You are reading this because something changed here this year, and we would rather explain it properly than fit it into a postcard. Two doctors on the schedule. More hours. New imaging that shows us things a flat X-ray cannot. A building that finally looks like it was built in 1918, because it was.
Every one of these was done with the same question in mind: does this make your visit better? Not more impressive. Better.
Read on for the details. If you have a question about any of it, call us at (732) 741-1052 and ask for Christine.
-Dr. Benjamin Klayman
The Academy of General Dentistry’s Mastership requires 1,100 hours of continuing education, 400 of them hands-on. Most dentists never pursue it. Dr. Klayman has finished the coursework and is very, very close.
He would tell you the hours are not the point. The point is what the training teaches you to see.
Fixing a broken tooth is a skill worth respecting. Seeing why it broke, and what else is heading the same way, is a different skill. That is what the extra training is for. Not just the what, but the why behind it.
What that looks like from your side of the chair: problems caught while they are still small, and a plan built around keeping them from coming back.
It also means options. When there is more than one good way to treat something, you will hear about all of them, with the tradeoffs, and the decision stays yours.
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine has appointed Dr. Nelson part-time faculty. Teaching does something to a dentist. You have to be able to explain why you are doing what you are doing, out loud, to a room full of people whose whole job is to ask. That standard follows you back to your own chair.
As of Monday, September 28, he is with us full time. Rutgers got a good one.
What this means for you is simple. Two doctors on the schedule means more open appointments and easier booking for anything that takes more than one visit. It also means two people talking to each other about your care. Dr. Klayman and Dr. Nelson trained in the same comprehensive approach, so the plan does not change depending on which chair you are in.
If you have been seeing Dr. Nelson already, nothing changes except that he is here more. If you have not met him yet, you will.
More of Dr. Nelson means more availability. As of Monday, September 28, these are our hours. Early mornings and evenings are both on the schedule now. If finding a time that works has been the hard part, it should get easier.
For years we have had to say no to people who could only come in early, late, or on a Friday. Now we can say yes.
Nothing is being taken away. The days you already know are still here; Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday are getting longer.
A regular dental X-ray is a flat picture of something that is not flat. It shows us a lot, but it stacks everything on top of everything else, and some things hide behind other things.
Our new cone beam CT scanner takes a full 3D image of your teeth, your jaws, and the structures around them in a single pass. You stand still while it circles once. That is the whole appointment.
What that means for you: we can measure the bone before placing an implant, follow the shape of a root before treating it, and look directly at your jaw joints and airway instead of estimating them. Fewer surprises once treatment starts. A plan built on what is actually there.
It ties back to the Mastership. Training teaches you what to look for. This lets us see it.
You will not need a scan at every visit. When one would change the plan, we will tell you why, and we will walk through the images with you on the screen.
The building went up in 1918 and we treated it that way. Copper tin ceiling in the reception room, exposed brick, leather chairs, real lamps. The operatory hallway is a gallery now, with numbered doors and art on the walls that Dr. Klayman picked one piece at a time.
We did not do this to look impressive. We did it because you spend real time here, and the room you sit in should be worth sitting in.
It is also quieter. The reception room is a different room from the hallway on purpose, and the hallway is a different room from the operatories. You will notice it the first time you walk through.
If you want to know why a particular piece is on the wall, ask. Every one of them has a reason, and Dr. Klayman will tell you.
Most dental plans run on the calendar year. Whatever you have not used by December 31 is gone, and a fresh amount starts January 1. If you have a crown, a filling, or a cleaning outstanding, using this year’s benefits now and next year’s in January can meaningfully lower your responsibility on a larger plan.
We are a fee-for-service practice, which means we work for you, not for a carrier. We will still file your claims, chase your reimbursement, and help you get the most out of what you have. That has not changed.
The fall books up fast. If you have treatment planned or a visit due, now is the time.
If something we did this year made your visit better, we would be grateful if you said so where other people can find it. A sentence is plenty. It helps someone who has never been here decide whether to call.
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