Kramer Barry, DDS

I saw Dr. Barry Kramer years ago in his Bronx office, when I was in my early 20’s. I’m not generally the type of person to be scared of things. I was so traumatized by my experience with Dr. Kramer, that I still got nervous going to the dentist for many years afterwards. I went to get a cavity filled, and was naïve not to ask more questions about what he was doing, how they were going to do it, etc. He ended up drilling with no Novocain or anesthesia of any kind. I recall that he handed me a Stress Ball to hold on to instead. I was shaking and sobbing through the whole procedure in pain and shock. He drilled more teeth than we had discussed. I left there confused, shaking and crying. It still bothers me that I let him do that to me. He is a sadist and I can’t believe he’s still practicing.

TERRIBLE and basically horrific experience!!! I should have looked at the Unilocal reviews before making an appointment, but unfortunately I didn’t. My dental insurance changed and I was given this office’s information. Honestly, it was the worst experience I have ever had in my life at any office in NYC. It’s pretty shameful and I would never recommend anyone. My Dad is a dentist, and I have never had a problem with going to one until now.
It was a awful as soon as I sat down. I didn’t get the lady’s name, but I could barely understand her. The lady threw the bib on and pulled my hair while doing it (did not apologize), she then put the x-​ray vest on roughly (basically threw it on me) and asked me how many x-​rays I wanted (how should I know?). Then she basically was stuffing the x-​ray stuff in my mouth and finally when I told her she was hurting me (and it was too big) she said I had to do it and that she had been working for 8 years. She tried to put the thing back in my mouth and I told her to get away from me. She tried again and I had to push her hand away. I got up and she called Dr. Patel in. I walked away with a bleeding sore mouth from those dumb x-​rays things being stuffed in my mouth.
The actual dentist (Patel I think) was nice and asked me to stay after I decided I did not want to stay. I told her I would stay and finish the appt as long as that crazy lady was not in the room. I will never return and I can’t believe she treats patients like that.
DO NOT go here. You can definitely find someone better. I know I will…

Unilocal doesn’t lie, this practice is terrible! Maybe people get confused with Dr Kramer’s other location since he never works out of this office. The staff here are not friendly and are more concerned with getting home early than the health of your teeth.
I found this place through my insurance provider. Went to my 1^st appointment and thought maybe the hygienist was just having a bad day. Came back 6 months later and my experience was worst than the first. Now why I came back for a 3^rd appt I don’t know but I did, and i regret it, call it laziness.
Just the other day I switched to another practice whose name doesn’t matter, anyplace is better than Kramer & Kramer. Don’t settle, keep looking, you can do better.

Dishonest. Dismissive. And possibly, homophobic. Also, based on how rude and afraid to disagree with him the staff is, I can’t imagine he is even a decent boss. Avoid him. Avoid him. Avoid him. It’s NYC… there are 1000’s of dentists. Don’t settle for being treated like you aren’t even a human being. We deserve better!

I came here last February for a cleaning and my experience was far from good. I never met Dr. Kramer (since I was only going in for a cleaning and some fillings). I was mostly with the Dental Hygienist Amelia. She was absolutely horrible and extremely rude. Before seeing her, I hadn’t been to the dentist in 3 years due to not having insurance. So when I finally got insurance through a new job, I was referred to Dr. Kramer’s office by co-​workers.
Amelia was very rough with me and after the cleaning she got up and said «Don’t ever come back here with your teeth looking like that». SERIOUSLY! ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! She was shaming me for not keeping up with my cleanings. I couldn’t even say anything back to her because my mouth was shot with oral anesthesia. You don’t treat patients that way, but obviously this woman doesn’t understand patient etiquette. Please do not get a cleaning here. Amelia is a very mean woman and going to the Dentist is stressful enough.

Very dishonest dental practice, they deserve negative stars. They would try to overcharge me and then when I contacted my insurance I’d get the lower, correct price. They even billed my insurance for a procedure that was not done!!! If you go, proceed with caution and double check all prices with your insurance.

this dentist is the most unprofessional person i have ever dealt with. i went there for a cleaning by his dental hygienist who was late. he decided to do the cleaning himself (obviously so he would not have to reschedule me and lose some revenue).
he spent a total of 15 min doing the cleaning (normally a cleaning done by a hygienist is 35 to 45 minutes. i know this as my wife is a hygienist in nj) and it was so incomplete that i called back to complain and he refused to reschedule it by saying he did the work.
i strongly recommend that you do not use this office. he is an embarrassment to the profession

Ive been a patient of Dr Kramer for over 9 years. Cleanings, root canals, implants… Ive had a mouthful of issues from a major accident over 15 years ago.
Yes, his bedside manner could be a little more warm– but his work is top notch– honestly the work he has done for me has been pretty incredible. Crowns that fit right, recommendations for an implant surgeon, quick cleanings… I highly recommend. But if you are looking for your childhood dentist who gives you a lollipop and a hug on the way out– Dr Kramer is not your doc.

I’ve been to a variety of dentists in my life having moved to a few cities, and I have actually never disliked a dentist but Dr. Barry Kramer can now take place as the only one I have not liked. He seems to have a very lackluster attitude towards dentistry and even managed to make me feel bad about myself.
First appointment was a cleaning and x-​rays. The hygienist was very rough with me to the point that I had terrible aches afterwards from her treatment. I told her i have TMJ and she basically didn’t care and continued to be rough with me.
Second appointment, he told me in my first meeting i had «very bad oral hygiene» so i had to come back for deep cleaning (now reading other reviews i wonder if this was even true) — he kept going on about how i have horrible gum disease and do not know how to clean my teeth making me feel bad. Let me state for the record i have never had a cavity in my life. to make a long story short, he was very rough with me and took no care at all when injecting me with a needle, when i had flinched at the pain he told me i should see a psychologist to get xanax because i was suffering from anxiety. Are you kidding me? where did he get off saying that, i didn’t even freak out! oh did i mention the hygienist and receptionist were arguing the whole time i was waiting to see him? so professional!
In short, he is not a caring dentist and seems to care more about making money than helping people.
I highly recommend Dr. Alexandra Simpson, I only switched cause she doesn’t take my insurance :(

My regular teeth cleaning was OK, although the dental hygienist was rather rude in telling me that my teeth were in horrible condition and rolling her eyes when she looked in my mouth. Keep in mind, I brush and floss every day, have never had a cavity or any dental procedure on my teeth.
However, after the cleaning, they told me to come back for deep cleaning/​scaling. I asked how much it would cost. They replied that it would cost around $ 300. I said that I wanted to think about it; they automatically set up another appointment for 4 months later. Appointment time came and i called to cancel the appointment, deciding that I wanted to try another dentist’s opinion. They were very rude on the phone and informed me I owed a $ 75 cancellation fee. I argued about paying the fee, but they did not budge.
To my surprise, a month later I received a bill for $ 500. To this day I have no idea what those charges were for, and I intend to dispute these charges. FYI, I have dental insurance that should cover all the expenses of a normal cleaning (CIgna HMO). I highly recommend that you stay away!