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Faculty Practice/Doctors Office Center (DOC)

The Center for Dental and Oral Health

Cosmo V. DeSteno, DMD, PhD, Chief Operating Officer

90 Bergen Street
Suite 7700
Newark, New Jersey 07103
(973) 972-2444

NJDSFacultyPractice@umdnj.edu

HOURS OF OPERATION

Monday 8:00 - 5:00
Tuesday 8:00 - 5:00
Wednesday 8:00 - 5:00
Thursday 8:00 - 6:00
Friday 8:00 - 1:00

FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE AND SAFETY

The Center for Dental and Oral Health is located on the seventh floor of the Doctors Office Center (DOC). The DOC is a modern eight-floor medical/dental facility with state-of-the art equipment where patients will encounter medical and dental professionals who are specialists within their fields. The DOC offers patients the convenient opportunity to have all of their family's medical and dental needs attended to within one building.

The professionals at the Center for Dental and Oral Health are at the leading edge of technology, are experts in prevention and therapeutic care and are prepared to develop solutions to and answer questions regarding your dental concerns. Our dental team consists of professionals who practice what they teach.

The Center for Dental and Oral Health utilizes and monitors carefully all safety procedures to ensure that all instruments are properly and thoroughly sterilized and infection control is practiced.

AREAS OF SPECIAL EXPERTISE OF OUR PROFESSIONALS INCLUDE:

  • Cosmetic Dentistry: Bonding Procedures and Tooth Bleaching
  • Crowns and Bridges (Prosthodontics)
  • Endodontics
  • Esthetic and Cosmetic Dentistry
  • General Dentistry
  • Geriatric Dentistry
  • Handicapped/Special Needs Dentistry
  • Implants - both surgical and restorative phases
  • Management of oral and facial chronic pain
  • Management of oral care for patients who have received radiation therapy to the head and neck region
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Orthodontics
  • Orthognathic Surgery
  • Pediatric Dentistry
  • Periodontal Diseases
  • Routine Oral Health Examination and Radiographs
  • Surgical Pathology
  • Tooth Color Restorations

AREAS OF TREATMENT

  • General Dentistry - evaluation, treatment and prevention of oral disease and maintenance of good oral health. Cosmetic procedures are also offered (bonding, bleaching/whitening etc.)
  • Endodontics - Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the dental pulp and surrounding tissues (root canal.)
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Diagnostic and surgical management of diseases and disorders of the oral and maxillofacial region, including orthognathic surgery, reconstructive surgery, dental implants and surgical oral oncology.
  • Oral Medicine - Diagnostic and treatment services for oral soft tissue and bone disorders.
  • Orthodontics - Diagnosis and correction of improperly aligned skeletal, dental and facial structures.
  • Pediatric Dentistry - Preventive and therapeutic oral health care of children from birth through adolescence.
  • Periodontics - Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of gum disease.
  • Prosthodontics - The restoration and replacement of teeth. Known as the architecture of a dental treatment plan to enhance the dynamics of the smile, the preservation of a healthy mouth, and the creation of tooth replacements.
  • Surgical Pathology - Examination of tissue specimens for diagnosis of oral cancer and other diseases of oral bony and soft tissue

Practitioners

 

Anil Ardeshna D.M.D.

Shahid Aziz D.M.D., M.D.

Robert Binder D.D.S.

Hani Braidy D.M.D.

Kuang MinChang D.M.D., Ph.D.

Michael Conte D.M.D., M.P.H.

Nicholas R. Conte D.M.D,

Cosmo V. DeSteno D.M.D., Ph.D.

Louis DiPede D.M.D.

Mahnaz Fatahzadeh D.M.D.

Gerald Fishelberg D.M.D.

Robert Flinton D.D.S., M.S.

Gary Heir D.M.D.

Jeffrey Linfante D.M.D.

Carmine Lomonaco D.D.S.

Kenneth J. Markowitz D.D.S.

Maano Milles D.D.S.

Satish Mullick D.M.D., B.D.S., M.S.D.

Talib Najjar D.M.D., Ph.D.

Anita Patel D.M.D

Richard Pertes D.D.S.

Rebecca Reed D.M.D., M.P.A.

Asha Samant D.M.D.

Barry I. Simon D.D.S.

Saul Weiner D.D.S

Hoda Yousef D.M.D., M.S.

Vincent Ziccardi D.D.S., M.D.

Harry Zohn D.M.D.

Barry Zweig D.D.S.


Staff 

 
   

Cathy Alexander  C.D.A.

Dental Assistant

Lynette Barnett

Dental Assistant II

Estrella Caraballo C.D.A., R.D.A.

Office Supervisor

Kristin Coldon  R.D.H.

Dental Hygienist

Juanita Kinchelow

Billing Technician I

Melissa Magarelli C.D.A., R.D.A.

Program Clinical Coordinator

Amanda Molina C.D.A., R.D.A.

Expanded Duty Dental Assistant

Ligaya Paguyo C.D.A., R.D.A.

Expanded Duty Dental Assistant

Michael Rios

Billing Technician

Q. Nisa Wray C.D.A.

Dental Care Coordinator

Pamela Zoladz

Program Clinical Coordinator

DIRECTIONS

Garden State Parkway North and South
Garden State Parkway to Exit 145 to I-280 East. Stay left to exit at First Street. Turn right on First Street. and continue across West Market Street where First Street becomes Bergen Street. Follow parking directions below.
NJ Turnpike North or South
Take exit 15W to I-280 to Orange St./6th Street exit. Make the first right onto Orange Street, proceed one block to First Street. Turn right and proceed about half a mile to West Market Street, where First Street becomes Bergen Street. Follow parking directions below.

From Route 78, East or West
(From Newark International Airport, use Route 78 Westbound):

Take Exit 56 and turn left at the second light onto West Bigelow. Go about 3/10 mile and turn right onto Bergen St. Proceed about 1.5 miles to South Orange Ave.

For metered parking in Lot 1, turn right onto South Orange Ave. and take first left into the University Complex.

PARKING
A secure, attended parking garage for 1,000 cars is directly adjacent to the Doctors Office Center with reserved parking for visitors. As a convenience to our patients the Center for Dental and Oral Health provides parking validation for each dental appointment.

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