Dawn Forbes
Because dental health is crucial to overall health, Dawn Forbes D.D.S. believes in instilling good dental care habits as soon as a baby’s first teeth appear. In her private pediatric dentistry practice, Kids Smile PC, Dawn Forbes provides a comfortable, tranquil environment that caters to the patient, including making adjustments to treatment for those with special medical needs. Kids Smile is located in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, at 3759 Route 1 South, Suite 202.
Dawn Forbes studied Biology at Queens College of the City of New York, where she earned her B.A. in 1993. A member of the Biology Honor Society and the Science Organization of Minority Students, she also made the Dean’s List. Dawn Forbes was accepted into the Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery, which is affiliated with New York Presbyterian Hospital. In addition to her job as a lab technician at New York Presbyterian Hospital, she gained hands-on training in externships at Harlem Hospital, Bellevue Hospital, Van Etten Hospital, and Bronx Lebanon Hospital.
Dawn Forbes was acknowledged for her academic achievements by being named a Dean’s Scholar and for receiving the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Key for outstanding scholarship as well as an Achievement Award from the American Association of Dentistry for the Handicapped. She also served the Student National Dental Association as Student Representative for the Accreditation Committee, Corresponding Secretary of the National Chapter, and Vice President-Treasurer of the Columbia University Chapter.
After receiving her D.D.S. from Columbia in 1997, Dawn Forbes accepted a two-year residency in pediatric dentistry at New York Presbyterian Hospital. In her second year of residency, she was awarded a Fellowship in Dentistry for Special Needs Patients at Blythedale Children's Hospital in White Plains, New York.
Dawn Forbes D.D.S. belongs to the American Dental Association, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and the New Jersey Association of Pediatric Dentists. She also teaches dental residents in her role as a clinical instructor at the Robert Wood University Hospital. Learn more about good dental hygiene, Dr. Dawn Forbes, and Kids Smile at www.kidssmilenj.com. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 732.297.5200, or by emailing .
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