meet the team

The doctors behind every smile.

The strength of our practice lives in the unity of our team.

Built around kids, for the people who serve them.

Our dental assistants and front office team are the heartbeat of Pediatric Dentistry of Palo Alto. Each member of our team is dedicated to creating a welcoming, supportive, and fun environment for every family. From the moment you walk through our doors, you'll be greeted with smiles and treated with the utmost care and respect.

Group fun fact: our team loves to host community events that promote dental health awareness, making learning about oral health a community-wide celebration.

Our doctors

Portrait of Dr. Jonathan Hurng, DDS, MPH

Quality pediatric dental care should be accessible, consistent, and most important, enjoyable.

Practice owner

Dr. Jonathan Hurng, DDS, MPH

Owner, Pediatric Dentist

Dr. Jon leads Pediatric Dentistry of Palo Alto. A Bay Area native raised in Cupertino, he earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery at UCSF and completed a hospital-based general practice residency at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine focused on medically complex patients. He then trained in pediatric dentistry at UCLA, where he also earned a Master of Public Health from the Fielding School of Public Health.

He is board certified by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, is affiliated with Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, and cares for families in English and Mandarin.

  • ABPD Board-certified pediatric dentist
  • UCSF Doctor of Dental Surgery
  • Harvard General practice residency
  • UCLA Pediatric residency and MPH
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Portrait of Dr. Vernon J. Adams Jr., DMD Founder · Est. 1994

Everyone on my team believes that all children are special.

Our founder

Dr. Vernon J. Adams Jr., DMD

Founder, Associate Pediatric Dentist

Dr. Adams founded Pediatric Dentistry of Palo Alto in 1994 with a clear vision: a practice equipped to care for every child, including medically complex children and children with special health care needs. That standard of care is the foundation of everything the practice does.

A graduate of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, he completed his pediatric dental residency at UCLA and practiced in the Monterey Bay Area before establishing the practice on the Peninsula. He has been on staff at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford since 1993 and has served as an adjunct clinical assistant professor of pediatrics at Stanford.

  • 1994 Founded the practice
  • Harvard Doctor of Dental Medicine
  • UCLA Pediatric dental residency
  • Since 1993 On staff, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
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Our team

  • Abbey Office Manager
  • Ana Patient Experience Coordinator
  • Rodney Lead Registered Dental Assistant (RDA)
  • Melinda Registered Dental Assistant (RDA)

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First visits include a tour, a meet-the-tools moment, and zero pressure. We'll go at your child's pace.