/12: the only solution they are giving is to return to Beams Dental for the work to be completed. The refused a refund to take our business else where to get the crown on that they got paid as a complete job but my husband is still wearing a temporary. Unbelievable!!! read more

Beware! I was diagnosed as needing $4900 worth of dental work which included 4 crowns!! The estimate indicated a problem with almost every tooth. A second opinion concluded my teeth are in great shape and I paid $49. Plus, visit was worst experience with dentist, ever. Exam was painful and questionnaires were invasive. Dentist was patronizing. read more

Not sure why the negative reviews about this place, they do a great job & their customer service is on point. I see a few people complaining about the insurance & feel this place is trying to "Max out there Insurance" maybe I'm wrong, but don't you think you should max out your dental insurance? Not like you're helping your Insurance company by not using it. They're not going to say "oh Jim or Jill saved us $900 by not maxing out there dental insurance this year, let's roll over the money they didn't use". Studies show dental is by far one of the most neglected thing people don't get checked out until it's to late, or extremely expensive. So with that being said I rather pay the money for Great quality & getting it done once, not having to go back over & over again for the same problem and pay a co-pay over and over again. Use your insurance, pay for what you need to out of pocket if it comes to that, and walk out with a Colgate smile. If you use your mouth every day, (I'm sure you do) make sure you go to a dentist that only want the best for you. As for me, this is my place. read more

I was petrified of dentist until I came here. The staff is awesome, the atmosphere is happy and up beat and they remembered me after one visit! I switched my kids to this office as well. I am really happy I found this office. I fully recommend to anyone who wants a good and reasonable dental experience. read more

I have been going to Beams Dental for a few years now. This place is amazing. They have the nicest staff ever, and they go out of their way to make every visit a fantastic experience, no matter if you're a new patient or a longtime one. Their business model is always focused on YOU. It is obvious they appreciate each and every patient, and before long you will feel like part of the family. Like other people who commented here, I used to dread going to the dentist. After finding Beams Dental, I now enjoy it! read more

Being someone who is terrified of dentists (like alot of people are...), I had to find a dentist who was patient, gentle, sweet, and understanding of my anxiety. Dr. Beams was referred to me by a co-worker and I am so happy. Not only are the dentists, Dr. Beams and Dr. Wong patient, friendly, caring, and understanding, but so is the entire staff. I rave about their personal interactions but they are also very competent and professional! I am not nearly as scared to go to the dentist as I used to be, as long as the dentist is Dr. Wong or Dr. Beams. I highly recommend them! read more