Orthodontists Near Allentown, NJ | Garden State Circle

The Guide: Orthodontists Near Allentown, NJ

How We Selected These Practices

Every practice on this page has an orthodontic office within 15 miles of Allentown, and at least one named orthodontist whose New Jersey dental license the state register showed as Active on Oct 18 2026, and whose orthodontic specialty is on a public record — the residency programme named by the American Association of Orthodontists locator, the residency programme published on the practice’s own website, or the specialty registered against that dentist on the federal provider registry. That is a test, not a judgment. Practices are listed alphabetically.

No orthodontic practice with an office in Upper Freehold Township, Millstone Township (Monmouth), Allentown or Roosevelt meets these tests. The practices below are the nearest that do, within 15 miles of Allentown.

A general dental practice that offers braces or clear aligners is not an orthodontic practice and is not on this page, whatever it is labelled elsewhere. That distinction is the whole point of the guide: an orthodontist has completed a residency in orthodontics after dental school, and a dentist has not.

About This Guide

This guide is produced by Garden State Circle. Practices appear here because they meet the criteria described above — an orthodontic office within 15 miles of Allentown and at least one named orthodontist with an Active New Jersey dental license and an orthodontic specialty on a public record. That is a test, not a judgment, and it is the only route onto this page. No practice can pay to be included in this guide, to be listed higher, or to change what the comparison table says about it. Practices are listed alphabetically, and every detail in the table was verified against each practice’s own website, the American Association of Orthodontists locator and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs licensee register in October 2026.

Everything under the heading that begins this guide is governed by the rules above, on every guide we publish. Where a sponsor’s message appears above that heading, it is paid for and labelled, and it buys nothing in the guide. Garden State Circle is supported by the businesses that participate in it. Participation pays for our ongoing work: keeping a business’s entry accurate, re-checking its record, and publishing a page of its own details that the business maintains. There is no paid placement in this guide. Participation does not buy a place here, a position here, or anything the comparison table says. Every detail here was verified on the date shown on this page. Nothing on this page is medical advice. Every treatment described here carries risks that depend on your own health and history, and the person to discuss them with is a licensed provider who has examined you.

Garden State Circle is published in New Jersey by Tiffany and Jake Slowinski and covers Upper Freehold Township, Millstone Township (Monmouth), Allentown and Roosevelt. Contact the publisher at jake@gardenstatecircle.com. How every guide is made, in one place: how every guide is made.

What This Guide Cannot Tell You

It cannot tell you what your treatment will cost, how long it will take, or which practice is right for your child. Orthodontic fees are quoted case by case and almost nobody publishes them, so there is no price column here and any figure we printed would be invented. It also cannot tell you who will actually be at the chair at each visit: two of these practices have more than one orthodontist, and one has three offices. Ask when you book.

What the Register Statuses Mean

The license column carries what the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs licensee register returned for each named orthodontist on Oct 18 2026, by name search under Dentistry: the dental license, and the specialty permit where the register holds one.

Active — the license was current on the date we checked.
Inactive or Expired — the register did not show a current license on the date we checked. That is a fact about the register on one day. It is not a claim that anyone is practising without a license, and it is exactly the kind of thing a practice can correct in a line of email.
Not found by us — we searched and did not find a record. That is a statement about our search.

Every orthodontist in the tables below returned an Active license. Where a practice names a doctor whose record was not Active or was not found by us, that doctor is not printed in the table.

The Practices, Compared

Practice	Orthodontists, as named on their own site	NJ dental license, checked Oct 18 2026	Orthodontic residency programme	Board certified by the American Board of Orthodontics	Offices
Brace Place Orthodontics	Joshua Z. Epstein, DMD Brad Elkin, DMD George Sargiss, DDS Martin B. Epstein, DDS	22DI02079300 — Active; Specialty Permits 05285 — Active 22DI02160300 — Active; Specialty Permits 05363 — Active 22DI01837000 — Active; Specialty Permits 03794 — Active 22DI01019800 — Active; Specialty Permits 05546 — Active	New York University Tufts University NYU NYU	Not found by us Not found by us Not found by us Yes	Freehold, Hightstown, Manalapan
Center for Orthodontic Excellence	Shalin Shah, DMD, MS	22DI02326700 — Active; Specialty Permits 06023 — Active	University of Pennsylvania	Yes	Princeton Junction
Freehold Orthodontics	Natalie Nebblett Seth Margulies	22DI02272100 — Active; Specialty Permits 05886 — Active 22DI02319400 — Active; Specialty Permits 05881 — Active	NYU College of Dentistry NYU College of Dentistry	Not found by us Not found by us	Freehold
Robbinsville Orthodontics	Celest Fernandez-Vives	22DI02314100 — Active; Specialty Permits 05739 — Active	Howard University	Not found by us	Robbinsville

Checked against the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Dentistry licensee search.

A Note on Reading the Table

The residency column names the programme the practice’s own website publishes for that doctor. Not published means we read the practice’s site and it names no programme for that doctor. It is a statement about what is published, not about the doctor.

The board-certification column reads Yes only where the practice’s own website states certification by the American Board of Orthodontics. Where a site states board certification without naming the board, the cell reads Not found by us, and the claim is quoted in the practice’s entry instead. Board certification is voluntary, and an orthodontist without it has still completed the same residency.

The Practices

Brace Place Orthodontics, Freehold, Hightstown, Manalapan

509 Stillwells Corner Rd., Freehold; 234 Princeton-Hightstown Rd., Hightstown; 800 Tennent Rd., Manalapan

Four orthodontists in the table practise here. Joshua Z. Epstein trained in orthodontics at New York University; Brad Elkin trained in orthodontics at Tufts University; George Sargiss trained in orthodontics at NYU; and Martin B. Epstein trained in orthodontics at NYU and is certified by the American Board of Orthodontics.

Center for Orthodontic Excellence, Princeton Junction

61 Princeton-Hightstown Rd, Princeton Junction

Shalin Shah, DMD, MS is the orthodontist named here. Dr. Shah trained in orthodontics at the University of Pennsylvania and is certified by the American Board of Orthodontics.

Freehold Orthodontics, Freehold

55-77 Schanck Road, Suite B-15, Freehold

Two orthodontists practise here. Natalie Nebblett trained in orthodontics at NYU College of Dentistry; Seth Margulies trained in orthodontics at NYU College of Dentistry.

Dr. Nebblett’s own page describes her as “American Board Certified” without naming the board, so the column reads Not found by us.

Robbinsville Orthodontics, Robbinsville

1140 US Highway 130, Suite 6, Robbinsville

Celest Fernandez-Vives is the orthodontist named here. Dr. Fernandez-Vives trained in orthodontics at Howard University.

Common Questions

What is the difference between an orthodontist and a dentist who does braces?

An orthodontist has completed a residency in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics after dental school — two or three years of full-time specialist training. A general dentist has not. Both may be licensed to straighten teeth in New Jersey. Search results and business listings frequently label general dental practices as orthodontists, which is why the residency column on this page exists.

What does board certified mean here?

It means the orthodontist has been certified by the American Board of Orthodontics, which is a separate voluntary examination taken after the residency. It is not the license, and it is not required to practise.

How do I check a license myself?

The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs publishes a licensee search. Search under Dentistry by the dentist’s last name. The record shows the license number, the status and the town on file.

Why is there no price column?

Because orthodontic fees are quoted case by case, and a column built from quotes we gathered privately would not be the same measure for every row.

Verified

Verified means we checked identity, licence and published details - not service quality or results.

Every detail on this page was checked on October 18, 2026 against each practice’s own website, the American Association of Orthodontists locator, and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs licensee register.

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Additional Resources

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