Who Comes to Us

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Demographics

Having been in orthodontic practice in the South Bay since 1975, Dr. Eckhart has treated over 10,000 patients and enjoys referrals from dentists and from word of mouth over a wide area, treating patients who live in many surrounding cities. Eighty-seven percent of Dr. Eckhart’s patients live in the following cities: Torrance 17%, Redondo Beach 16%, Manhattan Beach 10%, Hermosa Beach 5%, Hawthorne 4%, Gardena 4%, El Segundo 4%, Rancho Palos Verdes 4%, Inglewood, Lennox 3%, Palos Verdes Estates and Rolling Hill Estates 3%, San Pedro 3%, West Los Angeles 2%, Lawndale 2%, Carson 2%, Long Beach 2%, Lomita 2%, LAX, Westchester 1%, Harbor City 1%, Wilmington 1%, and Compton 1%.

Dr. Eckhart has more than 100 patients per zip code who live in each of 18 zip codes, including: 90245, 90247, 90249, 90250, 90254, 90260, 90266, 90274, 90275, 90277, 90278, 90501, 90503, 90504, 90505, 90717, 90731, and 90745.

Nearby Schools

Adams Middle
Alta Vista Elementary
American Martyrs
Anza Elementary
Arnold Elementary
Beryl Heights Elementary
Birney Elementary
Bishop Montgomery High
Calle Mayor Middle
Carden Dominion
Center Street Elementary
Christian
Coast Christian
El Segundo High
El Segundo Middle
Grand View Elementary
Hermosa Valley Elementary
Hermosa View Elementary
Hope Chapel Academy
Jefferson Elementary
Jefferson Middle
Lincoln Elementary
Lynn Middle
Madison Elementary
Madrona Middle
Magic Rainbow
Magruder Middle
Manhattan Academy
Manhattan Beach Middle
Manhattan Beach PreSchool
Meadows Elementary
Mira Costa High
Montessori School of Manhattan Beach
North High
Our Lady of Guadalupe Elementary
Pacific Elementary
Parras Middle
Pennekamp Elementary
Richardson Middle
Richmond Street Elementary
Riviera Elementary
Robinson Elementary
Seaside Elementary
South High
Torrance High
Towers Elementary
Victor Elementary
Walteria Elementary
West High

Local Employers

These nearby employers with orthodontic insurance are listed alphabetically. The number next to their name represents how much the lifetime orthodontic insurance benefit was reported to be (in dollars) per covered individual at that employer as of the date of compiling this list (October 2008).

Aerospace, $1500
Air New Zealand, $1200
Alaska Air, $2000
American Honda, $1500
Bea Systems, $2500
Boeing, $2000
Chevron, $1500
Childrens Hospital, $1500
Cisco, $2000
Citibank, $3000
Citigroup,$ 3000
City of LA, $1500
City of Torrance, $2000
Continental Airlines, $1200
Costco
Daily Breeze, $2000
Deloitte, $1500
Delta Airlines 2500
Direct TV, $1500
Disney, $2000
Epson, $1500
Exxon, $1500
Farmers Insurance, $1500
Fed Ex, $2000
Healthcare Partners, $1500
Healthsouth Center 1500
Home Depot, $1000
Honeywell, $1500
ILWU (longshoreman)
Inglewood Cemetary, $1500
Japan Air, $2000
Kaiser, $1500
Keenan and Associates, $1500
Mattel, $1200
Michaels, $1500
Northrop, $2000
Paychex, $2000
Phillip Morris, $2000
Prudential, $1800
Raytheon, $2000
Smith Barney, $2000
Southwest, $2000
Starbucks, $1500
St. Mary's Med Center, $2500
Sun Microsystems, $2000
Symantec, $2500
Toyota, $1750
Tyco, $1500
UCLA, $1500
United Air, $2000
Wells Fargo, $1500
Xerox, $1500
Zales, $1500

Statistics

Dr. Eckhart has over 1,000 active patients, of whom 38 percent are adults (older than 18 years). Fifty percent of the patients finish treatment in 22 months or less. Seventy percent of the patients finish in 30 months or less. Eighty-five percent of the patients finish in 36 months or less. Nearly all the patients finished in 42 months or less. The longer treatment times may be related to complicated treatments, infrequent keeping of appointments, excessive breakage of braces or insufficient wearing of appliances or elastics.