Pediatric Dentists Near Clinton, NJ
By Tiffany Slowinski
Hunterdon County parents already know this drill.
The specialist you need may not be five minutes from home.
That does not make the search harder.
It just makes “near me” a little more flexible.
If you are looking for a pediatric dentist near Clinton, Clinton Township (Annandale), Tewksbury Township (Oldwick), Franklin Township, Alexandria Township, Lebanon Township or Califon, this guide focuses on the nearby pediatric practices that met the same criteria we use statewide.
That means the search starts with actual pediatric specialists.
Not simply a general dental office that also sees children.
A family dentist can be a great option for many families. A pediatric dentist has specialty training focused on children, and for this guide we checked the named dentists against the New Jersey license register and the pediatric specialty permit required by our criteria.
Parents then have a different set of questions.
How young do you start seeing children?
Do you see teenagers?
What happens if my child is terrified?
Do you treat children with special needs?
What sedation services do you publish?
Is the dentist board-certified?
How does a new patient get started?
How far are we actually driving?
That last one matters in Hunterdon County.
The perfect pediatric dentist 35 minutes away may be worth it.
Or it may turn every six-month visit into a half-day event.
Your family gets to decide.
For a toddler or preschooler, I would ask how the office approaches the first visit.
A child does not need to perform for the dentist.
They need to begin building familiarity with the environment and the people.
If your child is hesitant, you want to know whether the office is comfortable slowing down.
If your child is already anxious because of a previous dental experience, say that before the visit.
Do not wait until they are crying in the chair to mention it.
For a child with autism, ADHD, sensory sensitivities or another special need, explain what usually helps at medical appointments.
Ask what the practice can do.
Maybe an early appointment is better.
Maybe your child needs extra time.
Maybe seeing the same provider matters.
Those details can change the experience.
Sedation is another common parent search, particularly when a child needs treatment and anxiety or cooperation is a concern.
The guide tells you what the practice publishes.
It does not tell you what treatment is right for your child.
That discussion belongs with the pediatric dentist after evaluation.
Ask what is recommended, why, what alternatives exist and what you should expect.
Then get practical.
Can siblings be seen on the same day?
How far out are new patients booking?
Can you request an appointment online?
What happens in an urgent situation?
What ages does the office treat?
At what point does your child transition out of pediatric dentistry?
This guide is useful if you are searching for pediatric dentist near Clinton NJ, children’s dentist Hunterdon County, toddler dentist, first dental visit, dentist for anxious children, special-needs pediatric dentist, sedation dentistry for kids or board-certified pediatric dentist near me.
You may have to drive a little.
That is okay.
For the right fit, parents drive farther for much less important things.
I have seen youth sports schedules.
We did the homework here.
For the places actually worth your time, money and babysitter, follow me: @tiffanyknowsnj.
The Guide: Pediatric Dentists near Clinton, NJ
How We Selected These Pediatric Dentists
This guide covers Clinton, Clinton Township (Annandale), Tewksbury Township (Oldwick), Franklin Township, Alexandria Township, Lebanon Township and Califon.
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.
The practices that met the criteria and are nearest to these towns are listed below, 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 Clinton, Clinton Township (Annandale), Tewksbury Township (Oldwick), Franklin Township, Alexandria Township, Lebanon Township and Califon. Contact the publisher at jake@gardenstatecircle.com. How every guide is made, in one place: how every guide is made.
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| 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) | Ages seen | New patients | Record checked (Sept 23, 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basking Ridge Pediatric Dentistry Based in Basking Ridge | Dr. Tina Nguyen, DDS — Dentist license Active · Pediatric-Pedodontic Spec Prmt 07465 Active Dr. Alexandra Ziarko, DDS — Dentist license Active · Pediatric-Pedodontic Spec Br Prmt 07520-01 Active | Nguyen: “board-certified pediatric dentist” | Nguyen: Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Ziarko: Montefiore Medical Center | Nitrous oxide; general anesthesia (site) | Children, adolescents, special needs patients | Not published | Sept 23, 2026 |
| Branchburg Pediatric Dentistry Based in Branchburg | Dr. Devi — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice) Dr. Lapena — Dentist license Active · specialty permit under their name at another New Jersey address | Not published | Not published | Nitrous oxide; general anesthesia (site) | Not published | Appointment request | Sept 23, 2026 |
| Hillsborough Pediatric Dentistry Based in Hillsborough | Dr. Amie Shah — Dentist license Active · Pediatric-Pedodontic Spec Prmt 06634 Active Dr. Chirag Patel — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice) Dr. Amy Planz — Dentist license Active · specialty permit under their name at another New Jersey address | Planz: “Diplomat of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry” Shah: “board certified” Patel: “board certified pediatric dentist” | Shah: Maimonides Medical Center Patel: St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Paterson | Nitrous oxide (site) | Children, teens, and special needs patients | Online booking | Sept 23, 2026 |
| Montgomery Pediatric Dentistry Based in Princeton | Dr. Saloni Patel — Dentist license Active · Pediatric-Pedodontic Spec Prmt 07633 Active Dr. Christina Ciano — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice) Dr. Geena Russo — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice) | Ciano, Russo: “Board-Certified Pediatric Dentist” | Not published | Nitrous oxide; IV sedation (site) | Not published | Online booking | Sept 23, 2026 |
| Smile Works Pediatric Dentistry Based in Basking Ridge | Dr. Andrea Mann, DMD — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice) | “Board Certified Pediatric Dentist” | Not published | Nitrous oxide; IV sedation; general anesthesia (site) | Infants, children, adolescents, and those with special needs | Appointment request | Sept 23, 2026 |
| The Children’s Dental Center Based in Somerville | Julianne Kane, D.M.D. — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice) | Not published | Brooklyn’s Lutheran Medical Center | Not published | infants, children, adolescents and special needs patients | Appointment request | 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.
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.
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Basking Ridge Pediatric Dentistry, Basking Ridge
25 Mountainview Blvd, Ste 201, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Named on the practice’s own site, with the register record as of Sept 23, 2026: Dr. Tina Nguyen, DDS — Dentist license Active · Pediatric-Pedodontic Spec Prmt 07465 Active; Dr. Alexandra Ziarko, DDS — Dentist license Active · Pediatric-Pedodontic Spec Br Prmt 07520-01 Active.
Branchburg Pediatric Dentistry, Branchburg
3322 U.S. 22, Suite 201, Building #2, Branchburg, NJ 08876
Named on the practice’s own site, with the register record as of Sept 23, 2026: Dr. Devi — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice); Dr. Lapena — Dentist license Active · specialty permit under their name at another New Jersey address.
Hillsborough Pediatric Dentistry, Hillsborough
390 Amwell Road Building #2 Suite 201, Hillsborough, NJ 08844
Named on the practice’s own site, with the register record as of Sept 23, 2026: Dr. Amie Shah — Dentist license Active · Pediatric-Pedodontic Spec Prmt 06634 Active; Dr. Chirag Patel — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice); Dr. Amy Planz — Dentist license Active · specialty permit under their name at another New Jersey address.
The practice’s site also lists an orthodontist, Michael Goldkind, at the same address.
Montgomery Pediatric Dentistry, Princeton
211 Commons Way, Princeton, NJ 08540
Named on the practice’s own site, with the register record as of Sept 23, 2026: Dr. Saloni Patel — Dentist license Active · Pediatric-Pedodontic Spec Prmt 07633 Active; Dr. Christina Ciano — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice); Dr. Geena Russo — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice).
Smile Works Pediatric Dentistry, Basking Ridge
150 N. Finley Avenue Suite 101, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Named on the practice’s own site, with the register record as of Sept 23, 2026: Dr. Andrea Mann, DMD — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice).
The Children’s Dental Center, Somerville
148 West End Avenue, Somerville, NJ 08876
Named on the practice’s own site, with the register record as of Sept 23, 2026: Julianne Kane, D.M.D. — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice).
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 in Denville and Mountain Lakes, 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
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