Professional Information
- Profession
- Other Healthcare Provider
- Focus
- Cosmetic Dentistry
- Occupation
- Dentist
- Bio
- There's only one thing Dr. Les Latner loves more than football, and that's providing his patients with excellent cosmetic and general dental care.
While earning his masters in kinesiology at UCLA, Dr. Latner divided his time between studying and managing the school's famed football team. After graduating and receiving his dental degree from Washington University in St. Louis, MO., this football fanatic returned to his old stomping ground where he joined the Bruins as the team dentist.
Though Dr. Latner has completed a two-year residency in pediatric dentistry at USC, his true passion is rooted in general dentistry. Committed to his profession, this go-getter is one of fewer than 10 dentists who’ve achieved both accreditation in the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and Mastership in the Academy of General Dentistry.
Dr. Latner currently serves on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. In addition, he is a clinical assistant professor at the UCLA School of Dentistry and lectures regularly on esthetic dentistry.
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- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Honorifics
- DDS, MAGD
- Hospital Affiliations
- UCLA School of Dentistry, Clinical Assistant Professor
- Interests
- Family, football and snow skiing
- Certifications
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Board-Certified (1978)
Dental Board of California
- NPI
- 1164534715
- Associations
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American Dental Association
California Dental Association
Western Los Angeles Dental Society
American Academy of General DentistryFellowship in 1988; Mastership in 1997
Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Academy of Sports Dentistry
American Academy of Cosmetic DentistryAccredited in 1992
Los Angeles Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
Founding member and president
Southern California Society of Dentistry for Children
President, 1995-1996; Editor, 1992-1998
California Society of Pediatric Dentists
Clinical Research Associates
Evaluator
School of Dentistry, University of California at Los Angeles
Lecturer, Section of Pediatric Dentistry
Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee
Member, 1981-84
- Schools
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University of California, Los Angeles
Master's in Kinesiology
Washington University in St. Louis
DDS
University of Southern California
Pediatric Dentistry
- Publications
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Journal of the American College of Dentists
- Site Groups
- Active Health Library, Doctor, Dentist
