Dr. Hua Zhu graduated at the top of her class from Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (formerly the University of Medicine and Dentistry). She was the first student in school history who achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA for first two year studies at Dental School. She was recognized by winning the Dr. William S. Kramer Award of Excellence, the highest honor for a dental student bestowed by Omicron Kappa Upsilon, a national dental honor society. Dr. Zhu became a clinical assistant professor immediately after her graduation. This position had never been offered to a new graduate. She also immediately became a member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon, which was a great honor for newly graduate student.
Dr. Hua Zhu has been selected as the recipient for Nationally Ranked top 10 Dental Award' from National Academy for Dental Professionals in 2014. She also has been the recipients for the following awards:
Dr. Lauren Simms was born and raised in Hunterdon County. After attending Loyola University in Maryland she returned to NJ to attend Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (formerly the University of Medicine and Dentistry). There, she graduated at the top of her class and was inducted as a member of OKU, the national dental honors society. Dr. Simms has been in private practice in NJ since 2010 and is thrilled to return to work in Hunterdon County. She is proficient in all phases of general dentistry and especially enjoys working with young children to ensure positive dental visits from an early age. When not practicing Dentistry, Dr. Simms enjoys spending time with her family, friends, and husband Dave and their two rescue dogs Snowball and Porkchop.
Dr. Hardip Chera is a caring physician with a passion for the field of dentistry dating back to his childhood. From the age of 10 years old, he knew that he wanted to be a dentist to help others smile, just as the dental professionals in his life helped him to smile after he got his braces. He attended Rutgers University for his undergraduate degree in biology and chemistry, and later attended the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine for his DMD degree. Dr. Chera graduated in the top 10% of his class clinically with a clinical GPA of 3.969 and was a student of Dr. Zhus at the dental school. He follows his personal principles in the dental office: to treat patients like family, to always take the patients best interest into account first, and to give each patient the time, attention, and care they need. He prefers quality of work over quantity of work; a philosophy that fits the culture established at Hunterdon Family Dental Care perfectly. Dr. Chera provides exceptional care to his patients and is constantly expanding his repertoire of skills and procedures through continuing education courses and under the mentorship and tutelage of Dr. Zhu.
