Pediatric Dentists in Denville, Mountain Lakes and Boonton Township, NJ
By Tiffany Slowinski
Parents do not really search for a pediatric dentist until they need one.
Then suddenly it becomes very important, very fast.
Your toddler needs a first visit.
Your child is terrified of the dentist.
There is a cavity.
A tooth got hit at practice.
Your child has special needs and you want an office that understands what that means in real life.
Now “kids dentist near me” feels wildly insufficient.
If you are searching for a pediatric dentist in Denville, Mountain Lakes or Boonton Township, this guide is meant to give you better information before you make the first call.
Pediatric dentistry is a specialty.
For the practices included here, Garden State Circle checked the named dentists against the New Jersey license register and looked for the pediatric specialty permit required by the guide’s criteria.
The guide also records things practices publish that parents may care about, including board certification, residency, sedation services and how new patients get started.
That still leaves the most important question.
How will this office work with my child?
A pediatric dentist can have every credential in the world and still need to be the right fit for the kid sitting in the chair.
Some children love the dentist.
I assume their parents should buy lottery tickets.
Other children need time.
They need the dentist to explain everything before touching them.
They need a parent close by.
They need breaks.
They need a first appointment where the goal is simply getting comfortable with the room.
Ask the office how it handles that.
If your child already has dental anxiety, tell them before the appointment.
If your child has autism, ADHD, sensory sensitivities, a developmental disability or another special need that may affect the visit, tell the practice what helps.
The phrase “special-needs dentistry” on a website is useful.
A conversation about your actual child is more useful.
Sedation is another common search term, especially when parents are trying to understand what options exist for a very anxious child or more involved dental work.
The guide records what practices themselves publish. It does not tell you whether sedation is appropriate for your child.
That decision belongs with the pediatric dentist after evaluating your child and the treatment being discussed.
Ask questions.
What is being recommended?
Why?
What alternatives are there?
What does the process look like?
What should I expect before and after?
Those are reasonable parent questions.
Location and schedule matter too.
Pediatric dental visits happen during school years packed with sports, activities and approximately 800 things on the family calendar.
Can you get an appointment without pulling your child out for half the day?
Does the office take new patients?
Can you request online?
How far is it from home or school?
What happens with an urgent dental problem?
A great pediatric dentist needs to be usable.
This guide is a good place to start if you are searching for pediatric dentists Denville NJ, pediatric dentist Mountain Lakes NJ, kids dentist Boonton Township, children’s dentist near me, first dentist visit for a toddler, pediatric dentist for anxious kids, special-needs pediatric dentistry, sedation dentistry for children or board-certified pediatric dentists.
You are choosing more than the person who checks teeth.
You are choosing one of the people who can shape how your child feels about dental care for years.
That deserves a little more thought than whoever bought the first Google ad.
We did the homework here.
For the places actually worth your time, money and babysitter, follow me: @tiffanyknowsnj.
The Guide: Pediatric Dentists in Denville and Mountain Lakes, NJ
How We Selected These Pediatric Dentists
This guide covers Mountain Lakes, Denville, Boonton Township.
A practice is on this page when it has a pediatric dentistry office in one of those towns and at least one named dentist whose New Jersey dental license the state register showed as Active on September 23, 2026, and who holds a pediatric specialty permit on that register at that office’s town, primary or branch, or a legacy specialty permit that the practice’s own words tie to pediatric dentistry. That is a test, not a judgment. Practices are listed alphabetically.
Where fewer than six practices in these towns met the criteria, the nearest practices that met the same criteria are listed in a second table, each with the town it is based in.
About This Guide
This guide is produced by Garden State Circle. Practices appear here because they meet the criteria described above — a pediatric dentistry office in the towns named above and at least one named dentist with an Active New Jersey dental license and a pediatric specialty permit. 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 and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs licensee register in September 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. Where a row carries a verification date, that is when we last checked that business’s record ourselves. A row without one has not been checked recently — that is a fact about our work, not about the business. 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 Mountain Lakes, Denville, Boonton Township. Contact the publisher at jake@gardenstatecircle.com. How every guide is made, in one place: how every guide is made.
The Pediatric Dentists, Compared
| Practice and town | Specialist(s) named, and the permit as the register prints it, checked Sept 23, 2026 | Board certification (as published) | Residency (as published) | Sedation offered (as published) | New patients | Record checked (Sept 23, 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Tree Pediatric Dentistry Mountain Lakes | Dr. Joo Hyoung Park — Dentist license Active · Pediatric-Pedodontic Spec Prmt 07459 Active | “board-certified pediatric dentist and diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry” | 2-year Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency and a Pediatric Dentistry residency, Eastman Institute for Oral Health (URMC) | Sedation dentistry (site) | Online booking | Sept 23, 2026 |
Checked against the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Dentistry licensee search.
Permit status is what the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs licensee register showed on September 23, 2026, looked up by name. Board certification, residency, ages seen, sedation and new-patient wording are printed as each practice states them on its own website. Record checked names the date we last checked that practice’s record ourselves.
Nearby options
| Practice and town | Specialist(s) named, and the permit as the register prints it, checked Sept 23, 2026 | Board certification (as published) | Residency (as published) | Sedation offered (as published) | New patients | Record checked (Sept 23, 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children’s Dentistry of Morristown Based in Morristown | Allison Brand, DMD — Dentist license Active · Pediatric-Pedodontic Spec Prmt 06769 Active Nicole Levine, DMD — Dentist license Active · Pediatric-Pedodontic Spec Prmt 07391 Active Elizabeth Oldendorp, DMD — Dentist license Active · specialty permit under their name at another New Jersey address | “American Board of Pediatric Dentistry Board Certified” (practice line) Oldendorp: “Board-certified pediatric dentist” | Not published | General anesthesia offered (site) | Online booking | Sept 23, 2026 |
| Montville Pediatric Dentistry Based in Montville | Dr. Peikes — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice) | Not published | Not published | Nitrous oxide (site) | Appointment request | Sept 23, 2026 |
| Pediatric Dental Associates of Randolph Based in Randolph | Dr. Daniel Yoo, D.D.S — Dentist license Active · Pediatric-Pedodontic Spec Prmt 06708 Active | Yoo: “Board Certified Pediatric Dentist” | Yoo: Nova Southeastern University | In-office sedation “by a Board Certified Anesthesiologist” (site) | Not published | Sept 23, 2026 |
| Rossy Pediatric Dentistry Based in Randolph | Dr. Stephanie Rossy — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice) Dr. Danielle Rossy — Dentist license Active · specialty permit under their name at another New Jersey address | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Sept 23, 2026 |
| Starship Pediatric Dentistry Based in Madison | Sky Berdahl, D.D.S. — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice) Jen Wilbur, D.D.S. — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice) Saudamini Gadgil, D.D.S. — Dentist license Active · Pediatric-Pedodontic Spec Prmt 06707 Active Viveka Patel, D.M.D., M.P.H. — Dentist license Active · Pediatric-Pedodontic Spec Prmt 07124 Active | Berdahl, Wilbur: “Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry” Gadgil: “Board-certified member” Patel: “Candidate for board certification in pediatric dentistry” | Berdahl: Jacobi Medical Center Wilbur: Jacobi Medical Center via Albert Einstein Gadgil: St. Barnabas Hospital, 2018 Patel: Rutgers, 2022 | Not published (site) Enteral Sedation Permit Active, Viveka Patel (register) | Appointment request | Sept 23, 2026 |
A Note on Reading the Table
Board certification and residency are printed as each practice states them on its own website. We have not checked them against a certifying board’s own list.
The Practices
Green Tree Pediatric Dentistry, Mountain Lakes
333 Route 46 Suite 2-7A, Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046
Named on the practice’s own site, with the register record as of Sept 23, 2026: Dr. Joo Hyoung Park — Dentist license Active · Pediatric-Pedodontic Spec Prmt 07459 Active.
Nearby options
Children’s Dentistry of Morristown, Morristown
95 Madison Avenue, Suite A08, Morristown, NJ 07960
Named on the practice’s own site, with the register record as of Sept 23, 2026: Allison Brand, DMD — Dentist license Active · Pediatric-Pedodontic Spec Prmt 06769 Active; Nicole Levine, DMD — Dentist license Active · Pediatric-Pedodontic Spec Prmt 07391 Active; Elizabeth Oldendorp, DMD — Dentist license Active · specialty permit under their name at another New Jersey address.
Montville Pediatric Dentistry, Montville
350 Main Rd #101, Montville, NJ 07045
Named on the practice’s own site, with the register record as of Sept 23, 2026: Dr. Peikes — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice).
Pediatric Dental Associates of Randolph, Randolph
390 State Route 10, Randolph, NJ 07869
Named on the practice’s own site, with the register record as of Sept 23, 2026: Dr. Daniel Yoo, D.D.S — Dentist license Active · Pediatric-Pedodontic Spec Prmt 06708 Active.
Rossy Pediatric Dentistry, Randolph
477 Route 10 East Building 1, Unit 2 Randolph, NJ 07869
Named on the practice’s own site, with the register record as of Sept 23, 2026: Dr. Stephanie Rossy — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice); Dr. Danielle Rossy — Dentist license Active · specialty permit under their name at another New Jersey address.
Starship Pediatric Dentistry, Madison
300 Madison Avenue, Suite 201, Madison, NJ 07940
Named on the practice’s own site, with the register record as of Sept 23, 2026: Sky Berdahl, D.D.S. — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice); Jen Wilbur, D.D.S. — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice); Saudamini Gadgil, D.D.S. — Dentist license Active · Pediatric-Pedodontic Spec Prmt 06707 Active; Viveka Patel, D.M.D., M.P.H. — Dentist license Active · Pediatric-Pedodontic Spec Prmt 07124 Active.
Common Questions
How do I check a license myself?
The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs publishes a licensee search under Dentistry. Search by the dentist’s last name. The record shows the license number, the status and the town on file.
Verified
Verified means we checked identity, licence and published details - not service quality or results.Every detail on this page was checked on September 23, 2026 against each practice’s own website and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs licensee register.
Additional Resources
The same guide for other markets
- Pediatric Dentists in Basking Ridge and Bernardsville, NJ
- Pediatric Dentists near Belle Mead, Skillman and Montgomery Township, NJ
- Pediatric Dentists in Bridgewater, Branchburg and Raritan, NJ
- Pediatric Dentists in Chatham and Madison, NJ
- Pediatric Dentists near Clinton, Flemington and Annandale, NJ
- Pediatric Dentists in Franklin Township, Manville and North Plainfield, NJ
- Pediatric Dentists in Long Branch and Red Bank, NJ
- Pediatric Dentists near Mendham and Chester, NJ
- Pediatric Dentists in Montville and Kinnelon, NJ
- Pediatric Dentists in Morristown, Morris Township and Morris Plains, NJ
- Pediatric Dentists near Parsippany, NJ
- Pediatric Dentists in Randolph, NJ
- Pediatric Dentists in Somerville and Hillsborough, NJ
- Pediatric Dentists near Warren, Watchung and Green Brook, NJ
NJ Division of Consumer Affairs license verification
Something out of date?
If anything here is wrong or has changed — a credential, who is at the practice, insurance participation, or whether they are taking new patients — tell us and we will check it. Corrections are free, for every practice on this page. A practice that is not listed here and meets the criteria described at the top of this guide can write to the same address.
admin@gardenstatecircle.com
This is not a ranking.
Part of Denville-Mountain Lakes Guides