Curtis M. Johnson, DDS

94-01 Astoria Blvd, East Elmhurst, NY 11369
Closed
Opens today at 8:00am
SundayClosed
Monday8:00am - 5:00pm
Tuesday8:00am - 5:00pm
Wednesday8:00am - 5:00pm
Thursday8:00am - 5:00pm
Friday8:00am - 3:00pm
Saturday8:00am - 3:00pm

Dr. Curtis M. Johnson is a graduate ofthe University at Buffalo School ofDental Medicine. He has over 40 years of experiencededicated to Preventative, Restorative, Pedodontics and Invisalign, as well as Periodontics, Oral Surgery, Prosthodontics and Implants.

Nothing says quality and attention to detail like a dentist with years of experience in his field. Both can be found with Dr. Johnson. After graduating from the SUNY at Buffalo, Dr. Johnson furthered his education in Periodontics (Gum treatment) and Peodontics(Children). He received his Fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry a few years later.

Its not all work and no play with Dr. Johnson. Some interesting facts about him include, he has commercial, private, and instrument licenses in general aviation as well as he teaches fellow pilots on advanced state of the art avionics. He retired from his many years working as a Clinical Director for NYSDOC at Sing Sing State Prison, where he also was the statewide (NY) Certified Hostage Negotiator.

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Rating 3.1 out of 5 based on 48 reviews

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Javi Delez
a year ago
I've been a patient of this practice for years, and I very much appreciate the hygienist and the doctor. The doctor especially is very personable, honest, and cares about making sure you're comfortable. On the other hand, it's infuriating having my appointments rescheduled last minute multiple times, and for important procedures like root canals and cavity fillings to not be scheduled and handled properly. Receptionists and surgical coordinator are practically incompetent. My filling, root canal, and crown were all rejected by my insurance. I had to take it into my own hands to contact my insurance and send this office the appeal paperwork in the beginning of July. The insurance called me in the evening, after having spoken to the office staff that same day in the morning (and the office didn't feel it was important to let me know). It is now September 7th, and I am just now being informed that they never bothered to complete the appeal and decided to just schedule me for a teeth cleaning instead. This is unacceptable. I could've gone to a different dentist in this time. One with staff who actually did their due diligence as well as kept patients up to date on their case status. If you want your teeth to be taken care of in a timely manner, and don't want to have to spoon feed every step to people who's job it is to do that, don't go here.


Idris Scott
a year ago
I went in for a cleaning. This was my second visit and Martha does a brilliant job. No discomfort or pain during my cleaning. Highly recommend.


dannia vela
2 years ago
The practice overbooks so the wait is ridiculous, and there isn't a traditional waiting room it's tiny. If you're covid conscious id avoid. I waited a month for my sons appointment and could sincerely say it wasn't worth it.


Julia Gonzalez
2 years ago
This office is very irresponsible they give me a appointment 6 months ago. My appointment is in two day on Saturday and call me on a Thursday to let me know that I have to change the appointment because there was not working on Saturday they took 6 months to let me know very irresponsible


Omari Kelly
2 years ago
Less than good. Asked questions a keystroke could answer and made to wait way too long a period to even be asked such preliminary questions. Why weren't things known prior to my visit that could've been asked with a keystroke? A two month wait for second class citizen service.


T C
2 years ago
I had this dentist years ago and to this day, I appreciate what he did for me. I have severe dental anxiety and he didn't give up on me until I had something that worked for me. He always respected my decisions and gave me as much information as I wanted. First he did a root canal and it didn't work out...I was in a lot of pain and they suggested a retreatment of the root canal. I asked them to extract it and put in a dental implant and he had no problem doing this. He said when he went in he found the canal that he missed, and that was what caused the pain. Since then, numerous other dentists have told me my canals are curved and it takes a specialist to manage root canals on my teeth, so I understand why it turned out that way. It's been 8 years and I've never had an issue with that implant. I am impressed because he's a general dentist, not an oral surgeon, and was able to do a good job at a price that matched my income. He told me he regularly goes to dental conferences for professional development throughout his career to be up to date on new research and gindings. This is nearly impossible to find these days. Nowadays I find myself having to go to numerous specialists for different kinds of work and it's a hassle as well as expensive. Cleanings at dentists, root canals at endodontists, implants at oral surgeons. Everyone has their consultation fees, everyone wants to do their own x rays, and it's one big circle jerk. I miss Dr. Johnson and his ability to do so much, not only that, but also because he cared and took the time to get to know me and my anxiety and work with me. I have never been able to find a dentist like this again. I may never be able to!


diana Rojas
2 years ago
(Translated by Google) I came for a check-up and they told me that I had to have two teeth pulled, and I really didn't need it, they just wanted to do it to get the money from my insurance, apart from that it took more than a month for my insurance to approve a cleaning, I decided to go to another place where they cleaned me the same day and they didn't tell me anything about having to pull out a tooth (Original) Vine a una revision y resultaron diciendome que tenia q sacarme dos muelas, y en verdad no lo necesitaba ellos solo querian hacerlo por agarrar el dinero de mi seguro, aparte se demoraron mas de un mes disque para que mi seguro aprobara una limpieza, decidi ir a otro lado donde el mismo dia me hicieron la limpieza y no me dijeron nada de tener que sacarme algun diente


claudy d
2 years ago
I waited 2 hours and I was early for my appointment the seating area is tiny not enough sits I'm not going back there


April Lawrence
2 years ago
The new receptionist lack interpersonal skills and communication she needs to work on that overall the hygienist cleans teeth pretty well and is very knowledgeable. The Dentist does need to consider expanding his facility a bit more to hire more dental staff and Dentist to take some of the extra work off him so he can be prepared to pass the torch onto someone else.


Gisela Nieto-Ayala
2 years ago
Worst cleaning ever. This was a last minute choice for me since my regular dentist office closed and I'm in search of another one. The lady who did my cleaning did the most painful cleaning ever. She literally only used a dental floss the whole time scraping it up and down between my teeth, irritating my gums causing them to bleed. I'm pregnant so therefore a cleaning was necessary as recommended by the gynecologist. As a dental hygienist or assistant, whatever she was, she should know that pregnant women are more vulnerable to irritated and sensitive gums. There was no brushing afterwards just mouthwash. Then she had the audacity to tell me to make an appointment for 6 months as if someone in their right mind would go back after that experience.


Carmen
2 years ago
He is my dentist for more Than ten years. The staff is very friendly and make the visit easier.


Corey T.
2 years ago
Awful. My regular dentist couldn't do an apioectomy and I was referred to him by a colleague. He did the apioectomy which ended up visibly infected. When I called the office to get an emergency visit he prescribed antibiotics over the phone and didn't bother to see me at all. Ended up going to my regular dentist to have my tooth removed and get an implant which cost me an additional $2,000. My dentist said the infection was bad enough that it could have become septic. Stay away from this man. Edit: I see that a response has been posted to my review. Why in God's name would anyone take the time to come onto Google and lie about their tooth becoming infected and the headache they had to go through to have it taken care of? Instead, the course of action this office chose to take was to simply say that they had never treated me, which is untrue. They were quite happy to have me sign up for CareCredit and fork over $1,600 for the procedure. The lack of professionalism with this office is staggering. Again, to anyone looking for a dental office, look elsewhere.


Corey T.
3 years ago
Awful. My regular dentist couldn't do an apioectomy and I was referred to him by a colleague. He did the apioectomy which ended up visibly infected. When I called the office to get an emergency visit he prescribed antibiotics over the phone and didn't bother to see me at all. Ended up going to my regular dentist to have my tooth removed and get an implant which cost me an additional $2,000. My dentist said the infection was bad enough that it could have become septic. Stay away from this man. Edit: I see that a response has been posted to my review. Why in God's name would anyone take the time to come onto Google and lie about their tooth becoming infected and the headache they had to go through to have it taken care of? Instead, the course of action this office chose to take was to simply say that they had never treated me, which is untrue. They were quite happy to have me sign up for CareCredit and fork over $1,600 for the procedure. The lack of professionalism with this office is staggering. Again, to anyone looking for a dental office, look elsewhere.


Carmen
3 years ago
He is my dentist for more Than ten years. The staff is very friendly and make the visit easier.


Harry
3 years ago
Horrible dentist did a bad job on my filling, bad receptionist, worst dentist office ever! I would give 0 stars if I could!


Bia Villacis
3 years ago
Just got 2 wisdom tooth extracted and it never felt so good! The process was super fast and dr. Johnson it's the best! Grateful to have him as my doctor.


Kevin Carson
3 years ago
I had an exteaction done by Dr. Johnson this week and he did a great job. He is definitely 5 star and I am returning to see him for more service.


Bella Tamayo
3 years ago
Dr Johnson is the best dentist around .... he takes his time and that's the job right. No matter what condition your mouth looks like he still takes care of you with a smile on his face. Even with the condition that we're in right now dealing with the COVID-19 his office is very safe and clean and they keep distance and take your temperature at the door and make sure your hands are clean. Should I just say everything is sanitized and disinfected. I just wanted to say thank you Dr. Johnson for giving me my smile back.. because you know I talk a lot and smile a lot


Sarah Mezher
3 years ago
I came here with my sister two years ago, I got my wisdom teeth removed. It was the most painful experience ever. He did not let me look at my x rays and overcharged my insurance for the procedure. After that I changed to a different dentist and got my last two wisdom teeth removed, not only did they do a 10x better job (left w no pain and barely any swelling) . They also allowed me to take a copy of my X-rays which allowed me to see that he never removed my bottom wisdom tooth completely. He left a piece of my tooth in there, I have been in extreme uncomfortable pain due to the impact of the piece of tooth piercing into my bone. And to add insult to injury he told my insurance that he removed both two teeth completely! So now I have to go through an entire appeal process to have the piece of my tooth removed, since he filed a fraudulent claim saying he removed it. Absolutely unbelievable, never going back there again and would not recommend them to anyone ! I have been going through this stress of my teeth for two years because of them. I will be pursuing this matter legally, you need to be trust worthy in order to have your own practice.


Harry
4 years ago
Horrible dentist did a bad job on my filling, bad receptionist, worst dentist office ever! I would give 0 stars if I could!


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