Dr. Charles R Sugiyama

Dr. Charles Sugiyama
Dr. Charles Sugiyama was born in Kohala, on the northern tip of the Big Island, to Dr. Francis and Fumiko Sugiyama. His father was a dentist and mother a nurse. He graduated valedictorian from Kohala High School. He earned a electrical engineering degree from Oregon State University in 1980 and moved to California. In California, he worked as an engineer at the Pacific Gas & Electric Company. Missing Hawaii, he returned and was employed at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. In a few months he realized he needed to do more with his life, and followed his father’s footsteps into dentistry. After attending the University of Hawaii for a year he was accepted at the University of Iowa Dental School.
After graduating in 1988, Dr. Sugiyama settled in Hilo and practiced with the Kam Dental Group and Hilo Family Dental. In 1997 he established his own practice at the present location.
Dr. Sugiyama enjoys the quiet life style of the Big Island. He has trekked most of the …trails on the island and some over seas. Photos in the office display a few of these treks.
Realizing the world is a changing place. Dr. Sugiyama has attended continuing education classes from the Seattle Institute for Advance Dental Education, is a member of the Richard V. Tucker Gold Restorative Study Club, and member of the Terry Tanaka Study Club.