Dr. Penelope Chang earned her undergraduate degree from Barnard College in 1990 and her DDS from the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine (CDM) in 1996. She graduated with multiple honors including induction into the honor society Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the Psi Omega Achievement Award, Law and Ethics Award and Divisional Excellence in Operative Dentistry. For the next five years, she maintained a private practice with her father in New York City as well as devoting time as an Instructor of Clinical Dentistry at CDM. In 2003, she opened her own practice in Tenafly, NJ to be closer to home.
In 2008, Dr. Chang established the Henry Chang Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund at Columbia CDM in memory of her father. Each year this endowed scholarship awards an entering 4th year dental student who demonstrates clinical excellence.
Pursuing the latest dental techniques and staying active in the community is important to Dr. Chang.The attention and care that each patient receives is a result of her dedication to keeping up with state-ofthe-art technologies and advanced dentistry techniques.
Dr. Chang is a leader in CAD/CAM dentistry, fabricating all porcelain crowns and fillings in one visit. She is a CDOCS mentor/visiting faculty and frequently travels to the Spear Center in Scottsdale, Arizona and the Dentsply Sirona Center in Charlotte, North Carolina to both learn and educate other dentists about CEREC digital technology.
Life, stress, accidents, agethey all take their toll on teeth. Research has shown that almost everybody has a 95% chance of experiencing some tooth decay. When tooth decay does occur, it is highly important to remove the decay, clean the tooth and repair the tooth with some type of restoration. Additionally, lost or missing teeth need to be replaced to protect your overall oral health. Furthermore, appropriate timing can mean the difference between eliminating a small concern, or facing a chronic, serious condition. In fact, oral health problems can lead to a whole host of other general health issues if not treated in a timely manner: including heart disease, stroke, diabetes complications, respiratory trouble, and problem pregnancies. Thats why were so vigilant during our exams. We carefully evaluate your entire mouth, identify problems while theyre small, and then educate you about what we see, as well as possible treatment strategies.