SAN CLEMENTE & TALEGA, CALIFORNIA
Dentistry for the whole household.
Family, cosmetic, and orthodontic care under one roof, in a quiet office at the edge of Talega.
IN OUR PATIENTS’ OWN WORDS
THE PRACTICE
Arrive as a patient, stay as a family.
Talega Dental Group brings general, cosmetic, and orthodontic care under one roof, so a cleaning, a crown, and a smile plan are handled by the team that already knows your history. Treatment gets planned before it gets started, explained in plain language, and paced to what you actually want done.
The practice sits at the edge of Talega, a short drive from the coast, and has grown almost entirely by referral from the families who already come here.
THE DENTIST
Meet Dr. Ben Meshkinfam, D.D.S.
Raised in West Los Angeles, Dr. Ben studied at UC Irvine before earning his doctorate at the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry. A post-doctorate program at LAC + USC Medical Center took him into complex cases — patients in cancer treatment, patients with developmental disabilities — work that still shapes how he plans and explains treatment.
YEARS IN TALEGA
TRAINING AND EXPERTISE
Where Dr. Ben trained
The dentist who examines you is the dentist who finishes the work.
UNDERGRADUATE
University of California, Irvine
DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY
University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
POST-DOCTORATE
Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center
SERVICES
Everything handled in-house
No shuttling between offices mid-treatment, and no repeating your history to a stranger.
EMERGENCY DENTAL
In pain today? Call and we will get you seen.
Same-day appointments are held open for emergencies. Reach out immediately rather than waiting for it to settle.
NEW PATIENTS
What the first visit looks like
An hour, unhurried: records, a full examination, and a written plan you take home before anything is scheduled.
Arrival
Records
Examination
Plan & cleaning
TECHNOLOGY
Equipment you see us use on you
Images go up on the screen beside the chair, so the thing being discussed is the thing you are looking at. Records are kept visit to visit, which is what makes a small change visible early.
Digital X-rays
Intraoral photographs
Digital scanning
Sedation options
MEET OUR TEAM
Care from people you get to know
Front desk, hygiene, and Dr. Ben work from the same records, so nothing has to be explained twice.
Laura
OFFICE MANAGER
May Gahavrehchi
HYGIENIST
Mina Karmoosa
REGISTERED DENTAL ASSISTANT
IN OUR PATIENTS’ OWN WORDS
I found my dentist for life.
ZOCDOC PATIENT REVIEW
GOOGLE PATIENT REVIEW
VERIFIED PATIENT REVIEW
FINANCING
Spread treatment over monthly payments
Move the slider to the treatment amount you are planning for and pick a term. The estimate assumes an approved 0% APR plan with the amount split evenly across the term.
Larger work — implants, veneers, a full course of orthodontics — can be spread across monthly payments instead of settled in one visit, with the real terms worked through at your consultation.
TERM
ESTIMATED MONTHLY
$4,000 total
INSURANCE
Nine HMO and twenty-one PPO plans accepted
Call with your plan details before your first visit and the front desk will check your coverage, confirm what is included, and tell you what the visit will cost.
Not listed, or unsure what your plan covers? Call and the front desk will check.
ABOUT US
YEARS IN TALEGA
A neighborhood practice, built one referral at a time
Talega Dental Group has served San Clemente and the surrounding Talega area since 2003, offering family and cosmetic dentistry focused on comfort, quality, and advanced care. The practice sits in the Talega Business Park, a short drive from the coast, and has grown almost entirely by referral from the families who already come here.
2003
FOUNDED
Family-owned
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
Talega Business Park
SAN CLEMENTE, CA
SMILE DESIGN
The millimeter you notice every morning
A smile plan here starts with photographs, models, and a conversation about what you would change if you could change one thing. Shape, length, and shade are agreed before any tooth is touched.
WHY TALEGA
Six reasons families stay
Most patients in the chair were sent here by someone already in it.
One dentist, one plan
Family-owned since 2003
Same-day emergencies
Evenings until 7pm, twice a week
Insurance & financing
By referral
OUR OFFICE
Our family welcomes your family
Ground-floor suite in the Talega Business Park, with parking at the door.
