Nourish Your Smiles at Ikuta Dental Health Center in Reedley

Bring Your Loved Ones to a Caring Dental Team

Whether it’s your child’s first appointment or you are an older adult wanting to improve your bite, you’ll find just about every dental need met here. Dr. Ikuta uses advanced technology that will streamline your experience. Digital X-rays, 3-D scanners, and laser technology make your treatments go smoothly and successfully. Plus, as an integrative practice, you can trust that the materials our team uses are biocompatible with your body. We consider your entire well-being along with your oral health.

You will benefit from services such as:

• General Dentistry – Create a strong foundation of good oral health with preventive services such as cleanings, exams, nutritional counseling, gum disease treatment, and more.
• Cosmetic Dentistry – You’ll love your smile again by getting rid of stains with teeth whitening or hiding imperfections with veneers or bonding.
• Orthodontics – Create a more aligned smile and lessen TMJ problems with our orthodontic solutions. We also offer orthodontics for children that focuses on proper jaw development and can improve sleep-disordered breathing and similar issues.
• Restorative Dentistry – Repair and restore your bite with tooth fillings, crowns, bridges, and dentures.
• Dental Implants – Replace any number of missing teeth with dental implants. Unlike other kinds of teeth replacements, they prevent bone loss in your jaw.
• Dental Emergency Care – If you are dealing with a dental emergency, your dentist can help. We will try to see you the same day whenever possible.
• Oral Surgery – Your dentist will extract teeth that potentially put other healthy teeth at risk or if it’s a necessary part of a full-mouth reconstruction.
• Sleep Apnea Treatment – You can sleep through the night when you get an oral appliance that keeps your airways open. We can also arrange a home sleep test for you.
• TMJ Treatment – You’ll stop the problems related to your TMJs with Dr. Ikuta’s comprehensive solutions.

Call 559-643-2622 for an appointment at Ikuta Dental Health Center in Reedley. You can also request an appointment online.

Dr. Deric Ikuta Values His Patient Relationships

Dr. Deric Ikuta was raised in Reedley and graduated from Reedley High School. He went to UC Davis and received his bachelor’s degree in biology. From there, he attended the University of the Pacific Dugoni School of Dentistry, where he proudly earned his dental license in 2005. After graduation, he returned to his hometown and has been practicing ever since at Ikuta Dental Health Center.

Dr. Deric has attended over 1,000 hours of continuing education. It is both a passion and a source of pride for him to keep learning new advances in the dental field. He was the youngest dentist to achieve his LVI Fellow in 2009. His passion-filled purpose evolved in 2015 when he became a father. His daughter had severe feeding issues, which nearly led to a failure-to-thrive diagnosis. Her feeding issues were mostly due to having an undiagnosed and untreated tongue- and lip-tie. This sent him down an unplanned path. After attending several classes on tongue- and lip-ties, Dr. Deric became the first doctor in the Central Valley to perform laser surgery on tongue- and lip-ties. When his daughter started suffering from night terrors and was diagnosed with sleep apnea, Dr. Deric got educated on both sleep apnea and airway-centric orthodontics as his next area of focus.

Pursuing the type of dentistry that is personal to Dr. Deric is what sets him apart from the herd. He has empathy for his patients and what they have gone through. His kindness and passion really shine when he is working with patients who have issues similar to the ones that he was able to solve for his family.

When Dr. Deric is not at the office, you will find him spending time with his family and friends and enjoying sports, often combining those loves together. He enjoys watching a game or attempting to reclaim some semblance of youth by playing sports recreationally. He is also a big fan of comedy, including funny movies and stand-up comedy. He likes being around people who are funny and love to laugh, especially at his quirky jokes that only sort of make sense. He is also a voracious consumer of a wide variety of podcasts and cannot wait to tell you about them. You never know if he’ll start talking about theoretical physics, economics, or pop culture. It’s usually whatever happened to be on his podcast playlist that morning!