Pediatric Dentists in Red Bank, NJ
By Tiffany Slowinski
Kids can knock out a tooth doing almost anything.
Sports.
Scooters.
Pool decks.
Running through the house after being told not to run through the house.
Parenthood is relaxing.
If you are searching for a pediatric dentist in Red Bank, Fair Haven, Rumson, Little Silver, Shrewsbury Borough, Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright or Middletown Township (Lincroft, Navesink, Locust), this guide is designed for both the routine visits and the moments when you suddenly need to know who treats children around here.
Pediatric dentistry is a specialty.
For the practices in this guide, Garden State Circle checked the dentists named by the practice against the New Jersey license register and the pediatric specialty-permit criteria we use across these guides.
We also looked at the information parents often have to hunt down separately.
Board certification when published.
Pediatric residency.
Sedation services when published.
New-patient information.
That is the objective part.
The subjective part is your child.
Some kids walk into the dentist like it is nothing.
Others start negotiating in the parking lot.
If you have the second child, I would care a lot about how the office handles anxiety.
Does the team explain what is happening in age-appropriate language?
Does the child get time to acclimate?
What happens if they refuse?
How does the practice respond to a child who had a bad experience somewhere else?
These are normal questions.
Ask them.
For younger kids, the first appointment can shape what they expect from dental visits going forward.
Parents want the appointment to accomplish everything.
Sometimes the child is accomplishing something just by sitting in the chair and letting someone count teeth.
Let the pediatric dentist tell you what is realistic.
For children with special needs, call before the visit.
Explain what accommodations help.
Ask whether the office regularly sees children with similar needs.
If there are sensory sensitivities or communication differences, those details may affect how the team plans the appointment.
Sedation is another area where parents want clarity.
This guide only records what the practice itself publishes.
If sedation is being considered for your child, the pediatric dentist should explain the reason, the options, the alternatives, the risks and what you need to do before and after the appointment.
That conversation should happen around your child’s actual treatment plan.
Then there is the Shore-specific logistics of life somehow being even busier in the summer.
Does the office have appointment times that work?
Can you get a new-patient visit?
What happens if your child has a dental injury?
Does the practice see teenagers?
When do they transition to an adult dentist?
Can siblings go together?
The answers matter.
This guide is useful if you are searching for pediatric dentist Red Bank NJ, pediatric dentist Little Silver, toddler dentist, dentist for anxious kids, special-needs pediatric dentistry, sedation dentistry for children or pediatric dentist accepting new patients at the Jersey Shore.
The right pediatric dentist is not just someone who treats small teeth.
It is someone who knows the person attached to those teeth may be nervous, loud, curious, stubborn, sensitive, fearless or all five in the same appointment.
That expertise matters.
We did the homework here.
For the places actually worth your time, money and babysitter, follow me: @tiffanyknowsnj.
The Guide: Pediatric Dentists in Red Bank, NJ
How We Selected These Pediatric Dentists
This guide covers Red Bank, Fair Haven, Rumson, Little Silver, Shrewsbury Borough, Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright and Middletown Township (Lincroft, Navesink, Locust).
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 Red Bank, Fair Haven, Rumson, Little Silver, Shrewsbury Borough, Monmouth Beach, Sea Bright and Middletown Township (Lincroft, Navesink, Locust). 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) | Ages seen | New patients | Record checked (Sept 23, 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Pediatric Dentistry Little Silver | Dr. Matt Safari, DDS — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice) Dr. Sally Guerrasio, DMD — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice) Dr. Raha Ghafurian, DMD — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice) | Not published | Safari: University of Nebraska Medical Center Guerrasio: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Ghafurian: Yale-New Haven Hospital | Nitrous oxide (site) | infants, children, teens and children with special health care needs | 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) | Ages seen | New patients | Record checked (Sept 23, 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Smile Studio Based in Somerset | Dr. Christina Belgrave — Dentist license Active · Pediatric-Pedodontic Spec Prmt 07021 Active | “Board Certified Pediatric Dentist” | Belgrave: Rutgers University/University Hospital | Not published | Not published | Online booking | 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
Atlantic Pediatric Dentistry, Little Silver
200 White Rd #113, Little Silver, NJ 07739
Named on the practice’s own site, with the register record as of Sept 23, 2026: Dr. Matt Safari, DDS — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice); Dr. Sally Guerrasio, DMD — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice); Dr. Raha Ghafurian, DMD — Dentist license Active · Specialty permit Active (legacy type, discipline as published by the practice).
Somerset Smile Studio, Somerset
812 Hamilton St Suite 1, Somerset, NJ 08873
Named on the practice’s own site, with the register record as of Sept 23, 2026: Dr. Christina Belgrave — Dentist license Active · Pediatric-Pedodontic Spec Prmt 07021 Active.
This is a general and pediatric office. Dr. Belgrave is the pediatric dentist at this office; the site also names a general and cosmetic dentist, Dr. Ekow Acquaah.
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 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 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
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