About the Practice

At Comfort Anesthesia Group, our professionals are dentist anesthesiologists who have undergone extensive specialty training performing a wide range of anesthesia services for children and adults undergoing dental procedures. Our extensive training includes valuable mobile in-office anesthesia experience, where we bring hospital-grade anesthesia into dental offices. We are familiar with dental offices, equipment and surgical procedures which helps us anticipate patient needs and tailor individual anesthesia services accordingly. Founded in 2002 by dentist anesthesiologist Lenny Naftalin, DDS, DADBA, the practice continues to serve pediatric and adult patients in the most caring, compassionate and professional manner to ensure each dental visit is a comfortable and pleasant experience.

State-of-the-Art Mobile Center

With our mobile dental anesthesia practice, we transform the dentist’s office into a state-of-the- art surgical center so patients remain comfortable during routine or surgical dental procedures. Our experienced staff safely administers different types of anesthesia with the availability of hospital quality monitors, anesthesia machines, and emergency medications and equipment.

Continuous patient monitoring includes: pulse oximetry, blood pressure, electrocardiography, temperature, and gas analysis (carbon dioxide, oxygen, and anesthetic gas levels).

Our Professionals

Lenny Naftalin, DDS,DADBA

Dentist Anesthesiologist and Founder

Dr. Naftalin is a skilled dentist anesthesiologist providing hospital-quality sedation services in dental offices through his mobile anesthesiology practice. He earned his DDS degree from the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at USC, and then completed a general practice residency at the Veteran’s Administration in West Los Angeles, followed by extensive anesthesia training at UCLA.

Dr. Naftalin maintains a part time teaching position at the UCLA School of Dentistry in both the dental anesthesia and pediatric dental departments, where he trains future dentist anesthesiologists.

His professional organizations include: the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology where he currently serves as board president and previously as treasurer and a board examiner; board member of the California Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists, California Dental Society of Anesthesia, and the Southern California Society of Dentistry for Children, where he also served as president.

Dr. Naftalin has lectured locally and internationally on sedation, anesthesia and emergencies in the dental office. He also participates in international volunteer projects providing dental and anesthesia services to patients with special needs in Nicaragua.

Dr. Naftalin’s most proud accomplishment is his family. He is the father to two energetic daughters. They enjoy beach time, hiking and skiing in the mountains, and family bike rides.

Mona Eremita, MD

Anesthesiologist

Dr. Eremita is an American Board of Anesthesiologist certified physician providing complete anesthesia services, including hospital based general, neuroaxial & regional (block) anesthesia. With her mobile anesthesia practice, she also provides IV sedation in dental and plastic surgery offices.
Dr. Eremita, a local of Southern California, attended University of California, Riverside earning her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and a Master’s degree in Biochemistry from California State University, Los Angeles. She earned her medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine and then completed Anesthesia residency at Los Angeles County-USC. Dr. Eremita has been practicing in the Glendale/Pasadena area for over 20 years.

Her professional afflictions include: the American Society of Anesthesiologist, California Medical Association and Los Angeles County Medical Association. She is a prospective student recruiter for her medical Alma mater.