Western Dental & Orthodontics

3999 San Pablo Ave Suite H, Emeryville, CA 94608
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Opens today at 9:00am
SundayClosed
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 Emeryville, 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 Emeryville, 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 Emeryville, 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 4.6 out of 5 based on 36 reviews

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Isaac Howard
a year ago
I would rather pay out of pocket at a different dentist than return to this one. *Update: turns out this dentist caused nerve damage to my tooth. 1 star rating remains more than accurate.* In order of sequence, here are all the things that made me uncomfortable and angry with this office: 1. Initial consultation recommended that I get 4 fillings and 2 crowns. Since I stay up to date on my dental work and had just visited my home dentist in Minnesota only 4 months prior, I was very surprised at the recommendation. Sure enough, after going to another dentist for a second consultation, they recommended against any crowns. 2. When I arrived for my appointment to fix my four cavities, I was told they didn't schedule enough time to fix all four. They never told me this in advance. So I had to be okay with only two cavities being fixed. 3. Waited 20 minutes past my appointment start time until I was called back. 4. Dental hygienist began polishing my teeth. One of her colleagues had to show her how to use the polisher. Not the most comforting. 5. Once the actual dentist showed up, she began the cleaning. It actually hurt my teeth. In my 27 years of life, a dental cleaning has never intensely hurt my teeth. I told them to stop and just do my fillings instead. 6. The filling procedure was for only two cavities, but it took 1.5 hours. This is much longer than I have ever experienced at any other dentist. It was obvious that the dentist lacked precision. On the plus side, she ultimately ground down the fillings to make my bite feel natural.


Buddy Otis
a year ago
Wonderful office and great dentist! I'm usually afraid of going to the dentist but Dr. Kang fixed my broken filling for me! She took her time to make sure I was comfortable during the procedure. Everyone was nice and friendly!


Ali Darvish
a year ago
Great dental office. Dr. Kang is super friendly and was very thorough and careful during my cleaning and exam. Top notch dentist!


Daniel Liu
2 years ago
Dr. Kim and the staff are all amazing! The office is easy to get to with tons of parking spaces. The office is spotless, and the staff are extremely friendly. Visiting them makes me feel like visiting family because I know they will take care of me. I got my deep cleaning done twice with Dr. Kim. She is highly skilled, professional, and listens to your needs and concerns. I also got a fillings done by Dr.Kim. The whole process was fast and easy. My insurance covers a big part of the expenses. I would strongly recommend this if you are looking for a great dentist. Also, make sure you are also nice and kind, because this place is full of human kindness.


Gamila Toni Yungai
2 years ago
During each visit they provide great customer service and a friendly environment.


Alexandra Piza
2 years ago
(Translated by Google) Excellent service, I haven't been to the dentist since 2019 (I know, a long time) but the service was impeccable, the staff very friendly! Recommended (Original) Excelente servicio, no iba al odontologo desde el 2019 (lo se, mucho tiempo) pero el servicio fue impecable, el personal muy amigable!! Recomendado


Oscar Barrera
2 years ago
This office is very efficient and professional. The first time I went to the office, I was attended almost immediately. The front staff was super helpful and friendly. The dental assistant made sure everything went smoothly. The Doctor was also super friendly and made sure to keep me updated as much as possible. 10/10 would definitely recommend this office.


Susan Salcedo
2 years ago
Dr Hothi is great she treated me like her Mother cause she saw me in fear nervous I would recommend her to anybody And the staff is great thanks Doc excellent Job


DreadheadGal
2 years ago
Great customer service today!!


Ben Alderoty
2 years ago
Such friendly people!


Cindy M-R
2 years ago
The dentist here is the best I have ever been to. She is thorough, thoughtful and talented. I just had a old filling removed and replaced. Normally I have pain during the process, I told her this in advance and had no issues. The office staff is pleasant and efficient too. Thank you


Starr Pue
2 years ago
The dentist was very thorough and gentle. The staff is very nice and efficient. They made my visit very comfortable and accommodating.


janice barnes
2 years ago
Nice staff ! Dentist explained what was happening


Sibo Sang
2 years ago
Great experience. Spacious office, new equipment, easy to park, and most importantly friendly staff. I typically don't like to visit dental office as my throat is sensitive and X-ray will make me uncomfortable. But the team here is very professional and nice and today's experience using X-ray was much better. In addition, doctor also did a filling for me on the same day. Strongly recommend.


miss boo
2 years ago
Very patient and kind dentist and dental assistant front staff very pleasant I'm highly scared of the dentist and other WD but this one was excellent will only be coming to this location


paris stanley
2 years ago
hi yeah I have an appointment for a cleaning at 12:30 on January 13 they called me yesterday they move the appointment to 1130 but they never talk to me so I called back because they left me a message they wouldn't answer the telephone for three hours I called the main number they told me that the slot was been taken at 11:30 so you have your appointment originally at 12:30 so I went there at five after 12 the lady tells me that the lady the dentist is busy it'll take about 15 to 20 minutes so I told her no problem I'll go onto my car then I go on the car she calls me 20 minutes later and tells me that the dentist has somewhere to go and they called me yesterday and I was supposed to come in at 11:30 but she didn't tell me that when I first walked in made me wait additional 20 minutes come back this afternoon so I was supposed to play tag for four hours going to a dentist for a cleaning then when I got there the first time she wanted to hit me for a $15,000 dental bill that I have nothing wrong with my teeth this is a very bad place to go to have anything done they don't know what they're doing This is the place in Emeryville California western dentist I went back to get my cleaning as of today and it was a different person different person's actually in the office it made so much difference the lady did a good cleaning I will go back to get my cleaning done and I do need a cavity filled what's the other dentist recommended me putting a crown on top of it this one said it's too small so you can't do a crown that is why that other one shouldn't even be working down


Patricia Tellez
2 years ago
Dr.Kang has great chair-side manner, have lots of financial options


Jaekyung Kim
2 years ago
I got crown come off and I visited hurry-up. The dentist and every people were so kind and professional. I am super satisfied with the service.


Big Mizzo
2 years ago
Very professional work was done in a short time before I realized I was finished


Dulce510
2 years ago
The lady who was answering phone calls yesterday was very rude and unprofessional. She did not even try to help me or find a solution to my problem. I was going to take my kiddo here tomorrow but thanks to her for calling me back to cancel her appointment. Decided to take my business else where.


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