Western Dental & Orthodontics

Western Dental & Orthodontics - General dentist in Los Angeles, CA
1054 Vine St, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Closed today
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 Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles, 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 2.8 out of 5 based on 180 reviews

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Jeanette St. John
a year ago
Friendly staff, super clean, reasonable wait time, thank you Dr. Mariam and each and everyone in the office!!


Priscila Velez-Gomez
a year ago
I'm so thankful


Reyes Family
a year ago
After leaving my last review, this company has continually called me to harass me over money they claim I owe them even though I called them and called my appointments and have not had any dental work done. I've called the customer service number numerous times, to get people that hardly speak English hang up on me over and over. And as of 10/31/2022 the manager of this location STILL has not called me. Now I have to get a lawyer involved.


Aniston Pendry
a year ago
Scam! Scam! Scam! I have been dealing with one tooth at this location for 5 years. 2 fillers, 1 crown and 2 failed root canal. The first doctor who did my root canal literally forgot a gauze in the pocket that rot in there. The second time, after 3 months, it started smelling bad again. I came there over 6 times before I finally convinced them to pull it. Here we are, a month later after pull and ($5300) later, pocket still smells badly. This has been a nightmare. A complete scam to keep me coming back to spend money. Incompetent doctors, rude receptionists. 5 years of pure nonsense. I am traumatized. I am considering a lawsuit because I have no idea what else to do.


Bella Bellisima
a year ago
All the staff is amazing. Lupita, and Arpa, thank you for your patience and calmness with my nervousness.


R. E.T.
a year ago
All doctors and staff are very patient and friendly. They truly care about the health of your teeth and your experience. Dr. Mariana is FANTASTIC! She was very patient during my experience and took things slow with me as a result of my asthma and breathing problems. Best experience ever.


Cssandraw
a year ago
Long wait and they told me multiple times that my insurance does not cover teeth cleanings which it does! Waste of time


Jessie Boyba
a year ago
The Doctor are nice, except for the receptionist


Julia Ruiz
a year ago
(Translated by Google) All perfect (Original) Todo perfecto


Alina Perlstein
a year ago
Don't ever go here


Jason Bailey Fint
a year ago
Amazing staff! Very professional, very kind. The dentists are the BEST!


Alex Williams
a year ago
Been here twice and three hours for a cleaning. How are we two hours behind and you've been open for two hours?? Absurd. Staff appropriately


sasha Pabirskaya
a year ago
I would never recommend this, my worst enemy does not deserve such poor service. Waiting time is 3 hours minimum. Appointment or not you have to wait and staff has no idea when you will be seen. Extremely rude and unapologetic. Took them over 2 months and a million phone calls to submit paperwork for insurance approval. All that time leaving my grandpa debilitated with no teeth. If you value your dental health, mental health, and time do NOT come here. They are disorganized, rude, a waste of time, as well as providers that make poor decisions and too many mistakes.


goodbye dog
a year ago
Very good experience. Very friendly. Will be going back to get the rest of my teeth fixed!


Gilbert V
a year ago
Stay Away Be Warned. They are just wasting time and the scheduling meaning nothing. They have so many bad reviews and I see why now. It's the worse dental office in Hollywood. We waited 2 hours on an appointment before we were seen or worked on.


Jessica Elias
a year ago
It was my first time being seen at this dentist office, & with all gratitude i write this review the team was extremely helpful polite, i got there early there wasn't too much wait, i got my general appointment then i had my orthodontist appointment the same day , you can book online as well very helpful & convenient. The receptionist were so sweet , and the dentist assistants Eveyln & Angie very sweet girls they communicated all the way with me until my doctor came in Dr.Han she was so nice patient. no complaints. Got my braces installed the same day and they did an amazing job they took gery good care of me. it did take some time but they really did an amazing job , im thankful i gave them a try. Thank you western dental.


Omar Agustin
a year ago
(Translated by Google) They treated me very well, good service from Helen dr yen and harp (Original) Me atendieron muy bien bien servicio de Helen dr yen y arpa


John Tulp
a year ago
This place felt like one of those mall skincare stores that will bring you in for a complimentary facial then sell you thousand dollar lotion. They upsold me on everything from costly bacterial eliminating "laser" treatments and gingivitis retainers that are out of insurance and cost hundreds of dollars. They will tell you that your teeth are in terrible shape and need immediate attention. Based on my experience, they knowingly push their lower-income customers (myself included) to finance these costly and unnecessary treatments. I walked out before they started when they told me my simple cleaning would cost upwards of $1000 WITH insurance. These salespeople present themselves under the guise of being dental professionals- you're better off going just about anywhere else.


Doretha Warrick
a year ago
This office location is very clean, employees are extremely friendly and nice, but there's not enough parking space.


Damian Finol
2 years ago
Second time patient here. They push you to get x-rays every time, if you're someone who has good health history you DO NOT need them, in fact the ADA says should be very 26-32 months. When I told them I just wanted the cleaning, they said "by law we have to". This is a lie, the law signed in CA in 2020 says ONLY if you're doing orthodontics (e.g braces, Invisalign). I arrived the second time for my 12:00 appt at 11:30am and by 1:00 I still hadn't been seen. When I was finally sat, and after the usual x-ray push that puts me off, I was asked to set up the next appointment right away, I told them I just wanted to do the cleaning and I'd call later to set up the next one. I told them we could do it after the cleaning and that's when they told me it would be at least 2 more hours wait before the hygienist could see me, FOUR hours after my noon appt. Avoid, unless you have an emergency, a whole free day, like to be pushed on things you don't need then don't waste your time. There're other dentists around that'll respect your time.


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