Western Dental & Orthodontics

Western Dental & Orthodontics - General dentist in Concord, CA
1821 Concord Ave, Concord, CA 94520
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Opens tomorrow at 9:00am
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Monday9:00am - 6:00pm
Tuesday9:00am - 6:00pm
Wednesday9:00am - 6:00pm
Thursday9:00am - 6:00pm
Friday9:00am - 6:00pm
Saturday8:00am - 4:30pm

We're here to make sure everyone has access to complete dental care of the highest quality. Not just check-ups and fillings: complete dental care including braces, implants and oral surgery. We have everything a healthy smile requires in one place.

We set our prices for people, not pop stars. Plus we accept almost every insurance plan, offer our own plans for people without insurance and help you cover the bill with CareCredit and in-house financing.

Western Dental & Orthodontics - General dentist in Concord, CA

Weve been making quality care more affordable since our founder, Dr. Curtis Beauchamp, opened his first office in 1903. Like a lot of visionaries back then in Los Angeles, he did a lot more than start a practice. He opened up dentistry to the people and championed the idea that everyone should have good oral health.

He did it by delivering excellent care at affordable prices and letting his patients pay over time. Back then, they called it 'Credit Dentistry.' These days, it 's how almost all of us afford the braces, root canals and implants we need.

By the 1930s Dr. Beauchamp and his son, Dr. Robert F. Beauchamp were treating thousands of patients at multiple locations. Fast forward to today, and we serve over 1 Million people a year in four states.

Western Dental & Orthodontics - General dentist in Concord, CA

At Western Dental, were all about teeth young ones, old ones, shiny ones, crooked or chipped ones. Thats why you can think of us as your Dental Home. Becauseno matter what your tooth issue, were here to resolve it.

Our general dentists, specialists and hygienists are all under one roof. Which means that treatment for implants, or braces, or periodontal care can take place in the same office. Panoramic x-rays, oral surgery, restorative work requires a visit to only one location. And families are welcome from young children to senior citizens because we have specialists for every age. That can save you time and expense plus assure you of quality care by one familiar, cohesive team.

Daniel D. Crowley began leading Western Dental in July 2015. He has been providing dynamic leadership to healthcare services companies, including dental payer and provider organizations, for more than 30 years.

Daniel D. Crowley served as Chairman of the Board of Foundation Health Systems, Inc., now known as Health Net. Before that, he served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of one of its predecessor companies, Foundation Health Corporation. Mr. Crowley came to Foundation Health Corporation from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Ohio, where he led operations as the Executive Vice President.

Mr. Crowley built Foundation Health into a Fortune 500 enterprise, with 23 HMOs and more than 17,000 employees in 225 locations, serving the group, individual, Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE health benefit markets with an array of integrated health benefit products.

In 1997, Mr. Crowley founded Dynamic Healthcare Solutions to invest and consult in the healthcare industry. Through Dynamic, he has served as a Senior Advisor to a number of major investment firms, served on boards of certain portfolio companies, performed due diligence on investment opportunities across the U.S., and served as a healthcare restructuring officer, senior management advisor, and chief executive.

Jeffs professional career has focused on supporting quality care at health care organizations including hospitals, dialysis facilities, and radiology practices. Prior to joining Western Dental, Jeff spent several years as Vice President Deputy General Counsel and was named Acting General Counsel at DaVita, a Fortune 500 provider of kidney care with more than 2,900 dialysis centers in the United States and internationally. At DaVita, he oversaw legal affairs and managed the companys 75+ member legal team, including oversight of M&A activity which included a merger that doubled the size of the company and approximately 30-40 practice acquisitions per year. He also had legal oversight of the companys first international expansion sites. More recently, Jeff served as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for Imaging Advantage, a radiology practice management company.

Before taking in-house legal roles, Jeff was an Associate with Latham & Watkins, where he represented large health insurance companies, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies. He also worked at RAND Health where he advised state governments in connection with health care financing initiatives aimed at increasing access to care.

Prior to joining Western Dental, Dr. Luther served as the Chief Dental Officer & Senior Vice President-Dental Management for DentaQuest, the third-largest oral health enterprise in the country, and served as Chief Dental Officer for UnitedHealthCare Dental, where he was responsible for the development of consumer-driven solutions that support quality of care and managed costs. Dr. Luther also spent five years with the American Dental Association, where he served as Senior Vice President overseeing the division of dental practice, and spent several years with Delta Dental of California. Previously he owned and operated a successful private dental practice in Placentia, CA.

Preet Takkar has overall responsibility for operations, including regional field and clinical support, in the organizations dental practices in California, Texas Arizona, Alabama and Nevada. Preet also oversees the companys Information Technology, Revenue Cycle, Business Intelligence, and Patient Financing functions.

Preet began his career as a software developer for one of the countrys leading dental practice management software companies, and in the years following has run local dental offices, led regional and statewide operations, overseen practice and financial reporting for an orthodontic practice management firm, and headed IT for a multi-state group dental practice and dental HMO.

Prior to Western Dental, Preet served as Senior Vice President-Practice Financial and Reporting Services for OrthoSynetics, the leading provider of practice management services to orthodontic and dental clinics throughout the U.S., and Vice President of Billing, Collections, and Financial Services for Coast Dental, the fifth largest dental provider in the U.S. with 190 affiliated practices in Florida, Georgia, California, Nevada, and Texas.

Bill Dembereckyj is the head ofstrategic thinking and knowledge integration, leading growth initiatives, including all aspects of M&A and De Novo (new location) strategies. Bill also supported Western Dental as the former Chief Financial Officer.

Bill has nearly 30 years of financial and operational experience in the healthcare and insurance industries. Prior to assuming responsibilities as Western Dentals CSO, Bill served as the CFO, leading the firm through financial stability despite COVID health barriers. Beforejoining Western Dental, Bill served as COO and CFO at HealthSmart, leading the firm through a vigorous business development program that completed 16 acquisitions over a 30-month period and made HealthSmart the largest independent administrator of self-funded health plans in the nation, according to Business Insurance Magazine. Before joining HealthSmart, Bill also had expanding responsibilities as CFO, COO and President at New Life Treatment Centers, a national, venture-capital backed, behavioral healthcare firm. Bill began his career in the Chicago office of KPMGs audit practice.

Bill holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Biola University and a Master of Science in Organizational Behavior and Strategy from the University of Texas at Dallas. He is a licensed CPA through the California State Board of Accountancy and a member of the AICPA.

Western Dental & Orthodontics - General dentist in Concord, CA

Paul Holt heads all financial operations for the organization, including internal and external financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, and purchasing. He is also the interface with the Companys equity and lending partners and credit reporting agencies.

Mr. Holt comes to Western Dental with more than 20 years of experience as a chief financial officer, including 18 years with healthcare companies that were publicly traded NextGen Healthcare, Inc. and NantHealth, Inc. where he helped lead an initial public offering. He has also held financial leadership positions in companies engaged in waste management and recycling, manufacturing and distribution. He began his career in public accounting, where he was a Senior Staff Accountant for McGladrey & Pullen, LLC, now known as RSM US LLP.

Paul earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, cum laude, from University of California, Irvine, and a Master of Business Administration with a Concentration in Accounting from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He was named the Orange County Public Company CFO of the Year in 2012 by the Orange County Business Journal.

Dr. Meng joined Western Dental in 1994 as an Associate Dentist. She was a practicing dentist for 12 years before taking a leadership role in operations as a Clinical Director. She later led the development of the organizations extensive orthodontic program now the largest in the United States and then, as Senior Vice President, Specialty Services, developed and operationally supported the extensive network that serves the specialty needs of patients in 325 Western Dental, Brident and Vital Smiles offices in California, Texas, Arizona, Alabama and Nevada.

Earlier in her career, Dr. Meng taught at UCLA Dental School, where she also conducted oral cancer research, and at UCLA Medical School as an Oral Pathology Specialist. Dr. Meng has been a licensed dentist in the state of California since 1994.

Bob Eisen has more than 25 years of human resources leadership experience, including 20 years in healthcare-related organizations. He has held HR positions at Quest Diagnostics and several hospital groups, including Hospital Corporation of America and, most recently, spent five years with St. Joseph Health in Irvine, Calif., where he was Vice President, Talent.

During his career, Bob has successfully built and led strong HR departments that helped organizations succeed. He has created career ladders with training and development that helped team members build rewarding, long-term careers, and he has created programs to compensate and reward fairly for performance, while fostering cultures that attracted talented individuals and fueled organizational energy and chemistry.

Bob received a Bachelor of Science from Arizona State University and a Master of Health Administration from the University of Southern California. Bob is also certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR).

Eric comes to Western Dental with nearly 20 years of healthcare compliance, privacy, regulatory, accreditation and legal experience. He was recently Vice President Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Privacy Officer for KPC Healthcare, Inc. in Orange County, California, where his responsibilities included seven acute care hospitals one with a Level II trauma center eight long-term care facilities, an urgent care center, an ambulatory surgery center, and a physician group. Before that he was Director of Compliance and Revenue Integrity for Maricopa Integrated Health System in Phoenix, an organization with 500 hospital beds, a Level I trauma center, an academic medical center and 11 federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in the community. He was also Corporate Compliance Manager for Parkland Health and Hospital System, a major academic and trauma center in Dallas; an Attorney Advisor for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Medical Hearings and Appeals in Miami; an Accreditation Specialist for the Council on Education for Public Health; and an Assistant Public Defender in the First Judicial Circuit of Florida.

Erics career in dentistry started at Western Dental nearly 30 years ago. He subsequently pursued his career in operational roles at dental service organizations that included Pacific Coast Dental, SmileCare Family Dentistry, West Coast Dental and OrthoSynetics. Since rejoining Western Dental in 2015 as Vice President, Orthodontics, he significantly expanded the organizations orthodontics program, which made more confident smiles possible for thousands of individuals with both traditional braces and the companys ClearArc orthodontic aligners.

Reporting to the Executive Vice President, Clinical Care, Patricia is expanding her role to include responsibility for operational support of all dental specialties, including oral surgery, periodontics, endodontics and pediatric dentistry.

Patricia joined Western Dental in 2015 as Vice President of Soft Tissue Management, a role in which she developed a hygiene program and recruited and deployed nearly 150 hygienists across the company. She has also developed and launched key initiatives for dental implants and a variety of other oral health care products and services. Earlier in her career, Patricia launched and led a number of dental product and service initiatives at SmileCare and SmileBrands. Before that, she started and led a sales team at Orapharma to serve dental service organizations.

Vikash has over 20 years of experience in finance and accounting, including 12 years with publicly traded companies, including Aramark Corporation and Republic Services, Inc. Prior to Western Dental, he served as Vice President of Finance for Athens Services, a leading Southern California environmental services firm, where he built a strong team while working closely with the leadership to support effective decision-making. He has extensive experience in financial modeling, pricing, contract negotiations, strategic planning, acquisitions and annual budget preparation, and he is adept at making financial analysis easy to understand and helpful to Operations.. He began his career in public accounting, in India, with M.G. Todi & Co., where he was a senior auditor.

Western Dental attracts some of the best and brightest dentists from top dental schools across the country and around the world. And every one of them is dedicated to helping you chew, nibble, gnaw, smile and help you keep those pearly whites for a lifetime.

Our dentists are passionate about providing patients with the best possible dental care. Thats why every Board-certified Western Dental dentist stays on top of the latest technical training in their area of expertise by completing an ongoing series of clinical education courses throughout their employment. It keeps them up to date on the most effective clinical practices and technologies available in the industry. We not only demand that of our dental professionals, but we make it our pledge to you.

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Rating 3.2 out of 5 based on 300 reviews

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Harry
a year ago
The worst DENTAL services that you could get.Their staff is so untrained and rude as they hate their job so much.Everyone seems to be not caring and having me wait for more than an hour for 2.pm appointment..We value our time and commitments and understand that you guys don't.Would never recommend this place to anyone.


Marcos Ortiz
a year ago
They were kind and worked with me and explained everything to me


Loaded Chach
a year ago
Horrible the woman dentist did not have enough strength to remove the tooth that needed to be extracted Also overtightened my stitches now I'm in worst pain I went to another dentist they removed the Stitches She was killing Apart of my gums I highly suggest never going here They speak in Spanish in front of the customer and saying that there'd be a big baby This place is not professional they talk in different language behind people's backs


Majanique Anderson
a year ago
I gave this dental office 5 stars solely because of their dental assistant Ramisha, she made me feel so comfortable and relaxed despite the fact that I'm extremely scared of the dentist. Thankyou so much Ramisha


Yila Mac
a year ago
Ramisha is amazing she knows what she is doing and I can tell she has passion she didn't make me feel bad even though I have one tooth she just brushed it now my tooth is pearly white and I get compliments all the time thanks ramisha


Fahad Khan
a year ago
If I could give 0 stars I would I've been a recurring patient at the concord california location for over 5 years. I just did my Invisalign treatment and spent almost six thousand on that process. On 09-23-2022 I went in for a routine clean and to get X-rays for my wisdom teeth removal my appointment was at 4:15, I had arrived earlier as I always do. It took them almost an hour before I was even brought back I had X rays done and the dentist did the routine check on my teeth. Then I sat in the chair waiting to get my teeth cleaned for another hour only to be told they would reschedule as they don't have the proper equipment and are now closing for the day. I took time off work to get this handled. Nothing is ever organized here or done right. I truly would not recommend your establishment to anyone. Quite honestly the worst patient care I've ever received this is coming from someone that works in healthcare. It's sad as every time something goes wrong but this was my breaking point I've been patient with staff and the situation but to make me waste valuable hours and be told I'd have to come back is absurd. I hope this gets addressed and better practices are implemented. For the sake of not only myself but every patient that visits here.


Jeanie Gelineau
a year ago
I made the appointment and got in the next day. Everyone was really nice and respectful.


Ron Hoover
a year ago
Dr. Wakefield is one of the best dentists ever.


J Gustav Murray
2 years ago
Felt well taken care of and high quality work performed on my front teeth...thank you!!!


Erica, lol
2 years ago
Everyone is very courteous and thorough


Krisdy Riddle
2 years ago
Worst dental place you could ever go to. They're corrupt, unprofessional, and I will always warn people about how awful this establishment is. I have multiple horror stories about this WD but trust me when I say avoid this place at all costs.


Patrick Baird Jr
2 years ago
This facility is unclean unsanitary and unfit The billing department of corporate are rude hateful good hateful and will not build your insurance company correctly Do yourself favor go someplace else


Kate Rowley
2 years ago
If you can, try another facility - very poorly organized, late, unclean, and services are apparently not guaranteed. 1. I had to call to make an appointment, as their online system wouldn't allow me to book more than 2 weeks out. 2. I had to confirm my appointments (orthodontist consultation and dental cleaning) no less than 6 times - twice by email, twice by text, and twice by reminder calls - this seems excessive. 3. On my appointment day, the facility was already backed up (and dirty) at 8:45am for my 9am on Saturday morning. I filled out paperwork and was seen at 9:30am. 4. I opted to have an orthodontist consultation to get a quote (I had gone 2 other places and wanted a 3rd quote). The orthodontist started off positive, but said I wasn't a candidate for clear braces - both other orthodontists had said I was, so this was strange. Upon hearing I wasn't interested in traditional braces (only clear braces) he cut me off and said we were done and told me to leave the room. This was strange, bordering on rude behavior. 5. I then had a dental cleaning appointment. I checked in and was asked to fill out the same paperwork again. 6. I was called up and asked to fill out the paperwork a third time - they had somehow lost it in the 45 minute gap of time. They also shared they were running an hour behind as one dentist had called in. I was fine, as this happens. However, when I dropped the third set of paperwork off at the desk they confirm I was there for an exam and x-rays, not a cleaning. I clarified I would not have booked without a cleaning, at which point they shared I probably wouldn't be seen that day and would have to book another appointment to have a cleaning. I opted to leave - this was at 10:45am (my appointment was at 10:15am).


Todays Dentistry
2 years ago
very pleased with the help we received from your employee named Consuelo portillo she was very helpful in helping a patiens daughter with her appt and treatment questions. we will continue to referred patients to your office thank you in advance


Ada luz Rodriguez
2 years ago
(Translated by Google) I have been looking for a dental office for a long time and this clinic is very good, I will come back here to do my dental treatments. Everyone very friendly starting with the receptionist Consuelo, the doctors and the assistants! (Original) Tengo mucho tiempo buscando una oficina dental y esta clinica es muy buena, regresare aqui para hacer mis tratamientos dentales. Todos muy amables empezando con la recepcionista Consuelo, los doctores y los asistentes!


Haley Davis
2 years ago
Thank you Western Dental in Concord! This office accommodating me, was attentive, and also seemed like they were having a good time in the office. I enjoy being a part of an office with joy I did have to wait a bit in the office to be called but the staff was apologetic and helped to get my in as soon as possible. This office is busy! The doctor was able to fill more teeth than anticipated. Great outcome!


Francisco Garcia
2 years ago
Very good service doctor was helpful also front desk receptionist Consuelo was very helpful with helping me with my paperwork.


Leani Dawson
2 years ago
Consuelo was so very helpful when I called, answered all of my questions,all my concerns where put to rest. I would definitely referred relatives and friends to this office very great job Your employee is very nice and sweet.


Tera Uppstad
2 years ago
I love Lula.. Lourdes and Dr. Wakefield are amazing. Dr. Wakefield is thorough and precise. Detail oriented and takes his time to do a great job. Lula is just love. She Ivan make the most scared patient feel secure and calm. I come here for both of these people! I highly recommend them both!


Yaeree Nnii
2 years ago
Taylor is amazing, she was an angel! she treat me with so much empathy and professionalism. She took the time to explain everything and provide me with prices, process, and ways to overcome my fear to dentistry. She also maximized my insurances and brought the best financial plan possible. Thank you Taylor.


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