Pediatric Dentists in Montville and Kinnelon, NJ
By Tiffany Slowinski
When you are choosing a pediatric dentist, the word “pediatric” should actually mean something.
A colorful waiting room is nice.
A prize box is lovely.
Neither one tells you who is treating your child or what training they have.
If you are looking for a pediatric dentist in Montville, Towaco, Pine Brook or Kinnelon, this guide is designed to get past the kid-friendly décor and into the things parents actually need to know.
Who are the pediatric specialists?
Does the New Jersey register show an active dental license and pediatric specialty permit?
What does the practice publish about board certification?
What ages are treated?
Does it discuss children with special needs?
Does it publish sedation options?
How do new patients start?
Those questions matter because pediatric dentistry is different from simply finding a general dentist who happens to see kids.
Some families absolutely prefer one family dental office for everyone.
Others want a pediatric specialist whose entire environment and training are built around children.
There is no universal right answer.
There is the right answer for your child.
Montville and Kinnelon have pediatric practices in the market, so parents can compare local options rather than simply defaulting to whichever office appears first in search.
That is exactly what the guide is meant to help with.
For younger children, I would pay special attention to how the office describes the first visit.
Your 3-year-old does not care about credentials, beautiful branding or your carefully researched spreadsheet.
They care whether the person in front of them feels safe.
If the first appointment is mostly about getting comfortable, that may be exactly what some children need.
If your child is older and already has dental anxiety, ask what the practice does differently for nervous patients.
Not vaguely.
Actually ask.
“What happens if she gets scared and refuses to open her mouth?”
That answer will tell you more than “We love kids.”
For parents of children with special needs, I would call before booking and explain what helps your child succeed in a medical setting.
Maybe they need more time.
Maybe they need very clear language.
Maybe sensory issues matter.
Maybe they do better with the same provider every visit.
Ask what the practice can accommodate rather than assuming.
Sedation is another area where parents naturally have a lot of questions.
The guide notes sedation only when the practice publishes that information. If it becomes relevant to treatment, the pediatric dentist should explain what is being considered, why, the alternatives and the specific risks and instructions for your child.
That is not something I would choose from a website checkbox.
The practical side matters too.
Is the office close enough that you will not dread every appointment?
Can you get a new-patient visit?
Does the practice offer online appointment requests?
What ages does it see?
Can siblings go to the same practice?
What happens when your teenager is eventually too old for pediatric dentistry?
These are normal questions.
This guide can help if you are searching for pediatric dentists Montville NJ, pediatric dentist Kinnelon NJ, kids dentist Towaco, children’s dentist Pine Brook, pediatric dentist for toddlers, first dental visit, dentist for anxious children, special-needs pediatric dentist, sedation dentistry for kids or board-certified pediatric dentist near me.
You are not trying to find a dentist your child will beg to visit.
If that happens, wonderful.
You are trying to find a place where the experience is calm enough, clear enough and consistent enough that dental care does not become a family crisis every six months.
Much more realistic goal.
We did the homework here.
For the places actually worth your time, money and babysitter, follow me: @tiffanyknowsnj.
The Guide: Pediatric Dentists in Montville and Kinnelon, NJ
How We Selected These Pediatric Dentists
This guide covers Montville, Kinnelon.
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.
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montville Pediatric Dentistry 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 |
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 |
| Green Tree Pediatric Dentistry Based in 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 |
| 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
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).
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.
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.
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
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- 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 near Mendham and Chester, 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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