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Garden State Dental of Newark is a board-certified orthodontic practice in Newark, NJ.
About Garden State Dental of Newark
Dr. Mark's calm, grandfather-like manner helps talk anxious patients through root canals and cleanings with little pain reported.
Garden State Dental of Newark is a general dental practice that also offers Invisalign and traditional braces alongside its core services. Many reviews focus on Dr. Mark, described as patient and reassuring, walking people through each step of a procedure and helping ease dental anxiety during root canals and other work. Several reviewers mention feeling calm even during emotional or high-anxiety visits, with extra time given to talk through fears before starting treatment. Scheduling has been a recurring frustration, with some describing long waits or appointments rescheduled multiple times.
Summary of 200 patient reviews, April 2020–September 2026, updated September 2026
Treatments offered
Who They Treat
Garden State Dental of Newark provides orthodontic treatment for the following age groups:
Insurance accepted
15 plans listedWhat patients say
Latest review 6 weeks ago
What patients praise
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Doctors patients mention
Orthodontic care in reviews
Few reviews discuss orthodontic treatment specifically; the feedback above reflects general dental visits.
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| Friendly staff | 48 | 16 |
| The dentist | 44 | 5 |
| Gentle, comfortable care | 29 | 1 |
| Clear explanations | 20 | 1 |
| Scheduling & wait times | 9 | 13 |
| Cost, insurance & financing | 7 | 8 |
| Responsiveness | 4 | 10 |
| Office & technology | 6 | 4 |
Recent reviews from Google
Even if you insurance cover this location DO NOT come, the only available slot for a simple cleaning was 7 months in advance, 20 days left for my appointment day, the office sent me a notification telling me that my appointment date was rescheduled to march (6 more months to go) Such a scam I’m so pissed about this do yourself a favor and stay far away from this place
Always greeted with pleasant staff. You know what cleanings are like, but she is always fantastic and explains everything. Been using them for over 20 years.
All I can say is I enjoyed my time and visit and I really mean that. Great staff amazing atmosphere!
I strongly advise against going here. The service was good and I enjoyed chatting with the people, but I was assured that for my basic clean that all I would need to pay was my copay. I didn’t get anything extra so you can imagine my surprise when I then got a $150 bill for it. I called and emailed asking for clarification on what these additional charges were, because they had assured me they accepted my insurance. They never picked up my call/returned my voicemail or emailed me back, and that happened over 2 months ago. Would not recommend despite the good dental care because of the hoops you have to go through with insurance with them and their lack of response. Edit: I was in a place where I did not have wifi, and I did not know I had a bill for months (part of the reason I confirmed with them that it would be covered by my insurance), they sent a debt collector after me who persisted even after I had paid it, and with me and the debt collector reaching out to this business it took them from October to March to tell the debt collector I had paid it, and that was only after I mentioned that I would be bringing it up to the BBB if they didn’t fix it and it hurt my credit score.
I wasn’t too happy with yesterday’s visit. I felt more could’ve been done or a referral to someone that can help. Dr. Maldonado is my dentist but I was not pleased with this visit
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