Dr. Kari Sakurai

Dental Medicine Expert in Santa Monica, California

Dr. Kari Sakurai, DDS, is a highly respected authority in dentistry with over three decades of clinical experience serving the Santa Monica community at Pacific View Smile Center. Her exceptional expertise, cultivated through training at the prestigious UCLA School of Dentistry and a specialized residency at UCLA Medical Center, allows her to expertly manage complex dental conditions, aesthetic treatments, and patients with significant dental anxiety. Dr. Sakurai’s unparalleled authority in the field is demonstrated by her appointment as the Director of Operating Room Procedures at UCLA Dentistry’s Hospital Section and, notably, as the first dentist to serve on UCLA’s heart and lung transplant team. As a former President of the Academy for Excellence in Dentistry, she has further cemented her standing by authoring clinical research papers and appearing as a trusted expert on high-profile national television shows like CBS’s The Doctors. This deep foundation in advanced hospital dentistry, coupled with her long-standing commitment to compassionate patient care, establishes Dr. Sakurai as an exceptionally trustworthy and experienced leader in her professional sphere.