Western Dental & Orthodontics

Western Dental & Orthodontics - General dentist in San Diego, CA
286 Euclid Ave #201, San Diego, CA 92114
Open
Closes at 6:00pm
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 San Diego, 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 San Diego, 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 San Diego, 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 4.3 out of 5 based on 131 reviews

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a year ago
This dentistry does not accept referrals from other clinics


Chris Greene
a year ago
The receptionist Monica helped me out alot,and I have an appointment coming up. Everyone at Western Dental are very kind. Thank you guys


Josclyn Davis
2 years ago
DO NOT GO HERE IF YOU HAVE MEDICAL THEY ARE FRAUDS AN I HAVE OPEN AN INVESTIGATION WITH THE BBB ABOUT MEDICAL PRACTICES HERE. THEY WILL LIE AN WAIT LAST MINUTE TO TRICK YOU TO PAY FOR UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES. THEY REFUSED TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS AN WANTED TO TRAP ME PAYMENTS. MIND YOU THEY GAVE ME DIFFERENT QUOTES AN LIED ABOUT CORPORATE BEING INVOLVED WITH MY FILE. YOU CAN HAVE PROCEDURES DONE SOMEWHERE ELSE WITHOUTH THE ENTRAPMENT.


Salvador Cortez
2 years ago
GREAT COSTOMER SERVICE..


Sharon Gross
2 years ago
Everyone was friendly explained my procedure thoroughly several times. I am usually very nervous at a dentist. I was put at ease and allowed to relax. I would recommend them to family & friends.


Roy Gray
2 years ago
Very polite , on time, thorough check and only wanting to prove your smile


Maria C. Argumedo
2 years ago
(Translated by Google) Very good and fast service (Original) Muy buen servicio y rapido


Veronica Patterson
2 years ago
The Dentist and assistants and everyone who works in the office I go to are extremely well trained and caring.


Brenda Castellanos
2 years ago
Very nice and friendly very nice staff and they always make you feel comfortable every visit.


BttrflyMom
2 years ago
I called in for information and I was amazed how fast my fiance was able to be seen. He was able to receive treatment on the same day of his appointment. Maria was wonderful and she gave us affordable finance options. The reception Marlene was great, as well as the dentist & assistants. It doesn't take one person but a tribe to run a professional & dependable office. This location is well deserving of 5 stars. Thank you!


Ricardo Romero
2 years ago
(Translated by Google) Maria has a very good cervicio and a good heart (Original) Maria tiene muy buen cervicio y un buen corazon


Chris Greene
2 years ago
Marlene is a great receptionist and Dental assistant! Jampala is the best Dentist I have EVER had! Sandra, who assisted me today really knows how to use instruments and communicates well with patients. Blanca has also assisted me before and she did a great job as well. And, last but not least, Dr Patel did an awesome job with my filling today! God Bless Western Dental


Bette Dominguez
2 years ago
The doctor is professinal, will not force pain and always makes it comfortable for you. The assistants are lovely and do their jobs great. I'll be back!


Jon Zwer
2 years ago
they were great pulled out my wisdom teeth top and bottom right side


Michael Dahmer
2 years ago
helpful staff


Angelus Dembek
2 years ago
Amazing bedside manners super friendly and excellent communication with every bit of every procedure thank you Jose for making what usually would be an awful experience a great one


Erica Landry
2 years ago
My husband started coming to western dental at the beginning of 2022. From the start there were issues. The receptionist in the front had a horrible attitude, and the dentists should be sued for there practices. My husband went to have a tooth extracted in March ,and the dentist pulled a infected tooth out of his month without giving him medication for it first. My husband said he was in so much pain and the dentist told him to just let him finish. My husband didn't go back for weeks because his mouth was sore and their was a scratch on the side of his gums that bothered him when he would eat.He decided to go back because we already had a bill with them and he wanted to finish the work they started ,then we started having issues with the payment system. We recieved two letters in the mail saying that we had been writing back checks and my husband would be put on check systems if It wasn't resolved. I called corporate to find out what was going on. The operator transfers me to another agent in finance and he told me that my husband had a bank account , and he had been writing bad checks. He gave me the last four digits of the account. The only problem is my husband doesn't write checks an either do I. I don't even have a check book. The agent was able to resolve the issue and told me to just call in and get a confirmation with agent every month or enroll in auto pay. I decided to call in Every month until the bill is paid off. I wouldn't go here because they take advantage of people and something fishy is going on with the admin team. I dont know if they was pocketing the money and writing bad checks but it wasn't me or my husband. The BBB needs to look at their practices and how they do business With people of color. Keep all your receipts and never pay in person. There shady users. I can't wait to pay the balance off and be done with them. I give him half a star for bad customer service and shady handling with money.


Venus Braxton
2 years ago
My first visit as a new patient and i felt so comfortable. The entire staff was amazing and extremely friendly and professional. Im so glad I choose Western Dental Orthodontics on 286 Euclid Avenue. I would highly recommend this office for your dental treatment. I finally feel that im getting the results i need. I actually feel like smiling again. Not to mention Maria, business manager went out her way to give me an affordable treatment plan. Dr. Gabro is wonderful. They have made me smile.


Vanessa Flores
2 years ago
This is an amazing team. My grandma is 85 years and has been scared of the dentist her whole life. She had a great experience. She was so calm and Jose did a great assisting and made my grandma laugh during the process. Maria was great too and explained the process right. Another assistant came and ask if we need anything name Sandra. I would recommend this location to my friends and coworkers. Thanks


Lovepreet Kaur
2 years ago
Absolutely worst dentist office I've ever been to. Constant mistakes, constantly confused. I've waited hours due to their mistakes. Every time I come in they are confused on what I'm coming in for even though they scheduled the appointment. The surgeon is only here one day per month and then is lost on why I am here. The techs will come into the room, place a numbing agent into my mouth and disappear for half an hour only to have the surgeon come in to say that was improper management. I am ready to finish my treatment that I have already paid for and will never return.


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