Steven R Fox, DDS

Excellent Bedside manner, completely painless treatment as promised and absolutely no wait time. A pleasant experience overall, which speaks volumes, as it is after all a dentist appointment. Finally found our guy after shopping for a dentist in NYC!

Dr. Fox has done a fantastic job on my teeth for years. Always the best service and never have to wait. I’d recommend him to all. A+ all around!

«Very nice. Didn’t hurt at all for cleaning or cavity filling. Much quicker than previous dental visits with other doctors.»

Best dentist I ever had. He listens and never makes you feel rushed. He has done an implant and 3 crowns over several years for me. Quality work. Perfect fits. I highly recommend him.

Well… after almost 3 years Dr. Fox responds. I will say this… i had brought recent xrays to the office and STILL he proceeded to give me unnecessary xrays. I still do not understand why that was needed. He did not acknowledge that. Additionally, it would have been AMAZING to have been explained what treatment I was receiving prior to receiving it. I had one problem tooth and that was what I went in there for… instead he gave me this gum cleaning which saved me from a heart attack BUT my one tooth got ignored. Thank you Dr Fox. I will be sure to steer all away from your business. I did get my one tooth fixed out of pocket after using up my insurance on this one visit. Again, thank you dr fox. bravo.
STAY AWAY!
Also, I had to explain to his dental assistant/​cashier how insurance works multiple times as she couldn’t figure out the co-​pay.

Dr. Fox advertises he does porcelain veneers all over his websites. He told me that I needed veneers because I have enamel issues. Instead of using porcelain he used zirconium without giving me an option. The only time I authorized for him to use zirconium was to crown one of my back teeth because I grind my teeth a lot and he said that I was missing a third of that tooth. He charged me over $ 15,000. The claim was sent into Cigna. The paper that I signed said I had porcelain veneers done, he used the porcelain code, and everything was fine until I received a statement of benefits that said he owed me around $ 10,000. With that much money his story completely changed, my chart was altered, the paper that I signed was altered, he had a conference call with my husband whose policy it is and Fox changed his story to Cigna. Oh, also, within the first week of having the veneers one of them chipped by the gum line and he blamed me by telling me I was flossing wrong. When I had gone back he put on the new veneer without using any latex gloves. He gave me a free at home whitening kit which was beyond too strong for my gums and contained peroxide. I asked him previously if there were any that didn’t have any peroxide and he said that there were and that is what he would give me. He didn’t! He also didn’t tell me how many days to use it. I figured that I should probably stop once my teeth started to become extra sensitive and I could see my gums being eaten away by this crap. He’s very into the so-​called high tech gadgets he has but I only saw one thing relatively high tech a few times and then it disappeared. He loves talking about how he loves the best of the best whether it be cars or technology. He made a night guard for me that I can’t use and when I showed it to my new dentist he was in disbelief. Fox still owes the money. He sent me a letter after I asked for the money back and a copy of my file that he will no longer be my dentist without any reason given. If I had ever been disrespectful to him that would be one thing but I never was. On the letterhead it says that he’s affiliated with Harvard University. He’s not. My husband called the University’s dental program and they said he used to be but no longer. Oh, I almost forgot, I was clearly having allergic reactions to the neuropenephrine (sp? The numbing shot) and his head was in the clouds until I mentioned that I felt like I wanted to puke. I now know why I would constantly shake. My new dentist doesn’t take insurance, but it’s worth it. I had gone to him previously but I couldn’t afford the dental work needed at the time. He was really in as much disbelief as my husband and I were when we spoke to him and he saw what Dr. Fox (I swear I hear Steve Martin sing, «Son Be a Dentist» from Little Shop of Horrors whenever I think of him) did. There is one interesting thing, on my last visit he took x-​rays and didn’t tell me I had cavities that needed to be taken care of that my current dentist had to take care of after looking at Fox’s film and examining me. This guy sucks!

Awful scam artist! He told me I had 8 cavities (never in my life had I EVER had more than 1 cavity at a time). He said they were «Junior» cavities and that would not show up on an x-​ray. Used some machine that he invented to see them. He said it was more or less preventive. Preventive fillings for cavities? You have to be kidding me. I got the hell out of there and will not be going back.