Our Staff - BUP In Hillsborough, Belle Mead, NJ And Montgomery Township

Dan C. Pullen, D.D.S., a native of Belle Mead, attended Franklin and Marshall College and the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, graduating, with honors, in 1961. He served two years in the U.S. Navy Dental Corps stationed at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. He is an active member of the American Dental Association and its local component societies. He holds a Fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry. Dr. Pullen is the Treasurer of of our corporation.

Dr. Pullen and his wife Lynda are residents of Hillsborough Township and have two grown daughters and three grandchildren. Dan and Lynda are very active in the Harlingen Reformed Church. His hobbies are photography, woodworking and driving fire engines.

John B. Peterson, D.M.D., is a shareholder in this professional association. He is a native of Bogota, New Jersey, graduated from Farleigh Dickinson University in 1970 with a B.S. degree and a D.M.D. degree in 1974. Then he served two years in the U.S. Navy Dental Corps stationed at the Naval Training Center, Orlando, Florida. He is a member of the American Dental Association and its local components. He joined this corporation in 1976. Dr. Peterson and his wife Linda lives in Hillsborough. They have two grown sons, a daughter in college and two grandchildren.

Frank E. Brower Jr., D.M.D., is a shareholder in this professional association and is also a graduate of Farleigh Dickinson University with a B.S. in 1980 and a D.M.D. in 1986. He is a member of the American Dental Association and its local components as well as the Academy of General Dentistry. He is President of our corporation and director of personnel. Dr. Brower and his wife, Patricia, live in Hillsborough Township with their sons, Christopher and Kevin, and daughter, Meghan. Dr. Brower enjoys water sports, travel and spending time with his family.

Raised in Maine, Dr. Tessa S. Hanson received her BS in Biology from the University of Michigan and DMD from the University of Connecticut, School of Dental Medicine. She was drawn to New Jersey for her General Practice Residency at Morristown Medical center, where she currently maintains active staff membership. Dr Hanson is the Secretary of our corporation. One of Dr. Hanson’s greatest passions in dentistry is serving medically compromised and handicapped populations. She is an active practitioner in Developmental Disability Center at Morristown Medical center where she is able to treat the dental needs of severely handicapped individuals. She also enjoys teaching the current dental residents at Morristown Medical center Dental Residence Program. An enthusiastic fan, Dr. Hanson supports all University of Michigan Athletics, as well as the New York Giants and the New Jersey Devils. In her free time you might find her running, doing yoga, reading, tackling some sort of home improvement project or spending quality time with her husband, Jimmy, and daughter, Willa.

Jenna A. McGarry, D.M.D., a Scotch Plains, NJ native, attended Northeastern University in Boston, MA and graduated magna cum lade with a BS in Biology and minor in Psychology in 2013. She earned her doctorate from Temple University’s Kornberg School of Dentistry in Philadelphia, PA and graduated magna cum lade. She is currently completing her General Practice Residency at Morristown Medical Center. She is a member of the American Dental Association and the New Jersey Dental Association.
Dr. McGarry is a passionate New England Patriot’s fan and enjoys cooking and baking in her free time. She is also getting married this summer.