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New York City Cosmetic Dentists & Specialists 

Premium Multi-Specialty Cosmetic and Reconstructive Dentistry

The Center for Special Dentistry

Dr. Jeffrey Dorfman, Director

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Please visit our homepage to learn  more about our staff, Cosmetic Dentists and Specialists in all areas of dentistry.  We offer premium multi-specialty cosmetic and reconstructive dentistry quickly and comfortably.  Phobic patients are particularly welcome! Dental fear is a disease!

If your are interested, you may separately learn about our academic Internship program and the many Interns who have studied with us.  Our Internship program is unique and helps foster a creative, academic environment that enhances our premium dental services.     

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425 Madison Ave - Suite 500 -  (at 49th Street)

New York, NY 10017 -  Tel 212-758-1000

The Center for Special Dentistry is comprised of a large group of dentists and specialists, technicians, hygienists, and interns.   We offer General and Cosmetic Dentistry, Bleaching/Whitening, Orthodontics, Periodontics, Endodontics, Pedodontics, Implants, Oral Surgery, and Reconstructive Dentistry with Cosmetic Dentists and Specialists all in our spacious and new mid-town Manhattan office.

Be sure: More than 35 million American people have a level of anxiety, when thay have to visit a dentist. For many it is more than being afraid. Some of the patients have had a traumatic experience in a dental chair. Many other customers come from a painful history. No matter of your personal history, we are here to help you. We try hard to understand your problems, take a little more time for you. Your fears may have kept you from a dentist, but there is no need to feel embarrassed. We are not here to judge you. we are here to help you and encourage you so that you can have the confidence a beautiful smile can bring.

We provide premier comprehensive and personalized Cosmetic & Reconstructive Dentistry to people who appreciate efficiency and comfort.  We offer unique Fear Management techniques that include:  1) Providing significant pain control during and after office visits, 2) Providing significant anxiety reduction through the use of medication and/or behavioral therapy, 3) Providing realistic treatment plans and time/action calendars based upon individual patient needs.  Professionally and/or physically powerful people frequently need assistance with Fear Management because of their difficulty in giving up control over a sensitive part of their body. 

New patients may schedule an initial visit using the Appointment Scheduler or by calling 212.758.1000.  Our practice does not participate in any managed care insurance plans but insurance payments may be applied towards patient balances.  Payment plans and major credit cards are accepted. 

Our private practice also has a significant academic teaching component.  Our Internship Program offers college grads who intend to become dentists the opportunity to learn by watching master clinicians.  This contributes to the interesting office environment.

This website provides over 2,100 pages of exclusive content written or edited by Dr. Jeffrey Dorfman.  Nearly all of the procedures shown in the photos were taken in our office.  The bulk of the content is in the  Dental Photos, Dental Articles and Dental Textbook sections above.  Dr. Dorfman provides this content free to a worldwide audience through www.1dentist.com and affiliated local domains listed on that home page.  The Dentist/Student Forums listed in the left margin are designed for communication among the tens of thousands of dental professionals around the world who visit our websites each month.

Foreign language Dental Translations are now offered in the drop-down menu of Main.

Additional links may be found here.

The Mission Statement of The Center for Special Dentistry and Dr. Jeffrey Dorfman:

Our mission is to provide clinical excellence through evidence-based care in a humane, academic environment.  We complete comprehensive, cosmetic dentistry quickly and comfortably.  Our large team of generalists, specialists, lab technicians, hygienists and interns work together to make this happen.   

Our patients quickly lose their fear of dentistry through the use of distraction psychology and anxiety reduction techniques.  We'll support you emotionally to get through whatever work you may need.

We seek the most difficult and challenging cases in dentistry and innovate publishable solutions.  Our website, NYCdentist.com, contains over 2,100 pages of original content including a Color Photo Atlas of Dentistry.  Created and written by Dr. Jeffrey Dorfman, it is one of the most comprehensive dental sites in the world and can be used as an excellent resource for many of your questions.

We donate to our community through treatment of those of lesser means and by teaching.

We pride ourselves on being accessible and communicative, so please feel free to contact us should any questions arise.

Office hours:  Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.

Scheduling online:  Please see 'Schedule an Appointment' above to schedule an appointment online.

Patients may make payments by Amex, Visa, Mastercard, check or cash. Insurance may be applied towards patient balances. We do not belong to any insurance plans. Payment plans are available on an individualized basis.

Students who are seeking internships may review 'The Internship Program' in the 'Office Staff' section of this site.

Dental Implants - Tooth Implants

Dental implants serve as anchors for teeth that don't move when you speak or chew!  Dental implants may be thought of as artificial tooth roots which allow the fabricated teeth to be firmly attached to the mouth.  They may be used to replace all teeth missing in a jaw or just to replace one or several missing teeth.  The treatment choices can vary tremendously.
Most dental implants are made from commercially pure titanium, a very biocompatible metal.  This metal is so biocompatible it is used with heart pacemakers.  A dental implant could, however, develop an infection around it similar to a tooth, and this could lead to a need to remove it.  Titanium is also very strong.
To understand how dental implants work one may consider the jawbone as a piece of wood and a dental implant as a screw.  There needs to be enough length, width and depth of wood to contain a screw of a given size without the wood fracturing during insertion.  In addition, a longer and wider screw in dense wood will hold better than a shorter, narrower screw in soft wood.  The anatomy of the individual patient determines the amount of bone (length, width and depth) that is available for dental implants.  This can vary greatly in different areas in the same jaw or in the opposing jaw.  This anatomical variation may be due to osteoporosis, traumatic loss of a tooth or teeth, infection around a tooth destroying jaw bone, prolonged cigarette smoking, and the presence of normal anatomic landmarks like nasal sinuses and facial nerves that travel through the areas involved.  Lastly, the upper jaw may generally be consider to be a soft wood like balsa while the lower jaw may be considered a hard wood like oak.  Therefore, with all other things being equal, the prognosis of implants in the lower jaw should exceed that in the upper jaw. 
The most common type of implant technique involves a dental implant screw that is made in two pieces:  1) The first piece is about 10 millimeters long and at its top there is an internal female screw threading.  2) The second piece is about 5 millimeters long and at its bottom there is a male external screw threading.  The first piece of the dental implant screw is placed and left to heal in the jawbone under the gum, unseen and undisturbed, for 3 to 6 months.  After 3 to 6 months the gum is minimally surgically opened and the second piece is screwed into the first piece.  The gum is sewn back and this second implant piece now protrudes through the gum and a crown (cap) can now be made to cement to it.
There are other types of dental implants; some also go into the bone like that described above but have very different shapes.  Other types of dental implants sit on top of the bone (not in it) but under the gum.  There are other types of dental implants that just sit in the gum.  Patients should seek dental implant care from a premium implant dentist who is skilled and very experienced with all types of dental implants.  Some dentists learn one technique over a weekend course and start offering services in implant dentistry.
The type of implant chosen for each patient depends upon a complex interaction between functional and cosmetic needs, available bone, quality and quantity of remaining teeth, medical health, emotional temperament, treatment time and finances.
The treatment options available for patients are frequently quite varied and are better discussed in the office on an individualized basis.