Harbor Dental Society
United States, Long Beach
The Harbor Dental Society was founded on October 6, 1915 by a small study club of ten dentists in the city of Long Beach.
Main Services:
Educational Programs for dentists and their dental team, Mentorship Program at any stage of the dental profession, Advocacy with results-driven initiatives representing organized dentistry and protecting patients, Business of dentistry courses covering a variety of topics that deliver value and impact all phases of your career as a practice owner, an associate, and new dentists, Leadership and community outreach opportunities to make a positive difference , Career development, classifieds for job seekers and job providers, Patient referrals via Find-a-Dentist, Preferred vendor service solution offerings including full-service dental staffing, patient payment solutions, in-house dental discount dental plans for patients, social branding for optimal online reviews, e-prescription mobile app solution, flexible patient financial for case treatments, streamlines patient scheduler and patient recall tools, Compliance hotline, HIPAA, OSHA, Infection Control, California Dental Practice Act and Ethics, and Opioid Prescribing Schedule 11 Regulations and Requirements continuing education courses, Practice support resources and dentistry publications on news, events, research, advocacy, compliance and regulations
Harbor has grown to include over 720 dentists and specialists such as orthodontists, periodontists, pediatric dentists, endodontists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, and prosthodontists in the Los Angeles Harbor and Orange County areas. The Harbor Dental Society is comprised of local dentists who are members of the American Dental Association (ADA) and the California Dental Association (CDA).
The Mission of Harbor Dental Society is to promote excellence in Dentistry – serving its members and assisting the dental community in its responsibility to the public. From the beginning, Harbor Dental Society has had a strong commitment to improve the dental health of the communities it serves. Helping to ensure the dental health of all children, the society was a major force in establishing the Children’s Dental Health Clinic in 1931, and which is now located near the Long Beach Memorial Medical Center in Long Beach. In the 1950s, the society spearheaded a twenty-year fight for fluoridation in the Long Beach water system, thus ensuring better dental health for children.
The Society promotes the public’s health through commitment of member dentists to provide quality oral health care that is accessible to everyone. The Society also promotes the profession of dentistry by enhancing the integrity and ethics of the profession, strengthening the patient/dentist relationship, and making membership the foundation of successful practice.
The Harbor Dental Society fulfills its public and professional mission by providing services and through its initiatives in education, practice support resources and business service solutions, career development and practice transitions, advocacy, peer-to-peer networking and mentorship, leadership and volunteer opportunities, and community service and outreach.
What started as a small study group of dentists has grown to a strong, diverse and inclusive representation of the dental profession with members in cities including Long Beach, Torrance, Los Alamitos, Cerritos, Carson, San Pedro, Bellflower, Seal Beach, Lakewood, La Mirada, Lomita, Rancho Palos Verdes, Paramount, Norwalk, Artesia, Compton, Gardena (Southern), Harbor City, Hawaiian Gardens, Santa Fe Springs, Wilmington, Whittier (Southern), and Avalon. The Harbor Dental Society actively promotes the improvement of public dental health and maintains the highest standards of ethics among our members, fostering oral healthcare excellence.