The mission of KinderSmile Foundation is to provide underserved children and their families with access to comprehensive dental care and educate children and their families on the importance of dental hygiene. We envision a future where every child has access to a dentist and preventable dental diseases are eradicated.
Today, KinderSmile Foundation has three Dental Homes in Bloomfield, Newark, and Trenton, New Jersey where we serve all patients, regardless of insurance status or lack thereof. Our staff and volunteers guarantee that everyone who walks through the door is provided with the highest level of care and respect. Since inception in 2007, KSF has provided over $12 million of dental services and impacted over 47,000 low-income patients in NJ and nine developing nations, in order to eliminate dental disease, the #1 epidemic of economically disadvantaged children.
Check out our programs to learn how we work directly in the community to provide oral health education and dental care, as well as our work to engage both current and future healthcare professionals to further our mission!
Nicole McGrath-Barnes, DDS, FACD, Founder & CEO
“Dr. Nicole,” as she is lovingly referred to by her patients and community partners, established The KinderSmile Foundation, Inc. as a charitable organization in 2007, based on her personal exposure to the disparity of dental care access in Montclair, New Jersey, where she ran a private practice for nearly 25 years.
Dr. Nicole is a tireless advocate in reaching out to at-risk children in her community who lack access to affordable dental care. To date, she has led KinderSmile Foundation to provide free or low-cost dental services to over 40,000 children in New Jersey, and traveled to Jamaica, Trinidad, Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, and Ecuador to donate dental care to children and adults. Click here to learn more about Dr. Nicole!
Sara Kalambur, DDS, KinderSmile Board of Trustees Secretary
Dr. Sara Kalambur serves on the Board of Directors for HOPES Community Action Partners Inc. Based in Hoboken, HOPES CAP Inc. serves at-risk children and families in Hoboken, Plainfield & Somerset, NJ. Dr. Sara has been volunteering her services as a dental consultant to HOPES, and NJ Head Start Community since 1996.
In addition, Dr. Sara is involved in statewide oral health community outreach programs; she serves on the NJ Dental Association’s Oral Health Coalition and Pediatric Oral Health subcommittees with the American Association of Pediatrics. Dr. Sara was formerly a committee member for CMS/Medicaid & Medicare Advocacy, facilitated by legal services in Edison, NJ.
As an independent Child Care Health Consultant for federally funded Head Start programs across the United States, Dr. Sara provided onsite monitoring of health services, in-service training for staff/parents and guidance for program facilities to meet compliance with Head Start performance standards.
Michal Herman, DDS, COO
Dr. Michal Herman joined KinderSmile Foundation in 2009 as a dedicated volunteer for our premier KinderSmile Oral Health Program. Her commitment to serve the community was unmatched. In 2017, Dr. Herman returned to join our staff as a dental provider at the newly built Dental Home, KinderSmile Community Oral Health Center Bloomfield. She worked tirelessly to provide comprehensive quality dental services to thousands of children in the community. Dr. Herman served as the Dental Home Director of KSCOHC Bloomfield from 2020 to 2023 when she was promoted to COO of KinderSmile Foundation. Her dedication and passion for serving the community, mentorship of many CSLP student volunteers, implementation of new policies and protocols during the pandemic, and procuring hundreds of grants make her an important and indispensable member of the KinderSmile family!
Board of Trustees
Nicole McGrath-Barnes, DDS, FACD
President & CEO, KinderSmile Foundation
Sara Kalambur, DDS
Board Secretary, KinderSmile Foundation
Ayanna C. Bradshaw Sydnor, DDS
Associate Dentist
Andrea McDonagh, BA
Marketing Manager, Naturally Beautiful Plant Products
Dorrie Gagnon, RDH
Give Back A Smile Provider, KinderSmile Foundation
Marie-Gina Brown, RN
Health Manager, East Orange Child Development Corporation
Caren Jesseman, CPA, MBA
Owner/President, CFO Solution, LLC
Jenna Kettenburg
Supervisor of Investigations, Conflict Investigations Unit Division of Children & Families, NJ
Paula Huergo
Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning & Operations Officer, First Bank
Kyle Pitts
Partner, Momentum Advisors
Staff
KinderSmile Foundation
Nicole McGrath-Barnes, DDS, FACD, Founder & CEO
Michal Herman, DDS, COO
Jennifer Halliez, Accounts Financial Officer
Dede Horowicz, HR & Compliance Officer
Andrea Wiley, Development Coordinator
Tamarinda J. Barry Godín, DDS, MPH, Oral Health Program Director
Nyeilla Veale, Perinatal Health and Wellness Program Director & Chief Administrative Assistant
KinderSmile Community Oral Health Center Bloomfield
Hanna Choi, DDS, Dental Home Director
Rooshika Dalaya, DDS, Dental Provider
Ghazala Seedat, DDS, Dental Provider
Kelin Walsh, DDS, Dental Provider
Monique Whyte, RDH, Dental Hygienist
Patricia Fernandez, RDH, Dental Hygienist
Miriam Santiago, Front Desk Patient Coordinator
Shaila De Jesus, Front Desk Patient Coordinator
Briana McBride, Dental Assistant
Deborah Flores, Lead Dental Assistant
Maria Laura Ortega, Dental Assistant
Nafisa Ali, Dental Assistant
Naidilis Nazario-Velez, Dental Assistant
Priya Vaid, KSOHP Coordinator Assistant
KinderSmile Community Oral Health Center at Boys & Girls Club Newark
Shu Hsuan Hu, DDS, Dental Provider
Monique Whyte, RDH, Dental Hygienist & Oral Health Coordinator
Briana McBride, Dental Assistant
Miriam Santiago, Front Desk Patient Coordinator
KinderSmile Community Oral Health Center Trenton
Steven Vassell, DMD, Chief Dental Provider
Stephanie Lee-Soto, DMD, Dental Provider
Jayasudha Samudrla, DDS, Dental Provider
Donele Doran-Vassell, Director of Operations
Fabio Osorio, Front Desk Patient Coordinator
Mitali Roy, Front Desk Patient Coordinator
Derek Chan, Dental Assistant
Gloria Gomez, Dental Assistant
Edna Kyere, Lead Dental Assistant
Kayla Levene, Dental Assistant
Silvia Vela, Dental Assistant