Contact Us in Ocean Township, NJ: Pediatric Dentists & Orthodontists

Our office is conveniently located in Ocean, NJ, a short drive from West Long Branch, Tinton Falls, and Elberon. Our Ocean office is also located near the communities of Oakhurst, Asbury Park, Eatontown, Deal, Neptune, Interlaken, Wayside, Wanamassa, and Bradley Beach, NJ. 

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Tender Smiles 4 Kids is a leading pediatric dental practice in Ocean Township, NJ. We provide comprehensive dental and orthodontic services for children. Our most important job is laying the foundation for a lifetime of healthy smiles, which is why Preventive & Diagnostic Dentistry is the core of our dental practice. In addition to routine dental cleanings and exams, we offer Restorative Dentistry and Cosmetic Dentistry, including the Icon Procedure, a state-of-the-art treatment for removing white spots from teeth. Tender Smiles 4 Kids is well-known locally as a destination for pediatric Laser Dentistry, including Laser Lip and Tongue Tie Frenectomies and each of our dentists has received training in Special Needs Dentistry and Sedation Dentistry, allowing us to provide the highest quality dental care to all of our patients.

Both the American Dental Association and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommend that children start seeing a dentist after their first tooth erupts or by their first birthday. These early visits help your child feel comfortable at our office and establish our practice as their dental home. We find that children who start seeing the dentist at this age have much less anxiety about their appointments—in fact, most look forward to their visits with us!

While there are family dentists who treat patients of all ages, pediatric dentists are the specialists when it comes to children’s dental health. Our offices are designed with children in mind, and even the dental instruments and equipment we use are tailored to kids’ needs. All pediatric dentists receive an additional two to three years of education and training after dental school, which means we’re the best choice to care for your child’s smile.

Untreated cavities in baby teeth can compromise your child’s oral health, cause them pain and embarrassment, and make it difficult for them to eat certain foods. It’s important to treat all tooth decay, whether it’s a baby tooth or a permanent tooth.

Safety is our priority, and we understand that you (and your child) may be anxious about sedation. In most cases, we use nitrous oxide, which is safe, mild, and effective. Also known as laughing gas, this form of sedation allows your child to remain fully conscious during their procedure, but they’ll feel relaxed and calm. Children who have special needs or who have especially high anxiety levels may require conscious oral sedation, which our dentists have extensive training in administering. In the rare case that a child needs dental work under general anesthesia, their procedure will be performed in a hospital setting with an anesthesiology team.

No, laser dentistry is not painful. In fact, one of the benefits of laser dentistry for kids is that it produces no pain and very little bleeding. This means we’re often able to perform a treatment without requiring any local anesthetic injections.