Howe Dental Associates

From the unassuming storefronts across Passaic, 15 Howe Ave Suite 2B doesn’t exactly scream “dentist’s office” from the sidewalk; quiet dignity is the name of the game. Howe Dental Associates has quietly plugged away in that same address, turning routine cleanings and unexpected emergencies into workaday victories for neighbors who don’t like to advertise their trips to the chair. Think of them less as a faceless clinic and more as the neighborhood’s steady hand when molars misbehave—root canals, crowns, and the kind of kids’ first fillings that every parent hopes will come and go. They keep a line open for questions; call 0) { var day = item.substring(0, idx).trim(); var hrs = item.substring(idx + 1).trim(); hoursObj[day] = hrs; } }); } else if (typeof rawData.hours === 'object') { hoursObj = rawData.hours; } } var dayOrder = ['Monday','Tuesday','Wednesday','Thursday','Friday','Saturday','Sunday']; var html = ''; dayOrder.forEach(function(day) { var hours = ''; Object.keys(hoursObj).forEach(function(k) { if (k.toLowerCase() === day.toLowerCase()) hours = hoursObj[k]; }); if (!hours) return; // Clean up unicode characters hours = hours.replace(/\u202f/g,' ').replace(/\u2009/g,' '); var isClosed = hours.toLowerCase().indexOf('closed') !== -1; html += '

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