Western Dental & Orthodontics

Western Dental & Orthodontics - General dentist in San Fernando, CA
1101 Truman St., San Fernando, CA 91340
Closed today
Opens tomorrow 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 San Fernando, 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 Fernando, 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 Fernando, 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.

Reviews

Rating 3.6 out of 5 based on 132 reviews

Sort by

newest oldest highest lowest

Af Fe
a year ago
The Best Western Dental Orthodontist office. The staff is great and attentive. I would recommend this office for your braces needs. Great service.


dawokbois gabaguys (yung ot)
a year ago
The girl that did the wires on my braces today did an excellent job she put them in rough how I like it! Thank you the ortho doctor is also super cool


Angel Chavez
a year ago
My dentist is amazing. She is very professional and does a great job at it 1000%. She is very straight forward and tells it how it is. She is extremely good. Trust Me.....She will put a new smile on your face if you what I mean


Viktoria Chapman
a year ago
Professional doctors .Nice environment, pleasant experience and Great people . thank you very much


Yoalfi 2020
a year ago
Very pleased, they are so nice and professional.


Sarah Pineda
2 years ago
Was told by the receptionist that I owed $200+ between xrays and cleaning. Told her to run my insurance again. Was then told I owed $86. Went to pay at the end of procedures and receptionist said everything "was fine" so I left thinking I didn't owe anything. Received a letter several weeks later saying I owed the $86. I'd had been to this office 2x before with the same insurance and never had to pay. Took almost a week to get in contact with the manager who was apparently the only one who could "fix the issue." Finally got a hold of her and only had an argument with her over running my insurance again, she refused to do so, only told me that $86 was "a good price", said I'd be paying $400+ without any insurance. Had the receptionist just been competent and taken my payment at the end of the appointment several weeks ago, I would have just left this office permanently without leaving this review. I will pay this $86 but I am never using ANY Western Dental office ever again. I'm telling you to not use Western Dental at all because other family members have had trouble with this company.


A&R Movers
2 years ago
This time was good service , 8/17/2022


Blanca Jacobo
2 years ago
This place is the worst the front office is super rude . And they have cancelled 3 times my appointments on the spot upon arrival .The sad part here is the doctors are amazing but the front office no comment .


Chava Ornelas
2 years ago
The receptionist had a terrible attitude. She did not acknowledge me upon my arrival. I would have understood if she was occupied with someone or something else, yet she wasn't. Upon my departure, I was greeted with the same indifference. I pay a good amount of money for my dental insurance and to be seen by dentist to be treated like this.


Isai Ayala
2 years ago
Way better than my previous dentist. Very friendly staff!


Natalie Stocks
2 years ago
Exam was set for 2pm. Not busy but it got to 3.30 with no explanation until I asked what was going on & "you're next". No kids yet the TV is blasting cartoons after an hour & a half I'm loosing the will to live!


Kristle Dale
2 years ago
Wonderful people always kind and gentle. Every time I go it's the same wonderful service.


luis galindo
2 years ago
(Translated by Google) Comfortable and precise. (Original) Comodo y preciso.


Tracey
2 years ago
Great dental office. Very friendly and professional staff. I would definitely recommend them to my family and friends


Oro Robles
2 years ago
Wasn't able to discuss visit with Dentist. Had to ask receptionist reason for next visit. Office is just too cold, very uncomfortable.


Aracely Guzman
2 years ago
(Translated by Google) Terrible service they give you your appointment at one hour and attend to you until they feel like it and others who arrived after you and enter first to be waiting I don't know what to do anymore it hurts that I can't cancel my service with them I don't want to continue the appointments with them anymore (Original) Pesimo servicio te dan tu cita a una hora y te atienden hasta que se les da su gana y otros que llegaron despues de ty entran primero siempre es lo mismo me sitaban las 10:00 y me etendian hasta despues de 2:00 horas de estar esperando ya no se que aser lastima q no puedo cancelar mi servicio con ellos ya no quiero seguir las citas con ellos


j b
2 years ago
Although I have not been as good to my teeth as they have been to me, I decided to get it together at Western Dental. My experience was painless today although the drill was going most of the time. And I enjoyed listening to my dentist and her assistant share their weekend experience while listening to music at a relaxing volume. IT just felt good to finally give my teeth the attention they need and the things that brought me pleasure distracted me from any anxiety. Two Thumbs Up.


Gina Lee
2 years ago
This is a quick and to the point review. I do not go here I have an awesome dentist in Santa Monica. My mommy was a patient here. This place is a complete hot mess. I finally convinced her to move on. She is now at an amazing dental office in Encino. I can't believe the 5 star ratings. I'm so sure that the 5 star reviews are family members and friends. Crazy place


Rey Acivil
2 years ago
I stopped seeing this dental office, dentist doesn't care about my well being.She just want to do another expensive procedure. I already spent over $3,000 and my dentures is not up to standard. I told her my dentures is hurting me and she wants me to keep coming back without any good results. As a working class I need to work to pay my bills and this office just care of their profits


Olga Lopez
2 years ago
Paola made this visit a very pleasurable as she was very nice and polite. She was also very helpful. She took her time to help me and meet the needs I had.


Load more
Find the best dentist in: California / Los Angeles County / San Fernando / 91340