Pediatric Dentists Near Mendham and Chester, NJ
By Tiffany Slowinski
Here is the thing about living in Mendham or Chester.
For the right pediatric specialist, you may be getting in the car.
That is normal.
The question is which drive is actually worth making.
If you are searching for a pediatric dentist near Mendham or Chester, the current Garden State Circle guide focuses on the nearby practices that met the same license and pediatric-specialty criteria we use in every market.
I like that better than pretending there is a pediatric dental office on every corner.
Parents need the real options.
Then we can decide.
Pediatric dentistry is not the same search as general family dentistry.
A family dentist may see children and may be the perfect solution for your family.
A pediatric dentist is a specialist whose practice is centered on treating children, and the guide checks for the New Jersey pediatric specialty permit as part of its inclusion criteria.
Beyond that, parents care about a completely different set of things.
How far is the office?
Does it see toddlers?
Teenagers?
Children with special needs?
How does the team handle anxiety?
What sedation options does the practice publish, if any?
Can we get a new-patient appointment?
Is the pediatric dentist board-certified?
What training does the practice publish?
That is the useful comparison.
If your child is little, ask about the first visit.
Not just the age they recommend starting.
Ask what actually happens if your child is nervous and wants absolutely nothing to do with the chair.
Some children need time to warm up.
That is not bad behavior.
It is information.
If your child has a history of dental anxiety, tell the office before you arrive.
If there is a special need, sensory issue or developmental difference that affects appointments, explain what helps.
The right practice should be willing to tell you what it can and cannot accommodate.
That answer matters.
Sedation comes up often in pediatric dental searches too.
The guide notes what a practice publishes, but that does not tell you what is appropriate for your child.
If a pediatric dentist brings up sedation, ask what is being recommended, why, what other options exist and what the specific process and risks are.
You should understand the plan.
Parents also have to be practical about the drive.
A pediatric dentist 20 minutes away can be completely reasonable.
A pediatric dentist 20 minutes away at the wrong time of day can somehow be in another state.
Look at where the office sits relative to home, school and your normal routes.
Ask about appointment times.
Ask how far out new patients are booking.
If you have multiple children, ask whether siblings can be scheduled together or close together.
Convenience matters because this is recurring care.
This guide can help if you are searching for pediatric dentists near Mendham NJ, pediatric dentist near Chester NJ, children’s dentist West Morris, toddler dentist, first dental appointment, dentist for anxious kids, special-needs pediatric dentist, sedation dentistry for children or board-certified pediatric dentists near me.
You are not searching for the pediatric dentist with the cutest logo.
You are searching for the person you trust when your child is nervous, uncomfortable or needs treatment.
That is worth a short drive.
We did the homework here.
For the places actually worth your time, money and babysitter, follow me: @tiffanyknowsnj.
The Guide: Pediatric Dentists near Mendham and Chester, NJ
How We Selected These Pediatric Dentists
This guide covers Mendham Borough, Mendham Township, Chester Borough, Chester 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.
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 Mendham Borough, Mendham Township, Chester Borough, Chester Township. Contact the publisher at jake@gardenstatecircle.com. How every guide is made, in one place: how every guide is made.
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) | Ages seen | Sedation offered (as published) | 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 | Children, adolescents, special needs patients | Laughing gas (site) | Not published | 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 | Not published | General anesthesia offered (site) | Online booking | 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 | Not published | 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 | Not published | 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 | Infants, children, adolescents, and those with special needs | Not published | Appointment request | 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 | infants, children, teens | Not published (site) Enteral Sedation Permit Active, Viveka Patel (register) | 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.
Nearby options
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.
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.
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.
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).
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 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 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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