Dr. Catherine Eshaghzadeh is absolutely thrilled to be a pediatric dentist. Her passion for working with kids is fueled by their boundless energy, joyful giggles, and those infectious big smiles that light up the room. Every day, Dr. Catherine gets to turn dental visits into fun, laughter-filled adventures, making her job not just a profession but also a dream come true.

 

Coming from a family of dentists, her exposure to dentistry started at a very young age. While she was at UCLA for her Bachelors in Psychobiology, her passion for working with children and community service led her to the UCLA Infant Oral Care Program. Here, she truly fell in love with the tangible change that happens when motivating patients to improve both their child’s oral health and their own. After she graduated from UCLA, she worked at the UCLA Center for Children’s Oral Health (UCCOH) writing grants for oral health, focusing on policy and advocacy, and helping to coordinate the Infant Oral Care Program. She then completed her dental school training at the UCLA School of Dentistry, and ultimately received her dream opportunity to be a UCLA-trained pediatric dentist (Bruin for life!).​