Dr. Henno A. Prima, DMD

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Get to know Dr. Henno Prima, a highly respected dentist who treats every patient as if they were part of his family.

Henno Prima, DMD, is a highly experienced and respected dentist who has developed long term relationships with almost of all of his patients,  

Dr Prima is in private practice in Brick, NJ. He treats patients from young children to senior citizens. In addition to his state of the art dentistry, he helps patients overcome their dental fear to promote access to necessary treatment.

Dr. Prima attended the Fairleigh Dickinson School of Dental Medicine, the largest private university in New Jersey, Fairleigh Dickinson is a not-for-profit, nonsectarian, multicampus institution. Founded in 1942, FDU achieved four-year status in 1948 and approval as a university in 1956. Dr. Prima completed his residency at Mountainside Hospital. HackensackUMC Mountainside, also known as Mountainside Hospital, is a 365 bed community hospital with a university affiliation located in Montclair, New Jersey.

Dr. Prima is a member of several professional organization including the New Jersey  State Dental Association and the American Dental Association which allows him to remain at the forefront of his challenging field.

In his off hours, he enjoys spending time with his family and snow skiing and boating.

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