Dr. Prakhar Mehrotra is board-certified in oral and maxillofacial surgery, with extensive training and experience in surgical procedures and administering adult and pediatric anesthesia. He maintains active licenses in New Jersey and holds active certification in Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Advanced Trauma Life Support. Dr. Mehrotra is also an active member of the American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons (including NJOMS), the American Dental Association, and the American Medical Association.
Always passionate about surgery and providing you the highest level of care possible, Dr. Mehrotra trained in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Bellevue Hospital Center/NYU Langone Medical Center. His preparation included full-scope training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and an internship in General Surgery. Dr. Mehrotra simultaneously obtained his medical degree (MD) from NYU School of Medicine. He has been in private practice since 2019, promoting patient safety and clinical outcomes through procedures that include dental implants, full mouth restoration, wisdom teeth removal, intravenous sedation, and more. He has hospital privileges at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerset, New Jersey, and at the Surgery Center of New Jersey in Watchung, New Jersey.
Dr. Mehrotra comes from a rich lineage of doctors and dentists. His grandfather (Dad’s side – Dr. P.N. Mehrotra) was the first private dental practitioner in his home city of Lucknow, and Dr. G.D. Kapoor (Mom’s side) was one of the pioneer cardiologists of his time in India.
Dr. Mehrotra was born in Lucknow, India, to Dr. Nikhil Mehrotra, an oral surgeon, and Mrs. Vini Mehrotra. He grew up in India and often watched his Dad change patients’ lives for the better. The love and respect patients showed his dad inspired him to pursue Dental School in India. Dr. Mehrotra graduated from the prestigious King George’s Medical University, Dental College, India, at the top of his class, with a multitude of gold medals and certificates in his final year. Pursuing his passion for higher learning surgery, he subsequently completed his DDS from Columbia University in New York, followed by his medical and surgical training at NYU.
Dr. Mehrotra strongly believes in giving back to the community, and since his dental school days, he has made sure to regularly volunteer in and sponsor community events, helping organize free dental camps, helping in “Give Kids a Smile,” the Columbia Free Dental Clinic, and many more such.
