ORANGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Dental & Orthodontics, one of the nation’s leaders in accessible, affordable oral health care and the leading orthodontics provider in the country, today announced it has acquired Salwan Dental Group in Ontario, California.
The latest addition to Western Dental is located at 2537 South Euclid Avenue at I-60 in Ontario and brings the total number of Western Dental offices in California to 235.
Dr. Ranjeev Salwan, who founded the office, will continue to serve as the managing doctor. The office provides general dentistry, orthodontics, oral surgery, periodontics, dental implants and oral hygiene services.
“The Salwan Dental Group offers a full range of dental services consistent with our Dental Home philosophy of comprehensive care under one roof,” said Daniel D. Crowley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Western Dental. “We’re pleased to welcome Dr. Salwan, his team and their patients to the Western Dental family.”
Dr. Salwan currently serves as the President of the Punjabi Dental Society, a 21-year-old organization that promotes excellence in dental education and offers affordable continuing education seminars for dentists in California. He was formerly on the Clinical Faculty of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at the University of Southern California.
“We are very pleased to become part of Western Dental,” said Dr. Salwan. “We all share the same vision of high-quality, affordable dental care.”
Western Dental serves patients covered by the Medi-Cal Dental program (known as Denti-Cal) at all its California offices, in addition to accepting uninsured and privately insured patients. Western Dental is the leading provider of services to the Denti-Cal program, which provides health care benefits for more than 13 million low-income individuals and families in California.
The office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. A virtual open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony are planned.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, visit www.westerndental.com or call 1-800-6-DENTAL.
ABOUT WESTERN DENTAL
Western Dental (with its supported affiliates, including Brident Dental & Orthodontics and Vital Smiles) is one of the nation’s leaders in accessible, affordable oral health care, serving approximately 3 million patient visits annually in 326 affiliated offices throughout California, Texas, Arizona, Nevada and Alabama. In addition to general dentistry, Western Dental offers orthodontics, oral surgery, pediatric dentistry, periodontics and endodontics in its offices, creating a convenient full service “Dental Home.” All of Western Dental’s services are backed by a unique quality assurance system that electronically monitors all patient visits, treatments, dental staff and clinical performance to enable high-quality care. To learn more about Western Dental or inquire about an office in your community, visit www.westerndental.com or call 1-800-6-DENTAL.
