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Kayla M Walters, DMD

Kayla M Walters, DMD

General Dentist

4.7 out of 5.0
489 Ratings, 145 Comments

Dr. Walters’s Biography

Dr. Walters focuses on proactive and preventative dentistry as a means for ending the “drill and fill” cycle. As such, she doesn’t simply treat patients but also helps them understand their role in the proactive prevention of dental disease.

Dr. Walters is a compassionate dentist, known to commit time to philanthropic causes including her past role as President of the Student-Patient Assistance Program, where she helped raise funds for individuals who could not afford basic dental care. Outside of Willamette Dental, she’s a distance runner and YoungLife leader for Westview High School. She and her husband often enjoy hiking and exploring the Pacific Northwest.


Education

  • Dental School – Oregon Health and Science University School of Dentistry

Specialty Training

  • Cultural Sensitivity Training

Medicaid

  • Accepts Oregon Health Plan
  • Closed to New Pediatric and Adult Oregon Health Plan Patients

Languages Spoken

  • English

Patient Experience Survey Results

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Nov 22, 2025

5

Dr. Walter's is Great. She listens but you know and feels she cares.

Nov 23, 2025

4

Very good

Nov 14, 2025

5

Team is great and Dr. Walters is exceptional.

Nov 13, 2025

5

Dr Warters is ALWAYS THE BEST!!!!

Nov 10, 2025

5

Dr. Walters was exceptional! Very attentive, kind, went above and beyond.

Nov 9, 2025

5

My only complaint is the length of time it took to get an appointment. I was originally scheduled for two vanities but one proved to be complicated so they needed to postpone the second one to another time. A few weeks delay would've been fine but it was months before I could get back in again. I wasn't in pain so it was ok, just annoying. Otherwise my experience was 10/10. I'm very happy with Willamette Dental. Highly recommend!

Nov 8, 2025

5

Nice friendly office atmosphere.

Nov 1, 2025

5

Dental work is so expensive!!!!

Oct 31, 2025

5

Appointments are difficult to get in the afternoon. There were also no Saturday appointments. Please make evening and Saturday appointments available to accommodate patient work schedules.

Oct 31, 2025

5

Great this time. Israel was the best, kindest, gentlest hygienist I have had. Dentist friendly and quick.

Oct 25, 2025

5

An excellent team.

Oct 24, 2025

5

Everyone was friendly, expedient and professional. It's always a positive experience at Willamette Dental. Thank you!

Oct 24, 2025

5

I love this dental group. Thank you! :)

Oct 24, 2025

5

Dr Walters is a badass

Oct 18, 2025

5

Dr. Walters is always the fantastic one. I really like to be her patient. She is very thorough.

Oct 5, 2025

5

My son is autistic and they were gentle and understanding...

Oct 4, 2025

4

I never get a reminder to schedule my six month follow up

Oct 2, 2025

5

They all do an excellent job.

Sep 28, 2025

5

Thank you all for making a Dental appointment a pleasurable experience because of your kind words and true desire to take care of the people you are fortunate to help.

Sep 27, 2025

5

Great! They answered all my questions and reassured me I didn't have cancer like Google said I might have lol

Sep 27, 2025

5

I was very disappointed that I could not get a follow-up appointment for my new crown sooner than two months after this appointment. That's a long time to have to wear a temporary crown.

Sep 26, 2025

4

we need to figure out how to not-forget the Rx toothpaste. It happens every time - either we forget it at the front desk or it doesn't get sent to the pharmacy. For both my daughter AND myself this happens!

Sep 20, 2025

5

Dr. Walters is great in every aspect. Her assistant, Brittany, was also great. You are lucky to have both of them!!!

Sep 22, 2025

5

The person who cleaned my teeth was amazing. He was very gentle but thorough. He made sure that I wasn't in any pain and very considerate.

Sep 20, 2025

5

It was as good as a visit to the dentist can be

Sep 18, 2025

5

Love my dentist

Sep 19, 2025

5

Dr. Walter's was phenomenal in her listening and care and I am planning to make an appointment with her myself because she demonstrated such kindness and professionalism.

Sep 12, 2025

5

Thank you, everyone, for making it through the pandemic and continuing in this field. It is important work. And I appreciate the extra care each of you took.

Sep 12, 2025

5

Both our Dentist and Hygienist are Amazing! Thank you

Sep 12, 2025

5

As always, amazing team, great service and such good job explaining things. I forgot the name of the folks at this appointment but absolutely ALL of them were so lovely. My son walked out and said, "I really like that guy" - referring to the gentleman that took his xrays and worked on his teeth. Thank you all so much for the great work you do!

Sep 12, 2025

5

It's a little difficult not to be able to schedule out next appointments because they're not being released until at least 3 months down the road..

Sep 12, 2025

5

Dr. Walter's and Marina, her assistant, are the best. Considerate, professional, and friendly.

Sep 7, 2025

5

I have never felt so much compassion. I have struggled with taking care of my teeth for a long time and this is the first time I have not been made to feel bad about it. My dentist and dentist assistant are so kind and compassionate and really made an hour and half fly by like nothing.

Aug 30, 2025

5

I love the experience I have with Willamette Dental! You work with my schedule, everyone is caring and provides excellent suggestions. Thanks to you, my teeth are the healthiest they have ever been.

Aug 30, 2025

5

Isreal Hygienist knew basic conversation ASL which was a joy to warm up prior to x-ray! ASL interpreter was presented during entire appointment and was very professional. The Dentist caught on with how the interpreter voice my signing .

Aug 29, 2025

5

My hygienist and my Dr. Walters is amazing!

Aug 29, 2025

5

Dr. Walters and her dental assistant were very kind and professional very warm and caring was a pleasant experience for me

Aug 29, 2025

5

The dental assistant was very nice and polite, very good assistant to the doc. He had an unusual name, sorry can't remember it

Aug 30, 2025

5

The entire dental team we had was absolutely phenomenal. I love them. They were empathetic and compassionate to my son being scared, and they were really great. I give all of them a 10. I put a 7 down for improvement because I wish that there were either like a kid chair or a kid room, something that made it more friendly for a child's experience. Even though it's not a pediatric dentist's office, since they see pediatrics, then they should have some accommodations or things like that to make the experience better for children

Aug 28, 2025

4

She is an amazing dentist and is willing to go above and beyond to help her patients. Thank you!

Aug 23, 2025

5

thank you!

Aug 9, 2025

5

My dental hygienist was fantastic, and I wish these questions indicated them more than the dentists, as I've spent 90% of my visit with the hygienist - this review should be about that and not to rate the quick check-in with the dentist at the end, although teamwork is indicated as part of the review. She was very gentle, courteous, and kind, and what mattered the most was that they all felt genuine. She was lovely and respectful, the same way she was with me, to her teammates. As someone that also works with other people, I really appreciate persons like her that contribute significantly to the morale of the workplace, that turns into the positive sense of atmosphere felt by patients, like me.

Aug 9, 2025

5

I have always had a great experience with Willamette Dental. The staff and the dentists have always been so kind and have provided great care.

Aug 9, 2025

5

My visit with my dentist and hygienist was very pleasant!

Aug 8, 2025

5

I would love to be able to make an appointment sooner. I never get reminders and only being able to make an appointment 56 days out is very annoying. I teach and have to go every four months so being able to make appointments further out would be great!

Aug 8, 2025

5

Everyone was amazing and so helpful

Aug 8, 2025

2

I have been going here for YEARS and have documented my SEVERE mint allergy MULTIPLE times and MULTIPLE times I have been assured that it is an alert on my chart...And usually I make sure to remind everyone at each appointment. But this time I was very anxious about having a tooth extracted and forgot to remind them so OF COURSE, the FIRST thing the hygienist stuck in my mouth was a mint numbing gel. And I've once again been ASSURED that a note has been added to my chart noting this allergy...Fortunately she got it out almost immediately and rinsed my mouth well enough that I didn't have a reaction ..THIS TIME....but this was HORRIBLY dangerous for me and should NEVER HAVE HAPPENED TO BEGIN WITH as I have been assured MULTIPLE TIMES over MANY YEARS that this allergy is Noted PROMINENTLY in my chart. DO BETTER.

Jul 28, 2025

5

I really appreciated Israel's kind and gentle approach as my dental hygienist. He clearly cares and is knowledgeable about what he does. For someone like me who is always anxious at the dentist, this is such a comfort. Dr. Walters took time with me as a person first and also with my dental health. I appreciate that I have a history with the same dentist.

Jul 20, 2025

4

Overall great experience with answers to my questions and thorough inspection to figure out the reason for my emergency appt.

Jul 18, 2025

5

A triage appt; I was glad to get in within an hour of contacting the scheduler. Each step of the way the staff explained their observations and what they intended to do. Quick, painless, well done. Many thanks.

Jul 18, 2025

4

The gentleman at the front desk when I came in was amazing. I did not have an appointment and I was in a ton of pain, he could see that I was hurting. As usual you guys had a full schedule. He didn't laugh me out of the building asking to be seen. He said have a seat and let me see what I can do. I was brought in, taken care of and sent on my way in less than an hour. Yes the Doc and her assistant were both amazing. But the guy at the front was the real MVP for me. Thank you again.

Jul 12, 2025

5

Great team that I have been seeing for several years now. Different faces over the years but the same great care.

Jul 12, 2025

5

I like the approach to just getting things taken care of. No shame or blame given.

Jul 12, 2025

5

Awesome people that work there.

Jul 11, 2025

5

Israel, the hygienist, was friendly and thorough. I have been assigned to him before and he is excellent. Great manner and seems very competent at what he does. Dr. Walters is also friendly and helpful. They are a great team.

Jul 9, 2025

2

Scheduling appointments is the worst experience I have ever had with a dentist a office. You have to wait until 6 weeks before you can schedule the template to schedule is not booked far enough out for a reasonable person. Almost all dental offices you can book out an year.

Jul 9, 2025

5

My dental hygienist was amazing, so professional, thorough and knowledgeable. Thank you!

Jul 9, 2025

5

I think your entire staff are amazing. They're very nice. They're personable. They're knowledgeable. Israel's amazing. Dr. Walters is amazing. Everybody I talk to is a 10. They're all rock stars, and I'm really happy to be a patient there. Thank you.

Jul 4, 2025

5

It was great, thankyou

Jul 9, 2025

4

I Just have not received an appointment update with the Denturist.

Jul 5, 2025

5

Everyone from the person who took me to the back room to the hygienist and the dentist were fantastic. They were very helpful and personable.

Jul 4, 2025

5

My hygienist was gentle!

Jun 28, 2025

5

New patient visit went great and helped with next steps

Jun 26, 2025

5

Ming was amazing, friendly, knowledgeable, professional, an fun. Dr Walter's was amazing, personable, and professional.

Jun 26, 2025

5

All of the staff were fantastic

Jun 26, 2025

3

My dental hygienist was quite thorough and pleasant.

Jun 22, 2025

5

It was grateful so far I'm waiting my next appointment to see the results Because I have very bad experience on the first appointment before

Jun 20, 2025

5

The lady who cleaned my teeth was great!! Best hygienist I've had.

Jun 14, 2025

5

Excellent dental work completed by Dr. Walters

Jun 7, 2025

5

Israel was the most thorough and professional dental hygienist I've ever met! From start to finish, I felt like I was in the best hands and so heard with no judgment while also getting great advice to do my best with my dental routine. Dr. Walters is also so much more detail oriented and cautious to make sure I'm taking the proper precautions for my dental health. So very grateful for this team!

Jun 7, 2025

5

Dr. Walters was excellent as usual. This is the first time I have had her assistant, Israel. He was great!! His assistant Marena was also great. I highly recommend all three of them. I have been with Willamette Dental since 1978 when they had only one Oregon location on SW Jefferson Street in the Goose Hollow area.

Jun 11, 2025

5

Dr. Walters, and the hygienist Israel are really professional, explain everything really well. They are so welcoming and make sure that the patient is comfortable. They make the appointment so smooth and relaxing.

May 31, 2025

5

Loved the staff and service. Thank you!!

Jun 1, 2025

5

Everything was wonderful.

May 31, 2025

5

Dr. Walters, Marina and Loan took excellent care of me during my annual cleaning. The entire team is friendly and gentle.

May 22, 2025

5

It was my first time meeting Dr Walters, and she was so focused and engaged, it was like meeting a friend. We also chatted like friends do. A blessing!

May 23, 2025

5

Very kind and good at their jobs. Efficient as well

May 23, 2025

4

I don't usually love the going to the dentist but I came away with clean teeth and a lift in my spirit. My dentist and hygienist were both so kind and light.

May 18, 2025

5

I had a crown fall off and WD got me an appointment within 4 hours. Pleased with the prompt response.

May 17, 2025

5

I've always had a great experience with Willamette Dental - Beaverton since I've been a patient. From checking in to checking out, every one is always very pleasant! Dr Walters always addresses my dental issues and I always go home pain-free. Professional and friendly. :)

May 16, 2025

5

So kind and gentle, always appreciate the professionalism and care.

May 16, 2025

5

As always friendly, professional staff.

May 16, 2025

5

Great!

May 17, 2025

5

Everyone is very nice and helpful. Front office peeps are always friendly!

May 16, 2025

5

This team of providers were excellent! Thank you!

May 15, 2025

5

I very much enjoyed my experience at Willamette Dental as a new patient.

May 10, 2025

5

Great staff and listen carefully.

Apr 27, 2025

5

Marina M. Was the best dental assistant. Very informative, professional and friendly. Dr. Walters showed that she really cared and gave me the information I needed to understand my situation. The front desk staff were very friendly and efficient.

Apr 25, 2025

5

We love the hygienist Israel. He is so good at his job and always makes Zoey feel comfortable. Also Dr. Walters is fantastic. Dream team!

Apr 25, 2025

5

I was very happy with my first experience with Willamette Dental! My dental hygienist was top notch!

Apr 24, 2025

5

Great appointment!

Apr 17, 2025

5

They are a good team

Apr 15, 2025

5

My dental hygienist was very nice and friendly and so was the dentist

Apr 11, 2025

1

The woman working reception was not polite and rude in her tone. Please train them to use kindness when working the counter.

Apr 7, 2025

2

I'm having a hard time signing a good appointment for my daughter or like an emergency appointment or something. It was really hard to get an appointment. I would like to see if you have more appointments available when needed.

Apr 5, 2025

5

They did such a great job and helped my daughter a lot she had been in pain for days and they helped her. Did an amazing job on the tooth extraction

Apr 3, 2025

5

Everyone is absolutely great and professional. Extremely satisfied

Mar 24, 2025

5

Everything is perfect.

Mar 22, 2025

4

The office did very well at educating me on different options. One of the things that it just takes so long to get into the dental office to get an appointment. You got to wait months to get an appointment, which I don't think is really appropriate. That needs to be rectified. Also, more of a detailed understanding on the options. Like I wanted to get some different things, and they didn't know all the answers that I had for my questions because they had to talk to a specialist, someone that wasn't in the office. So just being able to be more informative with prices and things of that nature and then being able to get appointments sooner, not a month away. My next appointment is a month and a half away. So, yeah.

Mar 21, 2025

5

The whole staff was great, and everybody was super kind!

Mar 17, 2025

3

It took forever to get an appointment and the dentist seemed rushed.

Mar 16, 2025

5

I received excellent care at my recent appointment!

Mar 21, 2025

4

This might be a good time to offer your Providers customer-focused training.

Mar 16, 2025

5

I could not be any happier with Willamette Dental. Thank you for doing a great job!

Mar 9, 2025

5

Everyone is always so kind and caring. They listen to me when I'm nervous and provide excellent care and compassion

Mar 7, 2025

5

Provider was first rate! I was upset that it took so long to get an appointment

Mar 5, 2025

5

The hygienist really took his time to clean my teeth, and did an awesome job! Thank you!

Mar 5, 2025

5

I was so scared! My dentist and all the assistants and techs were so nice! Everybody made me feel welcome and calm.

Mar 2, 2025

4

Thanks to your dental assistants I now know that I should know my A1C # before dental extractions.

Feb 28, 2025

5

Dr Walters is always so kind and patient when I have questions or when I'm overwhelmed and need a break. I appreciate her a lot.

Feb 24, 2025

5

Everyone at Willamette Dental is Patient, friendly, informative and so easy and pleasant to work with.

Feb 24, 2025

5

I am happy with new provider

Feb 24, 2025

5

Loved my hygienist. She was very kind and helpful.

Feb 24, 2025

5

I thought what you did very well was offer a different dentist than my regular dentist for the appointment and allowed me to move over to this dentist as my primary care dentist. That was excellent.

Feb 24, 2025

5

Perfect will return

Feb 21, 2025

4

Thanks

Feb 17, 2025

5

Dr. Walter's, Zara & Sophia were excellent. It was my first visit to Willamette Dental and they made me feel comfortable and welcome even though it was 7am. They were thoroughly professional and friendly.

Feb 15, 2025

5

Very good.

Feb 13, 2025

5

It has always been a warm and friendly experience aside from the awesome care and time spent on me. Thank you!

Feb 9, 2025

5

a little difficult to schedule the next visit

Feb 8, 2025

5

Thank you!!

Feb 7, 2025

5

My hygienist was fantastic!

Feb 6, 2025

5

Dr. Walters is incredible! My son had a terrible experience with a different provider and was scared to go back to the Dentist. Thanks to Dr. Walters he is no longer afraid! She is warm, kind and gentle, she took time to talk to him about everything she was doing and explained why she was doing it. She patiently answered all of his questions and took excellent care of him! She is genuinely the best provider we have had! I also appreciate that her hygienist was patient and gave my son breaks from cleaning when he asked for them! We are beyond greatful for her and her team!

Feb 5, 2025

5

They were patient and encouraging with my child.

Feb 2, 2025

5

Dr. Walter's what what i need in a dentist. Very understanding and happy to take the time for me to feel safe and comfortable. This was hands down my best experience at a dentists ever even though I got the start of a root canal.

Feb 3, 2025

5

This was a great appointment. Everyone was kind and helpful today.

Feb 2, 2025

5

Dr. Walters is an awesome provider. She did such a good job on my filling that it looked like it prevented a crown from being necessary. I just can't say enough about her. She's very professional. Thank you.

Feb 2, 2025

5

Hi, Dr. Walters is absolutely fabulous. She's helped me tremendously, helped me learn, and so did the hygienist, more flossing or less flossing or more brushing, whatever it may be, she's really helped my teeth stay in very healthy shape. I want to thank her and have a great day. Bye.

Feb 1, 2025

5

My hygienist was excellent and gentle and reinforcing all the good things I'm doing. I love my dentist because she remembers me and genuinely acts like she cares for me. Great team!!

Jan 24, 2025

3

It should not take a week to process a referral. Wait one week then get a phone call to schedule an appointment. Unacceptable delay for tooth pain. Referrals are done electronically. Should receive call 1-2 days to receive treatment schedule options.

Jan 17, 2025

5

Dr Walter's was very nice and helpful with what I was wanting for my dental plans. Especially for my first visit to Willamette dental group. I look forward to having her as my dentist

Jan 18, 2025

5

Appointment times are way too far.

Jan 16, 2025

4

you have always done dental work for me and my blood pressure was never really an issue. now you won't do major dental work unless my blood pressure is lower?

Jan 12, 2025

1

I've called William and Dental directly to report the specifics of this visit.

Jan 11, 2025

5

Everything went well and the Dental group were pretty efficient, professional and helpful!

Jan 9, 2025

5

I am pregnant, and had a horrible fall and broke my front tooth, The dentist was great. I would recommend her 10/10 The dental assistant was a little annoyed with me and seemed a little rude

Jan 5, 2025

4

I'm still waiting for the Dr to contact the denturest for an appointment if I didn't get dropped through the cracks?

Jan 2, 2025

5

I received the best service ever!

Dec 28, 2024

5

Please look into the Colgate recycling program for used and empty toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes and caps and floss containers I think it is through Exterra Thank you

Dec 28, 2024

5

Great experience.

Dec 27, 2024

5

Dr Walters and her assistant Zehra took great care of my daughter. Very professional and caring team. Thank You!

Dec 21, 2024

5

My dental hygienist Israel went above and beyond. He has wonderful bedside manner! Kudos to great customer service.

Dec 21, 2024

5

Definitely appreciate their kindness and wonderful information on all things dental. I look forward to my future appointments!

Dec 19, 2024

5

My dentist and assistant Annie were very good and very professional. I would only ask that they give a little more info about what they were doing at each step. But they had a very challenging angle to navigate, to fill my tooth, so I am very grateful!

Dec 13, 2024

4

I had a chipped tooth and needed an emergency appointment. I waited 2+ weeks which was really scary

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