Meet Dr. Marielle Kartush
Dr. Kartush practices at Linden Dental Associates, serving Linden, New Jersey and surrounding communities.
Dr. Marielle Kartush is a board certified General Dentist who graduated from Rutgers School of Dental Medicine in 2024 and went on to complete a General Practice Residency at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in 2025. Dr. Kartush comes from a dental family, following in her father’s footsteps of practicing dental medicine. She is passionate about providing a gentle approach to dentistry where patients feel welcomed and understood.
Dr. Kartush strives to provide the most up to date dental treatment, utilizing emerging technologies to provide the absolute best care for each patient. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, reading, and spending time with her family and friends.
Visiting Dr. Kartush
Dr. Kartush sees patients at our office at 909 N Wood Ave in Linden. For checkups, fillings, and complete general care, request an appointment with Dr. Kartush. Book online any time or call 908-486-5252; evening and Saturday hours make scheduling easier, and our team can assist you in Spanish, Portuguese, Ukrainian, or Russian.
What to expect at a visit with Dr. Kartush
Her appointments reflect her philosophy: unhurried, gentle, and built on understanding before treating. Expect your questions answered in plain words. Expect your options laid out honestly. And expect modern tools, from digital scans to instant images, working quietly for your comfort. As a recent graduate of Rutgers with hospital residency training at St. Joseph's, she brings current techniques and fresh clinical education to every case, paired with the patient-first instincts of someone raised in a dental family.
Good questions to bring to your visit
Patients get the most from any dental visit by arriving curious. Ask Dr. Kartush what she sees in your x-rays and what it means for the next five years, not just the next appointment. Ask which of your home habits helps most and which one quietly works against you. Ask about any treatment you have been postponing and what waiting actually costs. She would rather answer ten questions than have you leave with one doubt, and her patients quickly learn to take her up on it.
The advantage of recent training
Dentistry evolves quickly, and Dr. Kartush trained in its current chapter: Rutgers coursework built around today's materials and methods, followed by a hospital residency at St. Joseph's that sharpened her skills across the full range of real-world cases. Her stated passion for emerging technologies is not decoration; it shapes how she practices, from digital workflows to modern restorative techniques. She also grew up around dentistry at her own family's table. So patients get a great mix. The newest training, with old-fashioned gentle care.
New patients and longtime families alike find in Dr. Kartush the same welcome: modern care, gentle delivery, and time genuinely taken. Request her by name when booking, and experience the newest generation of this practice's long tradition for yourself.
Gentle hands. Current training. A family legacy of care. Some mixes just work. Her patients would tell you this is one of them, visit after easy visit.
New doctor, old values. Fresh training, gentle hands. It is a rare mix, and her patients know they found it.
Want a dentist who takes her time? You found her. Want one who knows the latest tools? Same answer. Book with Dr. Kartush and see why her chair fills up fast. New patients are always welcome, and nervous ones get extra care from the very first hello.
Her style in three words? Gentle. Modern. Kind. She learned the newest tools in school. She learned the oldest values at home. Her patients get both, at every single visit.