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About Us

The Orange County Dental Society is a 501(c)6 nonprofit membership organization for those in the dental community located in Orange County, California. As of April 2022, we have 2,324 members.

Our mission

Advancing dental excellence and ethics for our members and community.

Our History

The Orange County Dental Society (OCDS) was established in 1919 with just seven members and on April 14, 1948 OCDS was officially incorporated as a 501(c)6 nonprofit organization. OCDS now has over 2,200 members and is the largest of the 32 dental components in California.

Board Of Directors

Esther L. Chen
President

Christina T. Do
Vice President

David R. Telles
Immediate Past President

Joseph J. Henry, Jr.
Treasurer

Noha Nour
Secretary

Jason M. Lahmani
Member-at-Large

Andrew S. Levin
Member-at-Large

Tharwat Sorour
Member-at-Large

Laura Sprague
Member-at-Large

Brian B. Toorani
Member-at-Large

Eugene J. Schmidt
Ethics Chair

John E. Taylor
Board of Components Representative

James Mergelmeyer
Appointed Delegate

Samira Shafaee
Appointed Delegate

Denise A. Habjan
Editor

To view the Orange County Dental Society Bylaws, please click here.

OCDS Staff

Megan Francis

Executive Director

mfrancis@ocds.org

Shalyn Robers

Member Relations Manager

srobers@ocds.org

Stephanie Franklin

Marketing Communications Manager

sfranklin@ocds.org